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Welcome to the Heritage Open Days blog!

Here we’ll take you behind the scenes of running this amazing festival and introduce you to some friends and fascinating stories along the way.

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Take to the Skies - Introducing The Shuttleworth Collection

Posted on 8th May 2020 by Sarah Holloway

From ‘sticks and a bit of cloth’, to a symbol of hope and stars of the silver screen - aircraft have given us wings, and changed the way we see and travel….

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Glorious Gardens

Posted on 27th April 2020 by Sarah Holloway

Ok, so I don’t have a garden, but during lockdown, I’ve never been so appreciative of everyone else’s gardens, or missed so much the beautiful parks near….

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Mindful Museums for Worry Monsters

Posted on 7th April 2020 by Sarah Holloway

Soothe cares + help historians of the future! In worrying times wandering museums and galleries has always been a good way to get a little peace and perspective for me.….

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Take 5 with the Team

Posted on 20th March 2020 by Sarah Holloway

Best laid plans… are constantly updated, and that’s never been more true than right now. Along with many others we have cancelled all our carefully planned….

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Meddlesome (or Marvellous) Millie

Posted on 6th March 2020 by Sarah Holloway

Introducing: Millicent Fanny Sutherland Leveson Gower - she has a mouthful of a name, but my, what a life! Many thanks to Sylvia Baddeley, one of our fantastic local….

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‘Your Ever Loving G’

Posted on 11th February 2020 by Sarah Holloway

Such a simple phrase to sign off a letter, but the hunt for 'G' has ignited a spiralling story of love that's inspiring people across the globe.….

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CFCCA – a Contemporary Chinese Collection

Posted on 24th January 2020 by Sarah Holloway

So this is an intriguing picture...and there's an interesting story to go with it! Allow me to introduce Katie Waring from the CFCCA... and wish you all a prosperous….

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Take 5 with the Team

Posted on 21st January 2020 by Sarah Holloway

New year, new cycle in preparation! So what have we been up to in the ‘quiet’ phase of our annual festival, and what do we have planned for the year ahead?….

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HODs Quiz of the Year

Posted on 18th December 2019 by Sarah Holloway

It’s that time of year – get your teams together and test your trivia talents with the HODs quiz! We discover so many fascinating facts through this festival,….

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Posters for Peace - introducing The Peace Museum

Posted on 2nd December 2019 by Sarah Holloway

In a year celebrating People Power, as the season of peace and goodwill (as well as feasting and festivity) approaches there was only one place to turn for our next….

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