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BBC News
31-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Cockermouth Castle opens its doors for rare tours
A partially ruined castle is opening its doors to give people a rare chance to see it Castle in Cumbria is the private residence of Lord and Lady Egremont - John Max Henry Scawen Wyndham and his wife Caroline - and is not generally open to the and District Civic Trust is holding three guided tours of the property, parts of which date back to the 12th building, on Castlegate, overlooks the River Derwent and there were fears it would be lost after it was damaged during Storm Desmond 10 years ago. The 12th century gatehouse opens up to a courtyard where a house built in the 1800s stands - the home of Lord and Lady also contains artefacts and archives including maps dating back to the 14th century. Tours of the Grade I listed castle, scheduled for 13, 14 and 15 June, are free but must be booked in advance through Cockermouth Library from Civic Trust warned tours are not suitable for everyone."Access to the castle Inner Bailey is not easy with steep steps and high drops, so all ticket holders need to be reasonably fit and flexible and wearing sensible footwear," a spokesman can make a donation which will be split between the Civic Trust, Hospice at Home West Cumbria and the Friends of Cockermouth Hospital. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Three local students will compete at the National Civics Bee Texas State Finals
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The Odessa Chamber of Commerce announced that three students from the Odessa and Midland area will compete in the National Civics Bee Texas State Finals. it is a live competition hosted by The University of Texas at Austin School of Civic Leadership on, May 17, at 1:00pm. During the live event, contestants will answer 20 civics multiple-choice questions during Rounds I & II. The top 5 finalists from Rounds I & II will advance to Round III and each finalist will deliver a 3-minute pitch of their original essay to a panel of judges followed by Q&A. This prestigious event is organized by The Civic Trust of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Representing the area are: * Shreeya S., Young Women's Leadership Academy * Asha A., Young Women's Leadership Academy * Abhinav B., Nimitz Junior High The first-place winner of the Texas State competition will win $1,000 and advance to Washington, D.C., to participate in the National Civics Bee Championship, where they will compete for a $100,000 education savings plan. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Guardian
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
A hit wheel and a pottery flop: what happened to UK millennium projects?
As the former National Centre for Popular Music goes on the at-risk register, we look at what happened to some other millennium projects. Now known as the London Eye, when it opened to the public in 2000 it was the world's largest ferris wheel. It was praised for its design and engineering and has won more than 85 awards for national and international tourism. The Eye remains one of the country's most popular tourist attractions, visited by millions of people each year. The National Wildflower Centre opened in the borough of Knowsley in 2000. The building closed in 2017 and the National Wildflower Centre is now based at the Eden Project in Cornwall. It featured a 520ft-long 'inhabited wall' and an elevated walkway offering views of Court Hey Park. The £1.35m building was widely praised, scooping an RIBA award in 2001 and a Civic Trust award a year later. The building closed abruptly when the charity that ran the wildflower centre went into liquidation. After the building was repeatedly targeted for arson and vandalism, in 2023 Knowsley council said it intended to 'remove' it due to safety and cost concerns. The Dome opened on 31 December 1999, the eve of the millennium, and housed the Millennium Experience exhibition, which ran for a year. Its visitor numbers fell short of expectations and the project was the source of much derision. Various plans were floated for the future of the building, including a football stadium and a business park, but it reopened in 2007 as the O2 and is home to the O2 Arena, a 20,000-capacity venue. Archaeolink opened in 1997 with the aim of bringing in visitors to explore north-east Scotland's ancient archaeological heritage. The energy-efficient visitor centre, made from grass and glass, was set within Neolithic-style conical mounds and incisions and blended seamlessly into the landscape. Low visitors numbers led to the closure of the attraction in April 2011 after funding was withdrawn. After lying abandoned for more than a decade, the park was sold to local developers in 2024. This pedestrian footbridge opened in 2000, linking St Paul's Cathedral on the north bank of the Thames with Shakespeare's Globe and Tate Modern on the South Bank. It became known as the 'wobbly bridge' after pedestrians noticed it shaking on its opening day. It was closed for almost two years while fixes were made, reopening to the public in February 2002. The bridge featured in the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It is estimated that 4 million people walk across the structure each year. This museum exploring the history of the area's pottery industry closed in 2011 due to low visitor numbers, as pottery manufacturing also dwindled. The museum was housed in the old town hall in Burslem, which is now home to a sixth-form college. The museum's modern extension was demolished as it was deemed too uneconomical to repair.
