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The Irish Sun
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
New £32million Eden Project attraction that will be fully underground to open in the UK
ANOTHER Eden Project is set to open in the UK - but it won't be like any of the others. On the 4 The Eden Project Portland will be completely underground Credit: Eden Project Portland 4 There will be a combination of carvings and cutting-edge technology Credit: Eden Project Portland While it might be the first time some are hearing of the project, the Eden Project Portland was brought up many years ago but was paused - until now. The new Eden Project Portland will be a partnership between MEMO and the Speaking on Radio Solent's Dorset Breakfast show, founder and project director of MEMO, Seb Brooke said: "I believe this is going to happen now, and now is absolutely the moment." The planned project will be built in South Dorset inside disused mine and quarry tunnels. Read More on Attractions It has been called an"underground cathedral" where visitors will explore a combination of the ancient art of stone carving and cutting-edge technology. The area will be transformed into an immersive space that will tell the story of life on Earth. The Eden Project will also focus on the threats to biodiversity and how people can work towards a sustainable The cost of the project has been estimated at £32.7million with an opening date planned for 2028. Most read in News Travel The first in a series of many consultation events took place in early July 2025. Around the same time, The huge new UK attraction opening in 2025 with play areas, live shows and cafes – and it's right on the beach 4 It will be built in disused quarry tunnels and mines Credit: Eden Project Portland He said it was a "hugely exciting project" and made clear that funding commitments will be made soon. When the project was discussed in 2018, it was said that the attraction could bring 325,000 visitors a year to the isle and £24million to the local economy. Up in The next year, but work on the attraction is yet to start. Plans for the site show three huge egg-shaped structures looking over Morecambe Bay. Other images of the site reveal planned walkways linking treehouses together as well as other wooden structures. It will also have a "hyper-real forest" with large installations and an immersive theatre . The project was originally named Here's more on the Eden Project resort set to open in the UK – with waterfront attractions, play areas and immersive shows. And another 4 Plans have been revealed for the Eden Project Portland
Scottish Sun
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
New £32million Eden Project attraction that will be fully underground to open in the UK
Plus, more on the Eden Project set to be built the north of the UK IN THE DEEP New £32million Eden Project attraction that will be fully underground to open in the UK Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ANOTHER Eden Project is set to open in the UK - but it won't be like any of the others. On the Jurassic Coast, the plan is for the new attraction to be constructed completely underground. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 The Eden Project Portland will be completely underground Credit: Eden Project Portland 4 There will be a combination of carvings and cutting-edge technology Credit: Eden Project Portland While it might be the first time some are hearing of the project, the Eden Project Portland was brought up many years ago but was paused - until now. The new Eden Project Portland will be a partnership between MEMO and the Eden Project. Speaking on Radio Solent's Dorset Breakfast show, founder and project director of MEMO, Seb Brooke said: "I believe this is going to happen now, and now is absolutely the moment." The planned project will be built in South Dorset inside disused mine and quarry tunnels. It has been called an"underground cathedral" where visitors will explore a combination of the ancient art of stone carving and cutting-edge technology. The area will be transformed into an immersive space that will tell the story of life on Earth. The Eden Project will also focus on the threats to biodiversity and how people can work towards a sustainable future. The cost of the project has been estimated at £32.7million with an opening date planned for 2028. The first in a series of many consultation events took place in early July 2025. Around the same time, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer expressed his support for the attraction. The huge new UK attraction opening in 2025 with play areas, live shows and cafes – and it's right on the beach 4 It will be built in disused quarry tunnels and mines Credit: Eden Project Portland He said it was a "hugely exciting project" and made clear that funding commitments will be made soon. When the project was discussed in 2018, it was said that the attraction could bring 325,000 visitors a year to the isle and £24million to the local economy. Up in Morecambe, there is a plan to build an Eden Project, but the opening date has been pushed back by two years. The new project costing £100m was expected to open next year, but work on the attraction is yet to start. Plans for the site show three huge egg-shaped structures looking over Morecambe Bay. Other images of the site reveal planned walkways linking treehouses together as well as other wooden structures. It will also have a "hyper-real forest" with large installations and an immersive theatre. The project was originally named Eden Project North, and the hope was that it would have the same success as the Eden Project in Cornwall, which opened in 2001. Here's more on the Eden Project resort set to open in the UK – with waterfront attractions, play areas and immersive shows. And another Eden Project attraction that is set to be the 'biggest undercover play area in Europe'.
BBC News
11-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Gorge Cafe: Dorchester's South Street reopens months after fire
A shopping street that has been closed since fire tore through a cafe four months ago has partially Gorge Cafe was completely destroyed and neighbouring buildings were damaged in the blaze on 9 and engineers have been working to stabilise the remaining structures but the closure has left nearby businesses counting the Friday afternoon, a path was re-opened through the affected part of South Street, allowing shoppers to walk through and for stores to reopen. Speaking to Radio Solent's Dorset Breakfast show, Neil Strudwick, owner of Goldcrest Jewellers, said: "The footfall is going to go up. We can't wait to get back open again and get back to normality."A lot of South Street is niche, independent businesses."We're really looking forward to getting this street open as soon as possible."Michael Quinn of Quinn's Butchers in the Hardye Arcade said a significant proportion of his business came from passing trade."We've dropped at least 25% of our customers and we are looking to get them back now," he Kareem of Mina's Deli said: "It did have a big impact because it happened in December, the busiest month of the year, and it took a while for people to realise we were still open." The Grade II-listed, terraced building, where novelist Thomas Hardy trained as an architect, was destroyed in the fire and collapsed further several weeks Faber, of Jordan and Faber contractors, said his company had been working to make the area safe, erecting complex scaffolding to support the damaged said: "We've had nine weeks to get to where we've got to. "I appreciate the public wanted it open as soon as possible but safety was the number one priority, for the guys doing the work and for the public."Mr Strudwick said: "There will, from Friday be a clear access path past the fire site from one end to the other of South Street, and the blockage at the end of Hardye Arcade will go, allowing full access once again from both ends of the arcade." You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
09-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Bournemouth football fans walk 60 miles after TikTok forfeit
Two friends are walking between two Premier League football grounds to raise money for charity after one of them pledged a forfeit on Phillips promised to walk from Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium to St Mary's in Southampton, and back, if AFC Bournemouth failed to reach the FA Cup is raising money for Alzheimer's research in memory of his grandfather, a former AFC Bournemouth player, who died from the disease in the start of his two-day challenge on Tuesday, he received phone calls from Cherries players Lewis Cook, Adam Smith and Ryan Christie. Mr Phillips, who runs a Cherries fan site called Back of the Net, is taking on the 60-mile (96km) challenge with his friend, Stan made the pledge last month, before Bournemouth's FA Cup hopes were brought to an end by Manchester City. Speaking on Radio Solent's Dorset Breakfast show at the start of day two, he said: "We really enjoyed it."I had a couple of blisters and my legs are aching a little bit but I'm feeling good to go."Mark McAdam, of Sky Sports, joined the friends for the first three miles and surprised them with the footballers' phone calls."He said, 'I've got a call I want you to answer', and it was Lewis Cook, then Adam Smith."Ryan Christie called as well, just to wish us good luck."The pair embarked on their return journey on Wednesday Phillips has so far raised more than £2,750 for Alzheimer's Research UK, in memory of his grandfather, Ian said: "He used to play for AFC Bournemouth as a striker, albeit in the reserves, back in the day."He passed away from Alzheimer's... so I thought it would be fitting to do something like this." You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Dorset charity elephant sculpture damaged day after trail starts
An elephant sculpture that forms part of a charity trail of almost 60 has been found damaged a day after going on elephant in West Bay, Dorset, was found with a number of holes smashed along its head on charity art trail, Stampede by the Sea, said "as an event organised by, and raising money for, local charity Weldmar Hospicecare, this is really sad".The free trail, in place until 27 May, is followed by a map or app around Bridport, West Bay, and Lyme Regis. The charity added it was "disappointing" to find the damage after "so much positivity with the launch of the trail."Featuring 31 large and 28 smaller elephants it has been created by the specialist end of life care charity and public art trail producer Wild in the trail has ended its large artist-decorated sculptures are set to be auctioned at the Corn Exchange in Dorchester in June to raise money for the of the elephants been painted by Royal Academy artist Phillip Sutton, 96, who is partially features a cartoon of Radio Solent's Dorset Breakfast host, Steve Harris, by cartoonist Lyndon Wall.A map of the trail can be found on the Stampede by the Sea website. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
