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National Museums Liverpool has received planning approval to redevelop the International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum into one museum telling Britain’s maritime history and its ... More

Mental Health Swims has been awarded almost £18,000 of lottery money to extend its mission to support mental health through swimming. The community organisation was ... More

VisitEngland has published its Annual Survey of Visits to Visitor Attractions for 2022, showing that while visitation numbers across England continued to recover through 2022, ... More

Plans have been announced for the biggest ever expansion of the museum housing the Mary Rose, the historic warship of King Henry VIII. The main ... More

Adjaye Associates and Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) have been named as the preferred bidders to lead the design of a £57m redevelopment of the International ... More

The Rugby League World Cup's social impact programme has resulted in £25.8m of investment in local communities across northern England. According to an independent report, ... More

Discount rail and bus travel and £10m in vouchers to key attractions – funded by the National Lottery – are among the measures announced in ... More

A new programme addressing young people's wellbeing and mental health will launch in Q3 2021 in all secondary schools across Greater Manchester, UK. The Greater ... More

Visitors to St Albans Cathedral in the UK will be able to spot a very contemporary item among the newly-restored, medieval shrine of St Amphibalus. ... More

Sport England has vowed to tackle inequality and create a nation of "more equal, inclusive and connected communities" through physical activity. Revealing its 10-year strategy ... More

The long-awaited Buxton Crescent Hotel and Thermal Spa will open its doors on 1 October 2020 following an extensive multi-million-pound restoration, after plans were first ... More

Helen Bonser-Wilton, CEO of Portsmouth's Mary Rose Museum, says the attraction, along with the rest of Britain's independent museums are in "mortal peril" unless the ... More

A new national campaign has been launched to encourage people to stay physically active at their homes during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) lockdown. The Join the ... More

Children and young people who spend time as sports volunteers are "happier and more satisfied with life". Kristen Natale, Sport England's head of volunteering, said ... More

The UK Government has earmarked almost £1.3m (US$1.7m, €1.5m) towards a scheme that aims to involve young people in heritage, through a new grant to ... More

Sports, arts and heritage-based youth projects across the UK are set to receive a share of a £7m investment from the central government. The Youth ... More

The UK government has launched an online portal aimed at strengthening its support to charities handling safeguarding concerns or allegations. The portal offers a step ... More

Scotland's new multi-million pound Regional Performance Centre for Sport has opened in Dundee. The £32m multi-sport facility houses a full-size indoor artificial pitch and an ... More

Former scientific publishing executive René Olivieri has taken over as chair of the UK's National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Heritage Memorial Fund on an ... More

It has been another momentous year in the attractions industry, and Attractions Management has been there reporting the big news, good and bad, all the ... More

British astronaut Tim Peake has urged the UK government to invest more in science, education and research and development. Since 1994 players of the National ... More

A university study has helped a sporting charity secure funding to extend a successful mental health programme for men. Edge Hill University's sport and mental ... More

Funding support for York's National Railway Museum, Coventry's 2021 UK City of Culture programme and infrastructure and maintenance work at local and regional museums across ... More

A £13m (US$16.8m, €15.1m) project to create a museum that celebrates Blackpool's role in the development of British popular culture is moving forward, following the ... More

The Silverstone Experience, a National Lottery Heritage Fund-backed project that will put the archive of the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) on display to the ... More