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10th anniversary celebrations

Station Road Exhibition

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Friday 3rd September 2010
A Complete History of Station Road
10th August–18th September (Tue-Thu and Sat), 10.30am-4.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

Local historians have come together to produce a fascinating history of Station road and the people who have lived here from the early Victorians to the shopkeepers and residents of today. Station Road will be full of information about Yate people you could never have imagined.

There have been immense changes to Station Road over the years especially the stretch around the Shopping Centre.

You'll also find interesting objects on display including the Swan Inn pub sign, a potato chip maker used at the workhouse and a 1915 Cow Mills calendar. Sprint Print has part funded the display.

For more information please contact Yate and District Heritage Centre on 01454 862200 or click below.
www.myyate.co.uk/yate/history/yat...


Saturday 11th September 2010
10th Anniversary Celebrations
10.30am-4.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

Yate Heritage Centre host a special one off event to celebrate our 10th Anniversary and celebrate our achievements.

It will be a full day of good quality entertainment including: folk singing, Morris dancing, brass band, Acro-Gymnastics and St Mary's School Choir.

Extensive Craft Fair and other stalls.

Numerous family activities and workshops including meeting the 18th century Medicine Man, and making an historic frieze for the Centre. There will also be a special 10th anniversary exhibition looking at the last 10 years at the Centre.
www.myyate.co.uk/yate/history/yat...


Tuesday 14th September 2010
Autumn Quiz
7.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

Enjoyable, general knowledge quiz for teams of 4-5. £6 per team. Booking essential.
www.myyate.co.uk/yate/history/yat...


Saturday 18th September 2010
Yate International Festival
10.30am-4.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

Now in its fifth year, the Yate International Festival offers a dazzling array of acts representing cultures from all corners of the globe including musicians and dancers from Chinese, Indian, Polish and Irish backgrounds in South Gloucestershire. There will also be workshops, food and a host of other activities. Funded by Engage.
www.myyate.co.uk/yate/history/yat...


Tuesday 21st September 2010
Yate Open 2010
10.30am-4.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

This exhibition runs from 21st September – 20th October, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Yate once again celebrates the only public art display open to all local residents and workers in the South Gloucestershire area. The Art Open celebrates the artistic talent evident in Yate either in individual people or existing in local art groups. You will be surprised!

For more information please contact Yate and District Heritage Centre on 01454 862200 or click below.
www.myyate.co.uk/yate/history/yat...


Wednesday 20th October 2010
The Fallen of World War I
10th August–18th September (Tue-Thu and Sat), 10.30am-4.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

The Yate & District Oral history Project present a history of the fallen soldiers which so greatly affected the families and communities of the Yate & Sodbury areas. As well as numerous stories the display will cover the impact of the Great War on our remaining communities

For more information please contact Yate and District Heritage Centre on 01454 862200 or click below.
www.myyate.co.uk/yate/history/yat...

Yate and District Heritage Centre

The Heritage Centre celebrates Yate’s cultural, historical, social and industrial past.

It does so by staging thought-provoking and varied exhibitions and events, including a regular series of quizzes, historical lectures and other one-off sessions.

See the right hand side of this page for more details.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

Yate and District Art Society

All parts of the community are involved in generating historical information at the Yate Heritage Centre.

What you'll discover inside

The Centre contains the two major local history collections and these are available to the public on open days and through appointment.

There are over 3,000 objects in the Centre’s collections acquired since the mid 1990s.

They include: historic 3D objects, maps, photographs and documents, as well as an educational handling collection.

The Centre also houses the Oral History Project Group's collection of photographs, tapes, documents and of course oral history, amounting to 4,000 items.

Opening Hours

MondayClosed
Tuesday10.30am-4.30pm
Wednesday10.30am-4.30pm
Thursday10.30am-4.30pm
FridayClosed
Saturday10.30am-4.30pm
SundayClosed


How to find the Centre

The address is Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

You'll find the Heritage Centre between the White Lion Pub and St Mary's Church.

Its location is the site of former stables dating back to the 1840s.

This prestigious building and key location make the Centre accessible to visitors.


Get in touch

Phone with your enquiry on 01454 862200

Email the centre:

Visit www.yateheritage.co.uk for much more information.

Get involved

Yate and District Heritage Centre welcomes volunteers.

If you would like to help with displays or events, or would like to join the Friends Scheme, please contact the Community Heritage Officer, David Hardill.

Tudor Food
Tasting Tudor Food

Hire the Centre

You can hire The Heritage Centre, which has two multi-purpose galleries and welcomes the disabled, through Yate Town Council.



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