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Saturday 4th July 2009
Frog Lane Exhibition
14 May–4 July, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

2009 marks the 60th anniversary of the closure of the pit at Frog Lane, and the South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group, Yate & District Heritage Centre and local community and heritage groups are joining forces for "Frog Lane 1949-2009" to mark the closure of Frog Lane Colliery, the last major coal mining concern in the Yate/Coalpit Heath area.

Frog Lane 1949-2009 will be a major event in 2009 consisting of a book, key exhibition, CD and numerous mining events and activities.

The exhibition is free to the public.
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Monday 6th July 2009
NSPCC making a difference for children in your community
10.30am Yate Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate

Please come and join us for a cup of coffee and find out more about the work of the NSPCC.
For further information please contact Julie Freke on 01454 412509 or email below.
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Tuesday 7th July 2009
Pallets of Pleasure Art Show
7-28th July, 10.30-4.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

Varied exhibition of art and crafts from this talented Ridgewood Group.
For more information, please phone 01454 862200.
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Saturday 11th July 2009
Yate Internation Festival
10.30am-4.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

The biggest annual International Festival in South Gloucestershire will once again be taking place at Yate Heritage Heritage and St Mary's Church.

There will be more acts and activities than ever before demonstrating the range of cultures and talent in the South Gloucestershire area. There will be some new treats this year including Indian Bollywood dancing from the 1980s through to the present day, Chinese musicians as well a range of Irish, Polish, Choral, drum music and not forgetting Egyptian Belly Dancing.

There will be lots of things to do. You can take part in Tai Chi, Salsa and Tae Kwon Do and also learn Egyptian Belly Dancing and traditional Indian dance.

Children will enjoy the various activities including Chinese Calligraphy, Rangoli Art and even Petanque (French Boules).

And if you're feeling peckish there will be a wide range of food available, notably Indian and Chinese food.

And of course it's a free, community event courtesy of "Engage" the South Gloucestershire Department promoting cultural freedom and activities in the South Gloucestershire area.

For more information contact David Hardill on 01454 862200 or George Kousouros on 01454 868152.
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Tuesday 14th July 2009
Yate Lecture Series - History of the American Museum in Bath
7.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

With Judy Grant of the American Museum.
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Tuesday 28th July 2009
Tudor Day
10.30am-4.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

Visitors will be able to learn all about the Tudors, try on costume, learn about food from the period and try Tudor games and activities. Funded by South Gloucestershire Museums.
For more information, please phone 01454 862200.
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Wednesday 29th July 2009
"Ugly Mugs"
10.30am-4.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

This will be a craft workshop session learning about Gargoyles and other strange features of churches. There will be the opportunity to create and design your own gargoyle and learn about other parts of a church. Funded and led by Gloucester Record office.
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Friday 31st July 2009
Children's Clay Workshop
10.30am-12.30pm or 2-4pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

For children 5-12. Booking Essential.
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Saturday 1st August 2009
South Glos Archaeology Day
10.30am-4.30pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

Yate Heritage Centre is hosting a Grand Archaeology Day to launch the South Gloucestershire Archaeological Project and Exhibition.

Visitors will see flint knapping demonstrations, Medieval metal working, Medieval food demonstrations as well as other Medieval and Tudor crafts and activities including archery. You can also bring along your own historic objects to be identified. Funded by South Gloucestershire Museums
For more information, please phone 01454 862200.
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Wednesday 5th August 2009
Basketmaking Workshop
10.30am-12.30pm and 2-4pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

For children 5-12. Booking essential.
For more information, please phone 01454 862200.
www.yateheritage.co.uk
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Thursday 6th August 2009
T-Shirt Design Workshop
10.30am-12.30pm or 2-4pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

For children 5-12. Decorate your own T-Shirt in a variety of different ways.
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Monday 10th August 2009
Storybook Puppets
2-4pm, Yate and District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG

Puppet making workshop and activities with Lucy. Hosted by Yate Library.
For more information, please phone 01454 862200.
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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.

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

Click here to read the Autumn 2008 newsletter [PDF, 6Mb].

Click here to read the Spring 2009 newsletter [.doc, 400Kb].

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.

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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