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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10.30am-4.30pm |
| Wednesday | 10.30am-4.30pm |
| Thursday | 10.30am-4.30pm |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | 10.30am-4.30pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
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 862200Email 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.
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