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| Scarborough could sustain a full-scale maritime heritage centre, says report from Hull University | Scarborough could sustain a full-scale maritime heritage centre, says report from Hull University |
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| Scarborough has won a lot of plaudits in recent years for small town enterprise, efficiency and generally living up to its well-deserved title of Queen of the Yorkshire Coast. | Scarborough has won a lot of plaudits in recent years for small town enterprise, efficiency and generally living up to its well-deserved title of Queen of the Yorkshire Coast. |
| No offence to Brid, Whitby or any of the other Princesses in saying that, btw, but I'm sure that any visitor from another planet, or even down south, would rate the town top. | No offence to Brid, Whitby or any of the other Princesses in saying that, btw, but I'm sure that any visitor from another planet, or even down south, would rate the town top. |
| It already has a remarkable range of attractions from the beaches and striking landscape, especially the noble castle headland, to the presence of - and regular premieres of plays by – the second most performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, Sir Alan Ayckbourn. | It already has a remarkable range of attractions from the beaches and striking landscape, especially the noble castle headland, to the presence of - and regular premieres of plays by – the second most performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, Sir Alan Ayckbourn. |
| Now more good news, and especially so if those involved find the funding and support to start building their way out of recession. Hull University has produced a report which finds that a major new maritime history centre would be viable in resort within the next four years. | Now more good news, and especially so if those involved find the funding and support to start building their way out of recession. Hull University has produced a report which finds that a major new maritime history centre would be viable in resort within the next four years. |
| The conclusion has been presented to the Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre, a small but sturdy seedling of the great oak which the report envisages. The centre asked Hull's business management centre to examine the prospects for expansion of a modest enterprise which began six years ago and is still run by volunteers on a not-for-profit basis. Amazingly, entrance is free although donations are always welcome. | The conclusion has been presented to the Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre, a small but sturdy seedling of the great oak which the report envisages. The centre asked Hull's business management centre to examine the prospects for expansion of a modest enterprise which began six years ago and is still run by volunteers on a not-for-profit basis. Amazingly, entrance is free although donations are always welcome. |
| It is very good, as witnessed by its winning of the council's community award for artistic and cultural development in 2010, 2011 and 2012. None of that ancient, flapping banner you sometimes see outside pubs or chippies, reminding the world that they won the 'best something or other in somewhere' in 2003. The centre's website was also voted the UK's best maritime family history resource by the BBC TV programme-related magazine Who do you think you are? | It is very good, as witnessed by its winning of the council's community award for artistic and cultural development in 2010, 2011 and 2012. None of that ancient, flapping banner you sometimes see outside pubs or chippies, reminding the world that they won the 'best something or other in somewhere' in 2003. The centre's website was also voted the UK's best maritime family history resource by the BBC TV programme-related magazine Who do you think you are? |
| The new report had to consider the feasibility of a five-days-a-week operation, both exhibiting and preserving all aspects of Scarborough's maritime heritage from Yorkshire coble fishing boats to the bombardment by German cruisers in 1914. The business staff looked at the record so far and possible partnerships as well as the local economic and tourism situation both now and, in so far as such things can be predicted, over the next five years. It concludes: | The new report had to consider the feasibility of a five-days-a-week operation, both exhibiting and preserving all aspects of Scarborough's maritime heritage from Yorkshire coble fishing boats to the bombardment by German cruisers in 1914. The business staff looked at the record so far and possible partnerships as well as the local economic and tourism situation both now and, in so far as such things can be predicted, over the next five years. It concludes: |
| A large-scale centre could be hard to establish immediately, but it is by no means out of reach in the medium to long-term. There is indeed a very good case for such an attraction in Scarborough and the area does present a realistic opportunity to support it. | A large-scale centre could be hard to establish immediately, but it is by no means out of reach in the medium to long-term. There is indeed a very good case for such an attraction in Scarborough and the area does present a realistic opportunity to support it. |
| A four-year time scale should be used to develop the SMHC visitor Centre in partnership with other organisations and the local authority which could be up and running by 2016. | A four-year time scale should be used to develop the SMHC visitor Centre in partnership with other organisations and the local authority which could be up and running by 2016. |
| Now it is time for thinking caps; and meanwhile the centre's current excellent exhibition is on the town's ship-building past and is open Wednesday to Sunday 11am to 4pm and - a reminder - entrance is free. | Now it is time for thinking caps; and meanwhile the centre's current excellent exhibition is on the town's ship-building past and is open Wednesday to Sunday 11am to 4pm and - a reminder - entrance is free. |
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