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| Pontefract plans first liquorice museum in UK | Pontefract plans first liquorice museum in UK |
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| A liquorice museum could be built in a former court building under plans revealed by a voluntary organisation. | A liquorice museum could be built in a former court building under plans revealed by a voluntary organisation. |
| Pontefract Groups Together (PGT) wants to convert the town's magistrates' court into an exhibition celebrating 400 years of sweet making history. | Pontefract Groups Together (PGT) wants to convert the town's magistrates' court into an exhibition celebrating 400 years of sweet making history. |
| PGT secretary Sir William O'Brien said the museum would be the first in the UK and would have worldwide appeal. | PGT secretary Sir William O'Brien said the museum would be the first in the UK and would have worldwide appeal. |
| Sweet manufacturers Tangerine and Haribo, which both operate factories in the town, have backed the plans. | Sweet manufacturers Tangerine and Haribo, which both operate factories in the town, have backed the plans. |
| Liquorice is thought to have been brought to Pontefract by crusaders from the Middle East and the area once had fields full of the root. | |
| 'Renowned worldwide' | 'Renowned worldwide' |
| At one time there were 13 liquorice factories in the town, but production has declined and the Tangerine and Haribo sites are the only ones remaining. | At one time there were 13 liquorice factories in the town, but production has declined and the Tangerine and Haribo sites are the only ones remaining. |
| A festival is held every year in July to celebrate Pontefract's historic association with the plant. | A festival is held every year in July to celebrate Pontefract's historic association with the plant. |
| Sir William, who was Labour MP for the former constituency of Normanton until 2005, said: "Pontefract has a history of 400 years involvement with liquorice. | Sir William, who was Labour MP for the former constituency of Normanton until 2005, said: "Pontefract has a history of 400 years involvement with liquorice. |
| "It is renowned worldwide and we have nothing to show of that heritage and history and we consider it is time that was put right." | "It is renowned worldwide and we have nothing to show of that heritage and history and we consider it is time that was put right." |
| He said PGT had made a bid to the Ministry of Justice in relation to the court in Cornmarket but that a number of other sites had been identified. | He said PGT had made a bid to the Ministry of Justice in relation to the court in Cornmarket but that a number of other sites had been identified. |
| Plans for the museum were announced at an event attended by Herwig Vennekens, the managing director of Haribo in the UK, and Chris Marshall, the former chief executive of Tangerine. | Plans for the museum were announced at an event attended by Herwig Vennekens, the managing director of Haribo in the UK, and Chris Marshall, the former chief executive of Tangerine. |
| Mr Marshall said: "I would love to see a museum that commemorates the fact that liquorice has been such a key part of our history." | |
| Mr Vennekens said: "It is crucial that we remember the important role that liquorice has played in shaping the region. | Mr Vennekens said: "It is crucial that we remember the important role that liquorice has played in shaping the region. |
| "Through the Pontefract Liquorice Museum we can remember, share and celebrate liquorice's rich heritage within Pontefract and how this has shaped confectionery throughout the UK." | "Through the Pontefract Liquorice Museum we can remember, share and celebrate liquorice's rich heritage within Pontefract and how this has shaped confectionery throughout the UK." |