Press Centre - Press Archive
2011 PRESS ARCHIVE
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Royal Armouries welcomes new chairman 20 December 2011
Global financier and private arms and armour collector Wesley Paul joins the Royal Armouries officially on January 3 as its new chairman.
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The Big Free – celebrating 10 years of free museum admission 1 December 2011
Three of Yorkshire’s major tourist attractions celebrate the 10th anniversary of free admission to national museums on December 1 by pledging, “We’re free and plan to stay that way”.
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Your Fort Needs You! 18 November 2011
From teenagers to retired people – and carpenters to handicrafts helpers – the Victorian Fort is recruiting an army of volunteers to help provide an even better service to the thousands who visit every year.
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Royal Armouries Secures Five-Star Health and Safety Rating 15 November 2011
The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds has won a top, five-star rating for its health and safety performance from the British Safety Council.
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Royal Armouries bids farewell to its long-standing chairman 14 November 2011
Royal Armouries’ chairman Ann Green CBE has bowed out following 13 highly successful years at the helm of Britain’s oldest museum.
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SAS War Diary to break cover at the the Royal Armouries, Leeds 4 November 2011
The SAS War Diary – published to mark the 70th anniversary of the Special Air Service – makes its first public appearance on November 10 and 11 at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.
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For the Fallen 3 November 2011
Fort Nelson will ring to the sound of gun salutes to mark Armistice Day on Friday, November 11, and again on Remembrance Sunday, November 13.
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From I Spy to iPods – History goes high tech at Fort Nelson 3 November 2011
The Royal Armouries today launches its brand new state-of-the-art education facilities at Fort Nelson – using the latest interactive technology to make history come alive for Hampshire primary schoolchildren.
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Thrills and Chills for all the Family this Halloween 20 October 2011
Prepare to be seriously scared – head on down to the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, this half-term for a host of Halloween horrors.
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Marking the Battle of Trafalgar 20 October 2011
The Royal Armouries marks Lord Nelson’s famous victory at the Battle of Trafalgar on Sunday (October 23) with the firing of a 206-year-old gun, of the kind used on board HMS Victory in 1805.
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Seriously Spooky – Thrills and Chills at Fort Nelson this half-term 14 October 2011
Prepare to be scared – head to the Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson this October half-term for a host of Halloween horrors.
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Brand new education sessions launched at the Royal Armouries, Leeds 28 September 2011
The Royal Armouries in Leeds launches a new hands-on, interactive schools programme today (September 28), building on the Sandford Award winning sessions of previous years.
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The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) gives the official seal of approval to the £3.5 million revamp of Fort Nelson 28 September 2011
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) gave the official seal of approval to the £3.5 million revamp of Fort Nelson on Friday (September 23) – exactly 140 years after the first volunteer troops marched into the Victorian hill fort, near Portsmouth.
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The Tudors’ TV costumes share centre stage with Henry VIII’s armour 13 September 2011
A selection of the stunning costumes worn in the Emmy Award-winning television series The Tudors now take pride of place next to King Henry VIII’s world-famous armours at the Royal Armouries, Leeds, from today (September 12).
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Record numbers cheer on knights at Royal Armouries over the Bank Holiday 5 September 2011
Record numbers of visitors flocked to the Royal Armouries at Leeds over the Bank Holiday weekend to cheer on their favourite knight as they clashed in a spectacular jousting tournament.
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New-look Fort Nelson attracts thousands over Bank Holiday 5 September 2011
More than 3,000 visitors flocked to the new-look Fort Nelson over the Bank Holiday weekend enjoying a free day for all the family.
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Knights in Shining Armour to battle it out for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Trophy 23 August 2011
Cheer on your favourite knight in shining armour as they clash head to head in an August Bank Holiday Tournament at the Royal Armouries Museum this weekend (August 27-29).
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Free day out for all the family... new-look Fort Nelson is unveiled 11 August 2011
The Royal Armouries unveils its state-of-the-art new museum at Fort Nelson on Saturday (August 6) – home to the big guns.
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Mobilising the guns at Fort Nelson 5 July 2011
A highly skilled operation to move some of the most famous big guns in history into the spectacular new glass-sided gallery at Fort Nelson started today (4 July 2011).
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Mobilising the big guns 29 June 2011
Photocall – You are invited to send a reporter/photographer to record a major milestone in the £3.5m revamp of the Royal Armouries Museum at Fort Nelson at 11am on Monday (July 4).
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Exciting Easter events at the Royal Armouries 14 April 2011
From the thrills and spills of stunt riders performing in a spectacular horse show – to discovering animal tracking skills in the desert and jungle – the Royal Armouries has lined up a fun-packed programme of events this Easter.
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April Fool's spoof at the Tower of London 1 April 2011
The Royal Armouries Museum safeguards this unprepossessing scrap of paper in the archives at the Tower of London – promoting one of the more unusual April Fools’ Day stunts in British history.
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Commemorating the Battle of Towton 1461 21 March 2011
Britain’s oldest museum is staging a weekend of events to commemorate the bloodiest battle of the Wars of the Roses.
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Royal Armouries’ fencing team to battle it out for Red Nose Day! 3 March 2011
he Royal Armouries’ fencing club will stage a Red Nose battle at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds on Friday (March 4) to encourage local people to do “something funny for money” in preparation for for Red Nose Day (March 18).
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Five-day museum closure as part of £3.5m revamp of Fort Nelson 22 February 2011
The Royal Armouries Museum at Fort Nelson will close for five days after the half-term holiday as part of the latest phase of its long-awaited £3.5m redevelopment.
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Appointment of Major General Sir Sebastian Roberts KCVO 17 February 2011
Major General Sir Sebastian Roberts, KCVO has been appointed by Her Majesty as The Queen’s Trustee on the Board of the Royal Armouries, with effect from 5 February 2011.
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Pupils unveil murals as part of £3.5m revamp of Fort Nelson 15 February 2011
School children unveiled four brightly coloured and eye-catching murals yesterday (Monday 14 February) as part of the £3.5m revamp of the Royal Armouries Museum at Fort Nelson
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Intrepid youngsters launch an armoured assault on Fort Nelson 15 February 2011
Youngsters are being invited to beat the February half-term blues and let off steam by joining an “Armoured Assault” session at historic Fort Nelson.
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Tower of London-Power behind the throne 10 February 2011
A fabulous “bejewelled” dragon – standing 3m high and specially commissioned by the Royal Armouries – will create a guaranteed “wow factor” at a compelling new exhibition opening at the Tower of London this Spring.
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Trip to the Palace for Ann Green CBE 1 February 2011
Royal Armouries’ chairman Ann Green – who received a CBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday (January 27) – has marked the occasion by flagging up museums’ unique role in our national heritage.
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Take a trip down Memory Lane 1 February 2011
The Royal Armouries Museum – which is currently revamping the Portsdown Hill Fort and transforming it into a visitor attraction fit for the 21st Century – is appealing for local people to get in touch and to share their memories and memorabilia.