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Uncover your romantic side this February half-term and have a go at printing your very own traditional Valentine’s card for a loved one at Blists Hill Victorian Town. Between Saturday 11th and Sunday 19th February visitors to the museum will be able take part in these hands-on family workshops and view a fascinating display of original Victorian Valentine’s cards.

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Tracey Jones, Aramark Catering Supervisor at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford, beat off tough competition in a National competition for best barista amongst all Costa Coffee franchised outlets.  Tracey who came third in last year’s national finals took the top spot this year after impressing the judges with her own chocolate orange coffee creation.

Wellington Town Council and Wellington Market Company are coming together to celebrate the anniversary of town’s earliest recorded market charter, granted by the King Henry III eight centuries ago. The charter document, held at the National Archives in London, is dated 29th February 1244, and every year from now on the last Saturday in February will be celebrated as Charter Day in Wellington.

Following the huge success of Telford Dance Festival 2011 we are delighted to announce Telford Dance Festival 2012.

Helen Werin reports from the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
It’s 25 years since Ironbridge Gorge joined the likes of the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal and Stonehenge as one of the most important heritage sites in the world. And it’s more than 300 years since the great Quaker ironmaster Abraham Darby discovered the secret of smelting iron with cheap and plentiful coke that lead to Ironbridge becoming the anvil of the Industrial Revolution.

The Ironbridge Gorge Museums in Shropshire has put itself forward for the prestigious Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award 2012. The Museum is joined by more than a hundred other family friendly attractions from across the country in one of the biggest museum awards in Britain and the only one judged by families.

The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust has received a £150,000 funding boost from the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Fund towards the second phase of its exciting Coalbrookdale 300 Project. This will include the redevelopment of the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron with new gallery and education spaces and help provide improved access to its nationally designated collections.

The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust is celebrating the news that it has secured a share of a £20 million per annum Major Grants funding stream from Arts Council England, to cover the period 2012-15.

While best known as the Birthplace of Industry and home to ten award winning museums, the Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire has already played a large part in the preparations for London 2012 since it hosted the launch of the Cultural Olympiad in the West Midlands in 2008. This year the Ironbridge Gorge Museum will be hosting a magnificent digital art exhibition as part of the London 2012 Festival, and the World Heritage Site will be welcoming the Olympic Flame when the Torch Relay passes over the Iron Bridge in May.