Herstory: Retracing the Journeys of Doncaster’s Suffragettes
“Her story, our story, every woman has a story” A group of women from Denaby Main have been uncovering the stories of inspirational women from Doncaster’s past with Heritage Doncaster. On 28 May the group retraced the journeys made by Doncaster’s Suffragettes as they travelled to London by train to visit Parliament. Project Manager Victoria […]
British Science Week at Doncaster Museum
March was a busy month at Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery with over 700 people visiting to take part in fun activities during British Science Week. Lots of families attended our Fun Day to investigate our collections and explore some disgusting parts of history! Activities challenged guests to dig through replica coprolite (fossilised poo) to […]
Doncaster’s Inspirational Women
Doncaster has been home to many inspirational, courageous and strong women throughout its history. On International Women’s Day we explore the stories of just some of them. CARTIMANDUA – QUEEN AND FIGHTER Cartimandua was fierce and has been described as a strong and influential leader. She was Queen of the Brigantes from 43 to 69 […]
Doncaster’s mining statue gets the go ahead
Doncaster’s proud mining heritage will be honoured for years to come with the exciting news today that the fundraising drive to build an iconic town centre tribute has been successful. Individuals, businesses and organisations have been supporting the campaign through online pledges and donations at locations across the borough, an exhibition about the project in […]
New Fringe Open Art Exhibition: Open for View!
Nick Stopforth, Doncaster Council’s Head of Libraries and Culture, shares his experience judging the New Fringe Open Art Exhibition in Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery. I was delighted to be asked by the Chair of the New Fringe arts collective, Martin Pick, to join Janet Buckle in judging this year’s New Fringe Open Art Exhibition. […]
Tank Bank Day
What a day we had on Saturday 9 June when Frank the Tank rolled into Doncaster! Our Doncaster 1914-18 team put together an amazing, action-packed day to recreate the momentous occasion of Doncaster Tank Bank Week which took place in the Borough in 1918. Our recreation brought hundreds of people to Doncaster Market Place to […]
Welcome to Heritage Doncaster
Heritage Doncaster is the new name for the part of Doncaster Council which manages council-run museums and heritage services. Nick Stopforth, Doncaster Council’s Head of Libraries and Culture, introduces our new brand and website. I am delighted to be writing the very first blog post for Heritage Doncaster, of which I am sure that there will […]