A History of the World is a unique partnership between the British Museum, the BBC and museums across the UK.
It celebrates objects which have a story to tell. After all, even the most ordinary things can have the most extraordinary stories.
The BBC's local websites across the country have partnered with their local museums, including this one. Together they are producing a list of 10 objects that tell A History of the World for each area - stories that not only have an interesting local significance but also have an international connection.
These will feature on the BBC local websites from January 2010 to coincide with the launch of the BBC Radio 4 series - A History of the World in 100 Objects, which looks at the stories behind influential global objects from the British Museum.
Your BBC local radio and regional television will be broadcasting all kinds of features and interviews over the coming weeks telling the stories behind their 10 objects. While for children, CBBC series Relic: Guardians of the Museum, featuring objects from the British Museum, will be broadcast on BBC One and CBBC.
Listeners and viewers can also suggest their own items that have a local or global story to tell and you will be able to upload images and details of these objects. Together, we can build one of the biggest online museums in the world.
To find out more about this exciting project visit your local BBC website [external link] or upload your own images [external link].
Bandstand Restoration
The Edwardian bandstand in North Lodge Park will be regenerated as part of a £216,000 funding project from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Fair Share, Big Lottery Community Space and Garfield Western.
As part of the ongoing renovations there will be a full programme of events from April to August including a community choir, music projects for children, historic themed sessions and quilt making.
CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England)
CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) has a main objective to protect our English landscape and countryside.
Part of this objective encompasses a desire to foster and promote tourism, particularly in the North East, with emphasis on County Durham.
Durham Branch of CPRE consider that our railway history and heritage is an important part of the County tourism portfolio. To this end we have great pleasure in adding details of the Head of Steam Railway Museum, Darlington, to our CPRE Members’ Guide 2010. This booklet, produced annually, details properties and attractions and is sent to all our CPRE Members. It is also available as an interactive version on the CPRE website [external link]