Wollaton Parks Splendour music festival has been cancelled this year.
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Splendour Festival Cancelled
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Lastest Friends of Wollaton Park, and wider park news.
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Planning Consent Given for Hall Repairs
Wollaton Hall has been awarded a grant of £469,992 by Arts Council England. As the Hall is a listed building, planning consent was needed, which has now been granted.
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Wollaton Hall Organ Restoration
Wollaton Hall has an organ in the gallery of the Great Hall, but it is in need of restoration. The organ was restored in 1981 and 1995 but hasn’t been maintained since then. You will hear from the recording below that the organ needs tuning. £600 is needed to restore the organ. For a donation […]
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Wollaton Hall Repairs
Plans for desperately needed Wollaton Hall repairs put forward after water damage. Experts from Historic England recently described the condition of the Grade I listed hall as ‘very bad’, owing to water damage.
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Foraging is no Longer Allowed
Posted by Wollaton Hall and Deer Park on Facebook… Due to an increase in excessive foraging within the park, foraging is no longer allowed. – Seeds such as chestnuts are a vital food source for Deer during the rutting season and going into the winter. – Fungi are a vital asset to the park’s ecosystem, […]
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Wollaton Hall Transformation
Nottingham City Council has been awarded a £1.4m grant to help fund its museum service over the next three years, which includes the transformation of Wollaton Hall.