Heritage trail in Beeston unveiled

The Lord Mayor Leeds, Al Garthwaite, has unveiled a series of information boards forming a heritage trail in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston. The trail showcases local history, including the story of local hotelier and benefactor Thomas Watson. [South Leeds Life]

Museum of London halfway through move plans

The Museum of London reports that its team is now halfway through moving its collection of more than 10,000 objects to its new premises in Smithfield. The new London Museum is due to open in 2026. [@MuseumofLondon]

Women’s Museum opens in Barking

The Women’s Museum is a new space celebrating the stories, heritage and role of women in Barking and Dagenham. Its first exhibition, An Idea of Life, looking at Barking Abbey through artefacts and modern artworks, opens from Thurs-Sat each week from 14 March. [@NewTownCulture_]

New Time Team dig at Sutton Hoo

The revamped Time Team group will be starting a new dig at Sutton Hoo this June, looking to learn more about the Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered there in 2000. The group is collaborating with the National Trust in a two-year project, and the dig will be showcased on the Time Team YouTube channel. [@thetimeteam Picture: Alex … Read more

Neolithic cursus being uncovered in Arran

Work has started to uncover what is Britain’s only known complete Neolithic cursus. Five years after its discovery, archaeologists at Glasgow University are now working at the large site – 1.km long – at Drumadoon on Arran, near the Machrie Moor stone circle. [Yahoo News. Picture: HES]

Women’s Peace Petition exhibition

A new exhibition at St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff tells the story of the Women’s Peace Petition from 1924, and the wider history of women’s activism. Runs from 9 March until 15 September. [@AmgueddfaCymru]

New exhibition on Georgian clothing

Dressing the Georgians is a new exhibition at the King’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, starting on 22 March. It features Georgian clothing across all strata of society, from the practical dress of laundry maids to the glittering gowns worn at court. [@RCT]

New stamps commemorate Mary Anning

The Royal Mail and the Natural History Museum have teamed up to create a new set of stamps featuring Dorset fossil hunter Mary Anning (1799–1847) and some of the fossils she found.

Drinking cup of ‘Robinson Crusoe’ goes on show

The drinking cup of the original Robinson Crusoe and a bridle used by Sir Walter Scott to ride his favourite pony are now on display at the author’s home, thanks to loans from National Museums Scotland. Other new additions to the free exhibition, in Abbotsford’s Visitor Centre, include a fragment of curtain from Scott’s home … Read more