Directory of Millennium Projects Resources

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This category contains links to web sites about projects which have received funding from the government-appointed Millennium Commission. The aim of the commission was to set up projects to celebrate the millennium in the United Kingdom - these include museums, art galleries, bridges and volunteer projects, and are spread out across the country.

Subcategories

• Eden Project
• Millennium Dome
• UHI Millennium Institute

Resources in This Category

• Hampden

  http://www.hampdenpark.co.uk/
  The Scottish national stadium in Glasgow. Information about the project, upcoming events and visiting information.

• Images of England

  http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/
  English Heritage and the Royal Photographic Society have volunteer photographers from across England photographing their local buildings in this national survey of England's listed heritage.

• International Centre For Life

  http://www.life.org.uk/
  Conference centre in Newcastle City Centre largely funded by the Millennium Commission. Includes a children's interactive centre and education facilities. News, location, information on hiring and prices as well as details of events.

• London Eye

  http://www.londoneye.com/
  Large ferris wheel on the bank of the River Thames giving views across London. Visitor information, online ticket booking, webcam and information for schools and corporate parties.

• Magna

  http://www.visitmagna.co.uk/
  Housed within a former steelworks, includes the UK's first science adventure centre, and an education and exhibition centre. Situated in Templebrough, near Rotherham in South Yorkshire.

• Millennium Awards

  http://www.starpeople.org.uk/
  Allows individuals to apply for grants for projects. Details existing projects and how to apply for funding.

• Millennium Mathematics Project

  http://mmp.maths.org/
  A national initiative, based in Cambridge, which aims to help people share in the excitement of mathematics and understand its applications. Events, news, programs and contact details.

• Millennium Point

  http://www.millenniumpoint.org.uk/
  Includes Thinktank museum of science and discovery, University of First Age, Technology Innovation Centre and a cinema. Situated in Birmingham. Information for businesses and visitors, guide to facilities and an events guide.

• Millennium Stadium

  http://www.principalitystadium.wales/
  Official site which includes the story of the stadium and details of facilities and events.

• National Space Science Centre

  http://www.spacecentre.co.uk/
  Space museum and discovery centre in Leicester. Ticket and booking details. Site map and attraction information.

• Odyssey

  http://www.theodyssey.co.uk/
  Imax cinema, ice rink, and arena for sports events and concerts. Information on what's on in each venue, competitions and directions to the stadium. Located in Belfast.

• Our Dynamic Earth

  http://www.dynamicearth.co.uk/
  Interactive exhibits about planet earth, situated in Edinburgh. Utilises the QuickTime, Shockwave and Acrobat Reader plug-ins.

• Ravenstonedale Community Web Site

  http://www.ravenstonedale.org/
  Sponsored by residents and friends of Ravenstonedale. It is a light hearted chronicle of village life at the time of the millennium.

• Royal Botanic Gardens: Millennium Seed Bank Project

  http://www.kew.org/msbp/
  Project to safeguard over 24,000 endangered species of plants, based at Kew Gardens in London. Information about the project and its supporters, news, and how the public can help.

• Sustrans

  http://www.sustrans.org.uk/
  Promotes sustainable transport and funds expansion of the National Cycle Network. Details of campaigns, online shop, membership and support and maps of the cycle networks.

• Tate Modern

  http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
  Collection of international modern art from 1900 to the present day, housed in the former Bankside Power Station in North Southwark.

• The Deep

  http://www.thedeep.co.uk/
  Futuristic aquarium in Kingston-upon-Hull in Yorkshire. Information for visitors, schools and corporate clients, and details of environmental research and the project as a whole.

• The Great Court at The British Museum

  http://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/history_and_the_building/great_court.aspx
  A large glass-covered court at the British Museum. Information about the project, and the exhibits and facilities contained in it.

• The Lowry

  http://www.thelowry.com/
  Large art gallery built for the millennium at Salford Keys in Manchester. Guide to current and future events and facilities, and information for visitors, schools and corporate users.

• Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust

  http://www.ydmt.org/
  A charity, based in the Yorkshire Dales, working with local communities to carry out a number of different conservation projects. Information about the projects, contact information and photographs.

 

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