Fashion Museum Bath gets grant for online catalogue project
The collection at Fashion Museum Bath spans across four centuries of work, from 1600 to the modern era, and was moved in 2022 to Dents heritage glovemakers in Warminster while the new venue is developed, meaning there is only limited public access.Young people will co-create the catalogue, along with Bath and North East Somerset Libraries, focussing initially on the Dress Of The Year exhibition.Ms McKinlay added: "We are excited to embark on this journey to create the museum's first searchable online catalogue starting with the Dress of the Year collection. "By creating an online catalogue, we aim to set a new standard in cultural preservation and accessibility."It marks an exciting moment in our ambition to make Fashion Museum Bath accessible to all."Councillor Paul Roper, Cabinet Member for Economic & Cultural Sustainable Development, said the council was "delighted" to get the grant, adding it will support creative jobs in the city. Emmie Kell, director of museums and Cultural Property at Arts Council England, said: "This is great news for public access to one of the most important fashion collections in the country."As the Fashion Museum undergoes transformation, the digitisation of its archives will ensure ongoing public access to its unique Designated collections."I'm especially pleased to hear young people will be part of the process... a project sure to support the museum's next exciting chapter."
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Scottish Sun
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- Scottish Sun
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Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 A new Center Parcs will be opening in Scotland in 2029 and is expected to have over 100 activities on offer Credit: Supplied / Center Parcs 6 The site will be located in the Scottish Borders, north of Hawick and will feature 700 lodges Credit: Supplied / Center Parcs 6 The brand's iconic Subtropical Swimming Paradise and Aqua Sana Forest Spa will be at the village too Credit: Supplied / Center Parcs With a planning application submitted this week for the site, Center Parcs CEO Colin McKinlay spoke with The Sun about details of the Scottish village and how it was "staring us in the face as the logical place to put the next Center Parcs". McKinlay shared: "Our plans in the Scottish Borders [are] to build a Center Parcs with all the same facilities that we see in our other villages in England. "It will have the iconic pool, activities, a spa, about 700 lodges ... all of the facilities people are used to seeing at the other villages." Unlike other UK villages that have lakes, the Scottish site will have two lochs. McKinlay added: "We've taken a typical size of one of those lakes and we've almost divided it into two." And these lakes will have "gentle" water sport activities, including things such as pedalos and kayaking. "Nice and gentle but family-oriented activities," said McKinlay. Setting the Scottish village apart from other villages in the UK, there will also be a Heritage Centre. "We're conscious that in the Scottish Borders there's a huge amount of natural heritage and history here," McKinlay shared. "To recognise that, one of the things we'll have on this village is a heritage centre. The new Center Parcs holiday resort that has opened in Europe As for the layout of the village, the CEO added that whilst it will take many attributes from other UK sites, "each time we build a new village, we like to make it a little bit more special". A woodcraft workshop will also allow families to carve models together and a permanent Santa's Grotto will let guests meet Santa each winter. And the CEO shared that the park will have around 100 different activities that people can do, such as Action Challenge and a TAG Challenge Arena. But activities don't stop there - with the plans also revealing that Crazi Bugz, off-road explorers and laser combat could feature. The Scottish Borders village is also likely to have between 10 and 14 different restaurant and bar experiences. Whilst McKinlay expressed this hasn't been finalised yet, he did share that they will have areas "promoting the nuances of Scottish food". 6 Unlike other UK villages that have lakes, the Scottish site will have two lochs Credit: Supplied / Center Parcs Plans show a Pancake House and cafe are already proposed for the village. "We're hoping for a determination of that planning application by the end of the calendar year, hopefully," he stated. 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Daily Record
10-06-2025
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Tony Bloom Hearts cash plan revealed as chief admits 'difficult' financial season coming up but profit isn't the end game
Andrew McKinlay acknowledges that there's a gap to plug after the Jambos failed to qualify for Europe this season Andrew McKinlay has revealed how Tony Bloom's £10million investment will help Hearts in one of their "hardest ever seasons" financially. The Brighton owners' cash injection is set to be approved at a club EGM next week after being voted through by majority shareholder, the Foundation of Hearts. However, the Jambos' failure to qualify for European football this season after a bottom six Premiership finish will leave a gap in their finances that they are not used, McKinlay freely admits. The plan is to get back there under new head coach Derek McInnes. But in the mean time, Bloom's dough means they won't have to tighten their belts when it comes to recruitment this summer. 'It's a big gap, there's no doubt about that,' said McKinlay. 'We're not looking to decrease the investment in the squad, so the Tony Bloom investment is very important to allow us to do that for at least a season. "We don't want to just spend the Tony Bloom investment on plugging gaps, but the timing is quite important whilst we establish a better player trading model than we've had. "When we talk about the analytics, bringing in better players, there's two pieces to that. Firstly, we're better on the pitch and we do better. But then if those players do better and we do better, then their value is likely to increase and we're likely to sell. 'If you look at the models of Brighton and Union, that's the way it works. Union, without player trading, I don't know the numbers off the top of my head, but there would be significant losses. "If you look at Scottish football, at most clubs it's losses without someone putting money in or player trading. Hopefully we'll be back in Europe this time next year but, as we all know, the guaranteed group stage for finishing third or winning the Scottish Cup won't be there. So, it harder again to get that." Player trading will be key to the capital club in the longer term - essentially, buying quality for as low as they can and selling it for maximum value when the time is right. McKinlay admist that turning a profit isn't the aim of the game, but reinvesting as much as possible back into the playing squad and the club as a whole. 'We are envisaging next season being one of our hardest seasons financially," the Tynecastle chief executive told the Edinburgh Evening News. "It's not going to be the hardest season financially compared to historical seasons. "It's like everything in life. You get used to having a certain level of income. You spend based on your level of income. As a football club, that's very difficult because of Europe having such ups and downs. But that's the reality and that's where we are at the moment. 'So, the investment that we're expecting to come in soon will be very helpful in allowing us almost to transition and change the business into a business that does break even. "We're not looking to make profits, we're looking to get all the money back into the club. We're not looking to pay dividends or anything like that. It's to break even, but part of that will be significantly better player trading.'
Scotsman
10-06-2025
- Scotsman
Hearts reveal their financial plan for transfers, squad size and Tony Bloom's £10m
Part 1 of our exclusive interview with Tynecastle chief executive Andrew McKinlay Sign up to our Hearts newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Hearts chief executive Andrew McKinlay today revealed the club's financial plan for next season in an exclusive interview with the Edinburgh News. He spoke at length on efforts to break even, squad size, targets, transfers and the proposed £9.86m investment from British businessman Tony Bloom. With new head coach Derek McInnes preparing for pre-season, Tynecastle officials are balancing the books while first-team numbers increase. Hearts currently have 30 players in their squad, including summer signings Christian Borchgrevink, Alexandros Kyziridis, Elton Kabangu and Oisin McEntee. Another two new recruits are imminent in the shape of Claudio Braga and Stuart Findlay, with Islam Chesnokov potentially taking the number to 33. Several players will depart over the coming weeks to reduce McInnes' playing pool. In future, player trading will be a crucial area for generating revenue. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The new manager has not been set specific targets, according to McKinlay, because he already holds a firm understanding of what constitutes success at Hearts. McInnes stated upon his unveiling that he wanted to challenge for Europe and win silverware in Edinburgh after previously managing St Johnstone, Bristol City, Aberdeen and Kilmarnock. He will gather his new squad next week when they report to Riccarton for pre-season training. McKinlay outlined how discussions with the 53-year-old have gone. 'It's not so much targets. We almost don't need to set Derek targets,' McKinlay explained. 'He's very self-aware of it and I guess that's one of the great advantages of bringing someone in that already understands Scottish football, the club and the demands, and has managed one of our main competitors. 'We've just finished in the bottom six, we all know that. The first thing is to re-establish, make sure we're in that top six, make sure we're challenging for Europe, we're doing that every year. I think Derek, when he was at Aberdeen, it was seven years in a row. Last year was the first time we'd done three years in a row in our history. So, we should be doing it pretty much every year, it should be rare that we're not doing it and I think that's the first thing we want to establish. 'Yes, this year was very disappointing in the games against Rangers, Celtic, Aberdeen and Hibs. We didn't beat any of them. I'm told that's the first time since the 1990s, so we need to get that going again. I've still never won at Pittodrie. Derek would be quite keen to win at Pittodrie, as would I. So I'm sure the fixture computer will send us up there on day one. Or Kilmarnock. So those are sort of small things.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Hearts transfers plus Celtic and Rangers Premiership challenge Working in tandem with Graeme Jones, the Hearts sporting director, McInnes aims to restore the club to a challenging position in Scotland. Bloom's investment allied to a partnership with Jamestown Analytics gives Hearts added tools to facilitate their aspirations. Bloom's involvement at Brighton and Hove Albion in England, and at the Belgian champions Union Saint-Gilloise, offers evidence that he can help teams overachieve. There is a quiet confidence around Tynecastle at the moment and McKinlay believes that, in future years, a challenge to Celtic and Rangers could be possible. 'The other team that in my time here we've had zero success against from a winning perspective is Rangers, which I find incredible,' he added. 'In fact, this year we should have beaten them so we'd like to do that. It's hard to put a timescale on it. We'll see how things evolve with the player recruitment, etc, but we genuinely want to start looking above and looking at challenging the teams that most people would say: 'You just can't do that - you can't do that from a financial perspective.' And we can't do it from a financial perspective, which is why the era that we're about to embark on to me is very exciting because we've got the opportunity to use the analytics, bring Derek in, Graeme as sporting director. 'This gives us an opportunity, we think, to do something that in many ways looked like it wasn't possible. Time will tell. People will also ask us: 'Why do you think that? How can you think that? That's ridiculous. That's crazy.' One of the main reasons is that you look at what Union have achieved in Belgium [winning the title]. They still do that on a fraction of the budget of Club Brugge and Anderlecht. That's what gives me hope that we can genuinely become one of the big forces in Scotland, even if we have a fraction of the budget of others.' What are Hearts finances? How much will Tony Bloom invest? Hearts' finances are impacted this year by the fact they finished seventh in the Premiership and did not qualify for European competition. Guaranteed league-stage matches in the UEFA Conference League bring in upwards of £5m, which will instead go to Aberdeen as they secured the Europa League play-off spot by winning the Scottish Cup. Bloom's investment - due to be formally approved at a Hearts EGM next week - will help plug the financial gap. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad McKinlay still expects the 2025/26 campaign to be one of the most difficult of his tenure. Hearts posted a £1.2m operating loss, and a £4.4m overall loss, in their accounts for season 2023/24 when they also did not play European group-stage football. 'It's a big gap, there's no doubt about that,' he acknowledged. 'We're not looking to decrease the investment in the squad, so the Tony Bloom investment is very important to allow us to do that for at least a season. We don't want to just spend the Tony Bloom investment on plugging gaps, but the timing is quite important whilst we establish a better player trading model than we've had. When we talk about the analytics, bringing in better players, there's two pieces to that. Firstly, we're better on the pitch and we do better. But then if those players do better and we do better, then their value is likely to increase and we're likely to sell. Brighton EPL progress and USG title win in Belgium 'If you look at the models of Brighton and Union, that's the way it works. Union, without player trading, I don't know the numbers off the top of my head, but there would be significant losses. If you look at Scottish football, at most clubs it's losses without someone putting money in or player trading. Hopefully we'll be back in Europe this time next year but, as we all know, the guaranteed group stage for finishing third or winning the Scottish Cup won't be there. So, it harder again to get that. 'We are envisaging next season being one of our hardest seasons financially. It's not going to be the hardest season financially compared to historical seasons. It's like everything in life. You get used to having a certain level of income. You spend based on your level of income. As a football club, that's very difficult because of Europe having such ups and downs. But that's the reality and that's where we are at the moment. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'So, the investment that we're expecting to come in soon will be very helpful in allowing us almost to transition and change the business into a business that does break even. We're not looking to make profits, we're looking to get all the money back into the club. We're not looking to pay dividends or anything like that. It's to break even, but part of that will be significantly better player trading.' Which means players being sold when their value peaks. Trimming the squad is something Hearts are actively working on. 'Some of it will depend on who goes out because I think fundamentally, and we've talked about this previously, but Derek shares the view that the squad's a bit bloated at the moment. It's a bit too big,' admitted McKinlay. 'We've had some out of contract but not that many. There are others that are more on the side. 'That's always the risk in football. It's quite often that you bring in before you go out and that's always quite nervy from a board perspective. We're comfortable with the direction that, by the end of the window closing, we will hopefully have the squad size that we want with the quality of player that we want.' • Read the second edition of our exclusive three-part interview with Andrew McKinlay on Wednesday at
