UPTON HERITAGE CENTRE OPEN
DAY
Upton Heritage Centre has been selected to
take part in the Heritage Open Days
programme. The project is run nationally by
English Heritage and takes place from
Friday 9th to Sunday 12th September.
This is England’s annual celebration of local history,
architecture and culture with free admission to all properties and
events. It is a chance for small heritage sites across the UK
to get gain much needed publicity and to heighten their profile as
a visitor destination.
Local historian Simon Wilkinson will be
leading guided historical walks around the town, to include the
Heritage Centre, with its recently updated displays and new touch
screen history pod. Some of the volunteers who work in the centre
will be dressed in period costume. 
The Heritage Centre will be open 10am to 4pm
during each of the three days with the guided walks taking place
twice daily from the Centre at 11am and again at 2.30pm.
Mike Morgan, Chairman of Malvern Hills
District Council says.
“Although Upton is a town now known for its
festivals and its floods, a short visit to The Heritage Centre
reveals its long and interesting past. I welcome the Heritage Open
Days initiative and would encourage residents from across the
district and further afield to pay a visit. All too often we ignore
what's on our own doorstep, why not take advantage of this weekend
to put that right?"
To find out more please call the Tourist
Information Centre on 01684 594200.
