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Sherwood Observatory construction in the news

17 September 2024
 
 

The ambitious Sherwood Observatory, Planetarium and Science Discovery Centre project has been closely followed by the local media, with coverage starting back in 2020 right up to us opening our doors to visitors.

This coverage now acts as a wonderful timeline of the project and is captured here for you to enjoy.

Inside the hidden Victorian reservoir at Sherwood Observatory – and how volunteers plan to transform it in 2020

Nottingham Post – 28th December 2019

Nottinghamshire observatory’s planetarium plans could increase annual visitors by 17,000

Nottingham Post – 8th June 2020

Planetarium planned for underground Victorian reservoir

BBC News – 11 October 2020

Plans for planetarium at Sherwood Observatory move a step closer

Love Business East Midlands – 8th December 2021

Exciting £5.25m planetarium and science centre for Sutton moves step closer

Mansfield Chad – 9th December 2021

Exciting £5.25m planetarium and science centre for Sutton moves step closer

Nottingham Post – 9th December 2023

Sherwood Observatory hopes to bring in 20,000 visitors with new ‘fantastic’ attraction

Nottingham Post – 8th November 2022

Plans for planetarium at reservoir submitted

BBC News – 16 December 2022

Levelling up: Joy and disappointment at funding announcement

BBC News – 19th January 2023

G F Tomlinson appointed to progress multi-million-pound planetarium in Nottinghamshire

BDC Magazine – 15th February 2023

Pre-construction starts on multimillion-pound planetarium

Insider Media – 16th February 2023

GF Tomlinson to build Sherwood planetarium

The Construction Index – 15th February 2023

In pictures | Nottinghamshire planetarium

Construction Management – 20th February 2023

Plans for planetarium approved

BBC News – 22nd March 2023

Pictures: Underground Victorian reservoir in Nottinghamshire to be transformed into planetarium

West Bridgford Wire – 24th March 2023

Pictures show underground Victorian Sutton reservoir due to be transformed into £5m planetarium

Mansfield Chad – 25th March 2023

Excitement in Nottinghamshire town as plans passed for new planetarium and science centre

Nottingham Post – 1st April 2023

Work set to start on £5m planetarium at Sutton observatory

Mansfield Chad – 22nd July 2023

The out-of-this-world project redefining ‘edutainment’

Inavate – 11th September 2023

Construction within weeks for new £5m Ashfield planetarium and discovery centre

Mansfield Chad – 1 August 2023

Work on new £5m planetarium due to begin

BBC News – 1st August 2023

Work to start this month at Sherwood Observatory for new Planetarium and Science Discovery Centre

Business Link EM – 17th August 2023

Work starts on £3 million Sherwood Observatory

West Bridgford Wire – 25th September 2023

Ground-breaking at Nottinghamshire planetarium

Insider Media – 11th October 2023

Construction gets going on Nottinghamshire planetarium

The Construction Index – 10th October 2023

Work starts on Science and Discovery Centre and Planetarium at Sherwood Observatory

Business Live – 9th October 2023

Construction at Sherwood Observatory reaches new heights

Mansfield103 – 22nd March 2024

New pictures show construction of planetarium

BBC News – 24th June 2024

New images show Nottinghamshire planetarium works well underway

West Bridgford Wire – 1 August 2024

£5m Sherwood Observatory planetarium ‘exceeding expectations’ as work nears completion

Mansfield Chad – 23 August 2024

£5m Sherwood Observatory planetarium ‘exceeding expectations’ as work nears completion

Nottingham Post – 24th August 2024

Construction of new planetarium nears completion

BBC News – 25th August 2024

Inside the new Planetarium dome

Notts TV – Wednesday 28th August 2024 (starts around 02:05)

Work on track for November completion at new planetarium

Business Link EM – 29th August 2024

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