Exhibitions

Come and visit Yate Heritage Centre and relive the past through our fascinating FREE exhibitions. Plan your visit by checking our opening times and finding out how to get here. We look forward to seeing you!

  • Clocking Off - the history of the workers social clubs around Yate Wednesday 20th March 2024 10:00 am - Saturday 27th April 2024 3:00 pm Clocking Off is the history of our factory clubs is featured in our main Spring history display. The exhibition features the history of former clubs such as Newman's and Hanson's plus our remaining organisations at Jackson's and the Miner's Institute at Coalpit Heath. The legendary one millionth bombshell case from Newman's social club will be on display.
  • Yate (Art) Open Tuesday 30th April 2024 10:00 am - Saturday 18th May 2024 3:00 pm Artists are invited to submit up to 4 pieces of work for this year Yate Open. We anticipate a high standard of artwork as in past years. 
  • Seaside Holidays Tuesday 21st May 2024 10:00 am - Thursday 6th June 2024 4:00 pm Discover the history of the seaside holiday and find out where local people went and wahat they did. Includes artefacts from our own holiday collections and holiday photos from the time.

 

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Forthcoming Events

Take a look at our calendar of forthcoming events in Yate. If you find something of interest, then we would love to see you there.

What People are Saying

"It was well planned, informative with lots to see and lots to do".
Pupils at Broadway Infants School

 

"Fantastic! Thorough and comprehensive. Lots of visual things for the children....".
St Paul's Catholic Primary School

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Learning with Yate Heritage Centre

We work with original local archive material, photographs, maps, census forms and oral history.

We can offer:

  • Loans Boxes 
  • Visits to your school
  • Visits to our Heritage Centre

Inspire the curiosity of your class. Help them to understand the complexity of people's lives, the process of change, the diversity and relationships between different groups in their own locality through time.

Visit our learning page to find out more.