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Highland cattle save butterflies as nature fans celebrate breakthrough year in Scottish reserve

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Officials at a Scottish nature reserve have deployed Highland cattle stock to save one of the country's rarest butterfly types.
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Art must-sees: September

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Another monthly glimpse of what gallery-goers can expect at six exciting venues and events nationwide. From Edinburgh to Cardiff, we pick some favourites
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Chairs, tables and concepts stack up for Martin Creed at The Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh

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Steps and stacks provide the major motifs in a new show of sculpture, paintings and interventions made by Martin Creed.
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Coventry's hidden links with Egypt uncovered in Pharaoh Akhenaten show at Herbert Museum

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A week-long preview exhibition in Coventry uses an ancient carving to reveal the city's links with Egypt's Tell el-Amarna.
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David Cameron and Robin Gibb urge public to raise £1.9 million for Bomber Command capsule

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The public are being given the chance to have their messages left in a time capsule under an enormous UK war memorial.
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RAF Museum unveils plans to recover preserved German bomber from the Channel

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The RAF Museum and Wessex Archaeology are to recover a remarkably preserved WWII German bomber from the seabed off the Kent coast.
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Road movie without end: Stuart Croft takes a voyage of discovery to Nottingham Wasp Room

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Stuart Croft's forthcoming film installation at Nottingham's Wasp Room offers no resolutions to the Road Movie format.
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18th century Yorkshire "mecca" at Staveley Nature Reserve saved in £475,000 Lottery deal

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The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust will use a Heritage Lottery Fund investment to double the size of a 40-hectare nature reserve.
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First Garden City Heritage Museum celebrates Letchworth locals in World War Two display

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An exhibition at The First Garden City Heritage Museum charts how local people in Letchworth contributed to the war effort.
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Ask A Curator becomes hottest global Twitter topic

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Museums and galleries across the world are answering questions thrown at them on Twitter today as the inaugural Ask A Curator campaign takes the site by storm.
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Last Chance to See: Drawn to Danger - War Artists at Work at Melton Carnegie Museum

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As US combat troops depart Iraq Melton Carnegie Museum explores the British soldier’s experience of the conflict.
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Archive photos reveal the human story of Duxford during the Battle of Britain

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Visitors to Duxford during the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain should visit a photographic exhibition that portrays the men and women who fought from the base in 1940.
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Culture24 Listings Pick: Annual Beetle Mania show at Crich Tramway Village in Derbyshire

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Curvy cabriolets and blue bubbles in a treat for classic car fans this weekend as the annual Beetle fest heads to Crich.
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London Cultural Improvement Group CPD training available for teachers

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Find out more in the online London Cultural Improvement Group training brochure.
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London Cultural Improvement Programme CPD training now available for teachers

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Find out more in the London Cultural Improvement Programme training brochure online.
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Coastal Currents 2010: Co-Director Lorna Crabbe tells us about this year's programme

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We get the inside track as the highly-popular festival returns to Hastings following a hugely successful 2009 campaign.
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Bronze Age henge discovered in Hertfordshire field could be human cremation burial site

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The archaeologist leading the investigation into a Bronze Age henge in Letchworth gives Culture24 the inside story.
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Culture24 Listings Pick: Family Fun Day at the Scottish Mining Museum in Newtongrange

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Watch daredevils plunge from the sky on a 700-foot zipline in a day of entertainment at the popular Scottish Mining Museum.
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Picturesque portrait of Penzance preserved with permanent place at Penlee House Gallery

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A 1921 painting of Penzance by important Cornish artist Stanhope Forbes has been saved in a £130,000 deal.
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Manchester Weekender promises 48 hours of music, art, books, film and more

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Eight festivals, hundreds of artists and dozens of venues will unite for the Manchester Weekender this October, which includes the premiere of a Gillian Wearing feature film.
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