"Noisiest" Lanarkshire museum secures lottery funding for major upgrade

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A Lanarkshire museum is set for a proposed multi-million pound upgrade creating major new attractions and “catapulting it into the major league” of national destinations.Summerlee Museum of Industrial Life has received lottery funding for the first phase of a development project aiming to expand its visitor experiences by creating a new immersive miners’ village and welfare hall.It could lead to a total investment of £6.4 million in the popular Coatbridge attraction, known as “Scotland’s noisiest museum” for its exhibits including working steam vehicles, trains and cranes.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The Summerlee project is entitled “New Stories, New Audiences, Better Lives” and aims to celebrate the history, culture and community of the area’s heavy industry from the post-war era until the 1990s.An initial award of £148,000 from the National Lottery heritage fund will be used for feasibility studies, research and public consultation, to ensure “that the legacy of Scotland’s industrial past is honoured and shared with generations to come”.It will in turn lead to a further application for £3.4m to build the new miners’ village plus a learning landscape zone and extra investment set to be brought in from additional funding sources – with North Lanarkshire Council leader Jim Logue saying: “This