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Become a Conservation Hero at Beckford's Tower & Museum

Beckford's Tower & Museum, Lansdown Road, Bath, Somerset, BA1 9BH
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Every Thursday morning this summer, Bath Preservation Trust will be running various free "Conservation In Action" activities in the nearby Paddocks from 10:30 – 12:30.

Families will have an opportunity to find out about the conservation work at Beckford's Tower and learn how to care for objects themselves.

There will be six different activities on offer each week, where children can put their own conservation skills into action:

Object care and preservation
Archaeology dig
Scavenger hunt
Make a clay creature
Stonemasonry carving
Build your own tower


The activities will be running on the following dates:

3 August 
10 August 
17 August 
24 August
31 August

No booking is required for any of these drop-in activity days.

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Bath is operating a charging Clean Air Zone. Owners of all higher emission vehicles – except private cars and motorbikes – will need to pay to drive in the city centre. To check if you need to pay or to apply for an exemption or discount, go to bathnes.gov.uk/BathCAZ

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Bath is operating a charging Clean Air Zone. Owners of all higher emission vehicles – except private cars and motorbikes – will need to pay to drive in the city centre. To check if you need to pay or to apply for an exemption or discount, go to bathnes.gov.uk/BathCAZ

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