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To commemorate this milestone, Saltaire, and a number of other World Heritage sites in the UK, will together in a programme of shared celebrations over the course of the year.
Foundation and Legacy will be based at Salts Mill – the jewel in the crown of the village.
It will show visitors images and artefacts from the history of the village and its founders.
There will also be displays about two other sites that will share the UNESCO anniversary – New Lanark in Scotland and Derwent Valley in Derbyshire.
The exhibition starts on May 28 and will last for three weeks.
There will also be several Saltaire Inspired arts events, including the annual Arts Trail around the village and a video screening of a tour of the model village at Bradford’s City Park Big Screen.
The model village celebrates two decades since its UNESCO inscription this year. The title made the village, founded by Sir Titus Salt in 1851, one of the most protected heritage areas of the District. To commemorate this milestone, Saltaire, and a number of other World Heritage sites in the UK, will together in a programme of shared celebrations over the course of the year. Celebrations include an exhibition looking at the life of Sir Titus, as well as that of his immediate successor James Roberts. Foundation and Legacy will be based at Salts Mill - the jewel in the crown of the village.
Saltaire and its UNESO world heritage legacy – The Yorkshire Post says
IN every respect, Saltaire was a world heritage site long before Salts Mill was bestowed this special status by UNESCO exactly 20 years ago.
Thursday, 13th May 2021, 11:39 am
What this award did do, however, was raise public awareness still further about the textile mills, founded by Titus Salt and James Roberts, and the enduring importance of their philanthropy to the area’s social history.
An enduring story which also charts the importance of the relationship between employers and employees, this is made possible by the conservation and preservation of these magnificent buildings, including the David Hockney gallery, as they prepare to welcome back visitors in this landmark year.
Jay Blades has begun filming his new BBC2 series, Jay s Workshop, in the city. The programme will reward people who have gone above and beyond for their community but may have not received any recognition. Each of the one-hour-long shows in the six-part series, set to be broadcast in late summer, will focus on a different community champion and the process of building them a surprise item. Jay and his team of volunteers will lovingly create each bespoke piece from scratch, before revealing it as a surprise to the deserving recipient. He shot to fame as presenter of the popular BBC One show The Repair Shop. The restoration show, in which people bring in their cherished objects to be fixed, has been a hit for the broadcaster, even moving from the daytime to an evening slot.
The exact locations of the window displays will be released in the week beginning May 24. The window trail replaces the event s traditional Open House Trail, due to the ongoing restrictions of the pandemic. Following two successful online events last year, The Saltaire Virtual Makers Fair returns with a fresh new look, taking place at saltaireinspired.org.uk and across Saltaire Inspired’s Instagram and Facebook accounts. This will be held online over the May Bank Holiday weekend, between Friday, May 28 and Monday, May 31, and Thursday, June 3 to Sunday, June 6.
Peter Reed, event co-ordinator, promotes this year s Saltaire Arts Trail Elsewhere, a programme of exhibitions and special events includes Felt by Claire Tindale, a specially commissioned installation in the Salts Mill roof space, and a display of four large kites, created by artist Georgia Griffiths, who has collaborated with the 800-strong student body of 16 to 18-year-olds at Shipley College to create The K