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| Burns museum wins £5.8m funding | Burns museum wins £5.8m funding |
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| A proposed new £17m museum celebrating Robert Burns has been awarded £5.8m in lottery funding. | A proposed new £17m museum celebrating Robert Burns has been awarded £5.8m in lottery funding. |
| The new centre will be in the heart of Alloway, the tiny Ayrshire village where the poet was born in 1759. | The new centre will be in the heart of Alloway, the tiny Ayrshire village where the poet was born in 1759. |
| The project, which has received funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, will involve building a brand new centre and upgrading existing landmarks. | The project, which has received funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, will involve building a brand new centre and upgrading existing landmarks. |
| Additional facilities will be added to accommodate the thousands of extra visitors it hopes to attract. | Additional facilities will be added to accommodate the thousands of extra visitors it hopes to attract. |
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| With the 250th anniversary of Burns' birth just two years away, the race was on to complete the work, campaigners said. | With the 250th anniversary of Burns' birth just two years away, the race was on to complete the work, campaigners said. |
| The National Trust for Scotland said many precious artefacts were slowly rotting and the old-fashioned setting was doing little to win over 21st Century visitors. | The National Trust for Scotland said many precious artefacts were slowly rotting and the old-fashioned setting was doing little to win over 21st Century visitors. |