Northumbria University Students Help Shape South Tyneside Shipbuilding Museum Plans

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Master’s students are working with academics and campaigners to assess whether a permanent shipbuilding heritage museum could succeed in South Tyneside. Organisers say the project would preserve stories linked to the Tyne, Wear and Tees shipbuilding industry.

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00:00Masters students at Northumbria University are helping develop plans for a new shipbuilding

00:06heritage museum in South Tyneside. More than 1,300 people have signed a petition backing

00:13a permanent tribute to the North East's industrial past. The project forms part of the University's

00:19Business Clinic, which supports organisations needing specialist advice. Professor John

00:25Wilson says shipbuilding remains deeply connected to communities across the Tyne, Weir and Tees.

00:31Students are now examining whether the museum could be financially sustainable over the long

00:36term. Organisers hope their final report could help turn the proposal into a permanent attraction

00:42for the region.

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