FOR IMMEDIATE USE [26/08/15]
PRESS RELEASE
A Space a Second Booked in the first
half hour for Glasgow Doors Open Day!
A space a second: Glasgow Doors Open Day reached new records today. Within half an hour of opening their booking
system 1,800 spaces had been booked across the 57 bookable buildings & events – that’s a space a second! And proves just
how popular the event has become!
Bookings opened at 10am: Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, the organisers of Glasgow Doors Open Day, knew how
popular the event was going to be this year following a huge number of requests for brochures and a 25% increase in visits
to the website. The small team of staff and volunteers took a huge volume of calls from 10am today whilst many other
people visited www.glasgowdoorsopenday.com to book. Within half an hour of opening 1,800 spaces had been booked
across the 57 bookable buildings & events – that’s a space a second! Within the first four hours the total number booked
reached 3,000 spaces! And within just 3 minutes Glasgow Central Station tours were fully booked!
Still spaces left: Although a number of spaces have been booked already there are still spaces on a number of the events.
You can find these here: http://glasgowdoorsopenday.com/programme/booking/ Additionally over two thirds of the
programme doesn’t require booking at all!
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Ruth Morris, Events and Development Coordinator at Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, said:
“I just want to say a massive than you to all of our volunteers who have helped us get to this point by updating our websites,
distributing our brochures and helping us take the calls today. Without this huge network of volunteers this event would not
be possible and it is clear that our visitors all appreciate the work that they do. We have had a number of people on the
phone this morning, and even though some haven’t managed to get spaces on the tours that they wanted they couldn’t
have been any nicer and praised the event and all those involved in it. Hearing how positive they have been has made me
even more prouder to live in Glasgow and be part of this event. Bring on 14th September!”
EXTRA INFORMATION
Full Programme of Events: All information for the event is available here: www.glasgowdoorsopenday.com
Booking: To book place go here: http://glasgowdoorsopenday.com/programme/booking/
Paper Versions: Details of how visitors can get their hands on a paper version of both the Glasgow Doors Open Day
programme and the Children’s programme are available here: www.glasgowdoorsopenday.com/brochure
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FOR IMAGES, INTERVIEWS AND MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT RUTH MORRIS, EVENTS & DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, ON 0141 554 4411 OR
RUTH@GBPT.ORG
NOTES FOR EDITORS
ESSENTIAL PHASE TO INCLUDE IN ALL PRESS WHEN REFERRING TO DOORS OPEN DAY
Doors Open Days is coordinated nationally by the Scottish Civic Trust. It runs throughout Scotland every September as part of
European Heritage Days. For more information see www.doorsopendays.org.uk Glasgow Doors Open Day is coordinated locally by
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust. For more information see www.glasgowdoorsopenday.com
DOORS OPEN DAY PROGRAMME 2015
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The brochure can be picked up from all Glasgow Libraries, all participating venues or visitors can send in an A5 S.A.E to GBPT, Room
16, Wellpark Enterprise Centre, 120 Sydney Street, G31 1JF and the brochure can be sent to their door.
The programme of events for 2015 can also be found online at: http://glasgowdoorsopenday.com/programme/
These can all be viewed on an interactive map here: http://glasgowdoorsopenday.com/programme/map/
Some of the more popular buildings & events require booking, this will open on Wednesday 26 th August at 10am. The list of
bookable events and the links to book are available here: http://glasgowdoorsopenday.com/booking/
In 2015 there is an industrial heritage theme, Green Glasgow theme and a Year of Food and Drink theme. Information on these can
be found here: www.glasgowdoorsopenday.com/themes
DOORS OPEN DAY NEW CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME 2015
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This is the FIRST YEAR there has been a dedicated children’s programme for Glasgow’s Doors Open Day
The children’s treasure trail map is available here: www.glasgowdoorsopenday.com/childrens-programme highlighting some
of the top picks from the 40+ children’s events taking place throughout the festival
The treasure trail map can be picked up at Glasgow libraries or visitors can send in an A4 S.A.E to GBPT, Room 16, Wellpark
Enterprise Centre, 120 Sydney Street, G31 1JF and the treasure trail can be sent to their door.
DOORS OPEN DAY BACKGROUND
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Glasgow Doors Open Day is a free festival taking place between 14th – 20th September 2015
Doors Open Days first took place in Glasgow and Ayr in 1990 where it formed part of the European City of Culture celebrations. This
fantastic FREE event is Glasgow's way of celebrating its buildings, its streets, its parks and its people - in short, itself! Held on the
third weekend in September each year, there are tours, walks, talks, seminars and exhibitions in addition to more than 100
buildings being open to visitors to come and ‘get to know’ Glasgow. This Built Heritage Festival provides a chance for Glaswegians to
become ‘tourists’ in their own city for a day. More information can be found at www.glasgowdoorsopenday.com
Coordinated by Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, a charity that focuses on saving our built heritage by establishing new uses for
and restoring much loved old buildings.
Doors Open Days takes place throughout Scotland and are part of European Heritage Days. Information about the national
programme can be found at www.doorsopendays.org.uk
DOORS OPEN DAY FUNDERS
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Glasgow Doors Open Day is funded largely by Glasgow City Council and sponsored by a number of other organisations. For full list of
Sponsors see: http://glasgowdoorsopenday.com/sponsors/
Glasgow Life – Received a grant from Glasgow Life Arts Development Scheme.
Heritage Lottery Fund - Children’s Programme and ‘Mazing Memory Museum has received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Sharing
Heritage1 grant of £9,400.
o 1Sharing Heritage is for any not-for-profit group wanting to explore their community’s heritage. With a commitment from
HLF of £3m each year, Sharing Heritage grants between £3,000 and £10,000 are available to groups who want to discover
their local heritage. Projects can cover a wide spectrum of subject matter from exploring local archaeology and a
community’s cultures and traditions to identifying and recording local wildlife and protecting the surrounding environment
to managing and training volunteers, and holding festivals and events to commemorate the past.
o Heritage Lottery Fund - Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) aims to make a
lasting difference for heritage, people and communities across the UK and help build a resilient heritage economy. From
museums, parks and historic places to archaeology, natural environment and cultural traditions, we invest in every part of
our diverse heritage. HLF has supported 37,000 projects with £6bn across the UK. www.hlf.org.uk. Follow them on
facebook HLFScotland and twitter @HLFScotland. Images available on request.
DOORS OPEN DAY FACTS & FIGURES
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Glasgow was the first ever Doors Open Days to be held in the UK.
Glasgow is one of the largest Doors Open Days in Scotland.
Over 61,470 recorded visits were made in 2014, with 14,992 unique visits.
In 2014 1,866 people worked 8,043 hours on the event most of whom were volunteers.
In 2014 Glasgow Doors Open Day brought a direct economic impact of £470,292 to Glasgow
A Wee Doors Open Day was held during the Commonwealth Games in 2014
Evaluations available here http://glasgowdoorsopenday.com/evaluation/
There is a FREE Audio tour focusing on 8 Glaswegian Buildings http://glasgowdoorsopenday.com/glasgowlandmarks/
2015 is the 26th year that Glasgow has hosted Doors Open Day.
This year (2015) 108 buildings will take part, 50 tours & walks and 23 talks & events all for FREE!
There will be a photography competition as part of the event in 2015 encouraging the sharing of photos of Glasgow
There is an Industrial Heritage Theme in 2015
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PRESS CONTACT: Ruth Morris | 0141 554 4411 | 07885 273 318 (not for publication) | ruth@gbpt.org
GLASGOW DOORS OPEN DAY coordinated by Glasgow Building Preservation Trust | Wellpark Enterprise Centre,
120 Sydney Street, Glasgow G31 1JF | 0141 554 4411 | info@gbpt.org | www.glasgowdoorsopenday.com
www.facebook.com/GlasgowDoorsOpenDays | @GlasgowDOD | www.facebook.com/gbptrust