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• A chance to abseil off the Cheesegrater skyscraper

  03-07-2021 14:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  For charity of course, but later this month there’s a chance to climb over the top of the Cheesegrater skyscraper in the City of London and abseil down the side.
  At 730 feet high, the Cheesegrater skyscraper, officially the Leadenhall Building, is the third-tallest building in the City of London, after 22 Bishopsgate and the Salesforce Tower.
  The abseiling event takes place at the end of this month and is a charity fundraiser for Demelza, which provides hospice care for children with termi
  
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• Museums granted £60 million for upgrades and improvements

  03-07-2021 11:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Twenty large museums and organisations have been granted a total of £60 million by the government to support projects and maintenance delayed by the pandemic.
  The £60 million of funding is aimed at helping projects that were stalled due to the Covid-19 pandemic reach completion to allow institutions to welcome back visitors this summer.
  Most of the funding is to be spent on capital projects for upgrading the buildings and improving conservation works – such as £2.7 for th
  
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