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Vote for your picture of the year…
Once again, it's time for Wikimedia Commons' Picture of the Year. This really does showcase the quality of photographers we have out there contributing to the community, and there's a…
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Stephen Fry records his voice for Wikipedia
Stephen Fry wears many hats - wit, television presenter, actor, writer and geek. He now has a new hat to wear: Wikipedia contributor.
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Announcing the winners of the Wiki Loves Monuments photo contest in the UK
Wikimedia UK is delighted to announce the UK winners of the 2013 Wiki Loves Monuments competition.
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The morning after the month before
September 2013 will always be the month the UK took part in Wiki Loves Monuments for the first time. We missed out in 2012, and planning began in January this…
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Bringing Chester’s listed buildings onto Wikipedia
This post was written by Wikimedia UK volunteer User:Rock drum
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Your local heritage is open to the public
There are hundreds of local history and archaeology societies in the UK, and there’s a reason there were 50 million visits to heritage sites in England alone in 2010. Wiki…
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Wiki Loves Monuments recruits distinguished judge
All good photography competitions need excellent judges to help select the winners. The volunteer team behind the UK's participation in Wiki Loves Monuments is therefore delighted to announce that Steve…
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Canadian Copyright Collection from the British Library on Wikimedia Commons
This post was written by Andrew Gray and Philip Hatfield and was originally published on the blog of the Wikimedia Foundation here
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Painting from Commons to feature in new book
A painting of “A Lane at Hamstead, Staffordshire” by English painter William Ellis is to feature in a new book after being re-discovered on Wikimedia Commons.
