The Heritage Centre aims to produce exhibitions, which are inspiring and cultivate a sense of pride in local people. At present, the Centre contains the two major local history collections in the area, the Yate Heritage Collection and the Yate District Oral History Collection. These are both available to the public on open days and through appointment.
There are over 3,000 objects in the Centre’s collections acquired since the mid 1990s. They include:- oral history, historic 3D objects, maps, photographs and documents, as well as an educational handling collection.
The Centre also houses the Oral History Project Group’s collection of photographs, tapes, documents and of course oral history, amounting to 4,000 items in the Centre.
