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Latest News
- Merry Christmas December 24, 2011
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at the Museum!
To close this eventful year, we bring news that the Museum has been awarded a grant of £677,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, which will go towards renovating the buildings and funding future heritage activities. This achievement makes the Museum’s prospects in 2012/2013 very exciting, and thanks must go to the development team who put in a staggering amount of work to get us to where we are at the moment.
You can download the press release in Microsoft Word .doc format here: Woodhall HLF Round 2 Grant press release
Have a good holiday!
- Pageant DVD now on sale November 14, 2011
The People’s Pageant 2011 DVD is now available to buy! You can purchase it online through the Museum Shop, and it will be stocked at various retailers soon (more info on this to come).Description: The DVD contains highlights from the People’s Pageant 2011, held in Woodhall Spa on the 9th July to celebrate its bicentenary.
With a running time of 33mins, the film includes short segments of events that took place around the village, as well as a visual poem by Judy Theobald (BBC Radio Lincolnshire) and a recap of the previous Pageant history by Edward Mayor.
- Museum Calendar 2012 now available October 6, 2011
The Cottage Museum 2012 Calendar is now on sale. Featuring pictures from both the 1911 and 2011 Pageant festivals, it can be purchased for £3.99 at the Cottage Museum Tourist Information centre. Here’s to the new year!
- Newsletter No. 8 July 26, 2011
Newsletter 8 is now available online for download! It’s split into two parts, both being in the PDF format:
- The Museum is open for 2011! April 17, 2011
As of Saturday 16th April, The Cottage Museum is now open to the public!
So what’s new in 2011? Several room displays have been redesigned and feature new content. There is now a Pageant room, designed by Edward Mayer, as well as a display on the donkeys that are so lovingly associated with the Wield family history, including interactive puppets and books for children of all ages designed by students from Bishop Grosseteste University. Responding to feedback provided from the previous year, the displays have been revamped and are more visually stimulating, featuring a great selection of archived photographs.
If you’re visiting Woodhall Spa, drop in and see us! Entry is £1.50 for adults and free for children under 14.
