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Volunteer Opportunities: Lincolnshire Heritage Forum
In the last year the Heritage Forum has offered advice and support to over 40 sites in Lincolnshire, organised the Lincolnshire Heritage Conference and Lincolnshire Heritage Awards and managed to increase membership by 30%. The Lincolnshire Heritage Forum are now...
Volunteers needed for WW1 Project – Northampton
Conflict and Community, Northampton remembers the First World War. In July 1914 almost 10,000 men joined the Northamptonshire Regiment. One month later Britain was at war with Germany. Many men left their homes, mothers, wives and children with a sense of patriotic...
Case Study: Louth Museum improve collections care with MDEM grant
Louth Museum in Lincolnshire, have received a Collections Access grant from Museum Development East Midlands (MDEM) to improve the storage of items in the Museum, and to tackle some of the backlog. Louth Museum got in touch to tell us how they were getting on and...
Heritage Lottery Fund awards £5,600 to mark the Centenary of the First World War in Castleton
Castleton Historical Society (CHS) has received £5,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a project, “World War One – Castleton Remembers”. Awarded through HLF’s “First World War: then and now” programme, the project focuses on an exhibition of memories and...
Call for Makers – Derby Maker Faire 2014 at Derby Silk Mill
Calling all makers, crafters, knitters, engineers, tinkerers and hackers! Register your interest to be part of the third Derby Mini Maker Faire, taking place on Saturday 25 October 2014 at The Silk Mill, Derby. If you’re interested in being a part of it all, register...
Job vacancy: Museum and Gallery Attendants – Alfred East Art Gallery
Kettering Borough Council has two exciting part-time vacancies at the award winning Alfred East Art Gallery. Post 1: 15 hours per week (Tuesday – Friday 9.45 am – 1.30 pm) Post 2: 10 hours 45 minutes per week (Wednesday & Thursday 1.30 pm – 5.00 pm and Saturday...