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which they are held by the end of 2022, thus enabling all items to be stored centrally within the HHQ building. All receipts gener- ated by the sale of museum property will be ring-fenced for the direct benefit of the museum.
We said farewell to Lt Col Peter Garbutt, our Hon Curator, on 23 June. At a farewell lunch held in Winchester attended by many Regimental and Museum trustees and friends, he was given a heartfelt send off by the Colonel of the Regiment and the Chairman of Trustees Colonel Tilney. He was presented with a pair of Zeiss binoculars with which to help him enjoy his leisure time bird watching. We welcomed Maj Steve Penkethman as his replacement. Steve is an enthusiastic supporter of HorsePower and all trustees look forward to working with him. He has excit- ing plans to rejuvenate the museum shop and on-line retail offer, but will inevitably have to prioritise his Regimental Secretary responsibilities until a new Assistant Regimental Secretary has been appointed.
Our regular programme of lunchtime and evening talks have been postponed
this year due to the con-
tinuing Covid restric-
tions. Once we are more confident of attracting a decent audience these will be restarted and we look forward to welcoming our speakers offering a wide range of interesting topics.
legacy as without this condition we would not have been able to accept this gift. Should anyone have any regimental items that they are considering offering to HorsePower, do please consider the inclusion of a similar condition if possible.
Fundraising. With the help of the professional experience of Piers Lawson, a draft fundraising campaign over the next two years has been developed to fund our plans to merge our two col- lections (RH & 14/20H) and modernise HorsePower at the same time. Those who have been involved in raising funds will recog- nise the fundamental need to have the campaign underpinned by a comprehensive database. Without this, critical information essential to the successful management and control of the cam- paign would be at risk. Equally essential is the need to recruit a person dedicated to its management whilst the campaign is run- ning. As we do not have the capacity to manage this internally, we will be recruiting for this position early in 2022 in readiness to launch the Campaign in the Spring. Our target is £250,000 which will enable the internal area of the Museum to be redesigned
to make more display space for the greater number of exhibits required, and then to make best use of modern technology and lighting to allow excit- ing techniques to enhance the whole visitor experience. This will be a criti-
cal period for our Museum and we all hope greatly that you will be able to get behind the Campaign by giving it as much support as you can. Full details and guidance as to how you can support the Museum will be pub-
Many of you will be aware of
the digitisation programme
that has been mentioned in
previous articles and which
is known as The Ogilby
Muster (TOM). Directed by
the Army Museums Ogilby
Trust (AMOT) it includes
the digitisation of all our
archives covering the period
1899-1929. This has been a
complex operation as it encompassed 85 military collections when it went live on 3 Nov 21. It comprises some 1.7 million items so it will be interesting to see how public access to our archives will impact on general awareness and interest in military museums. The programme is funded for 10 years with additional funding under negotiation to expand digitised coverage to include our 1930-1945 archives. Guidance on how to access TOM has been included in recent Newsletters but, if unsure how to get into it, check the HorsePower website or give Richard Joyner a ring.
Arts Council England (ACE) is the body responsible for awarding Accreditation status to museums. Due to Covid our re-Accredita- tion renewal has been delayed for some time but this will now be required by April 2022. Work to check and update all of our poli- cies and related governance will start in the New Year with the aim of fully satisfying ACE and being granted full Accreditation, without which the Museum would find it more difficult to operate.
During the year HorsePower has purchased a few items of sig- nificant historical interest and been the recipient of several dona- tions and legacies. One of particular note was from Mr Jason Pope who left in his Will a wonderful and varied collection of militaria based on his fascination of all things 10H. Several of the items will be accessioned by the Museum but, importantly, it was made clear that should any of his collection not be of specific interest or relevance to the Museum, we were to dispose of them on the basis that all resulting proceeds should be used directly for the benefit of the Museum. This immediately doubles the value of such a
lished ahead of the launch.
GHRT
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