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WE’RE VERY PROUD OF THE PROJECT WHICH HAS SHOWN HOW A MILITARY MUSEUM CAN USE THE ARTS TO TELL ITS STORIES TO A NEW AUDIENCE
Liverpool! At time of writing we have yet to find out if we’ve won but even being shortlisted for awards such as these gives our hardworking staff and volun- teers a great boost and reflects our commitment to making our museum the best it can possibly be.
We’ve had some great VIP visits too, including our MP Scott Mann, Michael Ellis MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, and Justin Maciejewski, Director of the National Army Museum. They’ve all been very inter- ested in our work and our ambitious future plans.
If you’d like to keep up to date with our work and hear about our projects, events, plans and appeals, please sign up for our quarterly e-newsletter which is packed with interesting information. You can do this by clicking on the sign-up link at the bottom of any page on our website www.cornwalls-reg- imentalmuseum.org or by emailing us at info@ cornwalls-regimentalmuseum.org and we’ll add you to the list.
And if you would like to find out more about how you can support the museum by making a donation, leaving us a Gift in your Will or by making an In-Memoriam donation, please visit the Support Us pages of our website to find out more. https:// cornwalls-regimentalmuseum.org/why-support-us/ friends-of-the-museum/ Whether you join the ranks of our supporters online or in person, you’ll receive a warm welcome!
Mary Godwin, Museum Director
Tel: 01208 72810 director@cornwalls-regimentalmuseum.org Cornwall’s Regimental Museum
Bodmin Keep, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 1EG www.cornwalls-regimentalmuseum.org
Shropshire Regimental Museum
Things are moving surprisingly fast in Shropshire! The Trustees of the Shropshire Regimental Museum are busy planning a re-branding of the museum next year, including re-naming it the Soldiers of Shropshire Museum. This will enable the museum to extend its exhibits to include a history of the Castle and famous Shropshire soldiers, whilst retaining its traditional regimental stories and artefacts. An appeal is also due to be launched in order to secure the future of the museum in the face of the recently withdrawn MOD grant.
Our winter lecture series continues to be a popular draw and in the past year has included excellent talks on Passchendaele, Belsen, the German Spring Offensive of 1918, and a history of the Rifles and its antecedents. Special exhibitions have featured the militaria of Major General Jack Wentworth Reeve (Rifle Brigade), grandfather of the recent High Sheriff, Charles Lillis, and an expanded stand on the Battle of Bligny as part of the centenary commemorations of the extraordinary feat of arms by 4 KSLI on 6th June 1918 which has also inspired a series of articles in the local press and the Shropshire Magazine.
Our curator for the past 4 years, Christine Bernath, is moving on promotion to a new post as Assistant Director of the Gurkha Museum in Winchester, and we wish her every possible success in her new role.
For further information on forthcoming events, news about the Museum, or to join our Friends Association, please visit our website at www.shropshireregimentalmuseum.co.uk, where you will also find our online shop and research service.
THINGS ARE MOVING SURPRISINGLY FAST IN SHROPSHIRE!
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The Trench – returning to the train