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Friends Membership tops 236!
THE FRIENDS ASSOCIATION
The “Friends of Crewkerne & District Museum” was set up in March 2001 to provide support through practical help and fund-raising and to promote interest in the Museum. Since March 2001, membership has increased from 40 to over 200.
BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP
A recruitment drive in 2004 inspired a number of local businesses to join the Friends.Crewkerne Antiques Centre, Elswoods Cleaning Supplies, Millicans Opticians, Naturalife Wholefoods, The George Hotel and The Royall Oak Inn have all signed up.
Membership privileges include
*FREE ENTRY TO THE MUSEUM
*FREE ACCESS to written records in the Local History Room
*QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS
*PREVIEWS
*SOCIAL EVENTS
There is no need to take an active part at all but some members help occasionally with Friends’ events. Some members are museum volunteers, helping with stewarding or collections management behind the scenes.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
Youth - £3 Adult - £5
Joint & Family (2 at same address & any number of children) - £8
Businesses/ Institutions
Small business - £10 minimum
Large business - £25 minimum
Institution- £12 minimum
For more information and/or a membership form please phone the Museum on 01460 77079, or email us from the navigation panel. |
Friends' Update
The highlight of our winter programme was the successful "HOLD IT " exhibition when we displayed 500 items loaned by 20 members of the public and 30 members of the Friends.The amazing variety of containers was viewed over one week by 234 visitors including the children who attended the "BOX IT" Activity session.
Another success story was the transformation of the Exhibition Room in December into a VICTORIAN NURSERY to be viewed through the window by passers-by. Unlike in 2005, we were not awarded the Best Window Shield by the Chamber of Trade but the window did attract a lot of attention.
A first for the Friends was the WINTER SERIES OF TALKS AND TEAS held in the Leslie Andrew Room. This series of talks was a popular new venture which will be repeated next year. |
Spring 2006 Programme
MUSEUM EGGSPLORATION - Easter "Drop-in" Activities for Children. Search the Galleries for mini eggs - Prizes for all!
CAR BOOT STALL - The usual fund-raising stall will be held at a car Boot Sale in Yeovil on Sunday 23rd April - weather permitting.
"RED CROSS OCCASION" To support the |Museum's "Red Cross in Crewkerne" Exhibition and to mark the beginning of Red Cross Week, the Friends' Committee is organising a day of special attractions to encourage visitors to the Museum.Come along and enjoy Refreshments, a Raffle, Competitions, Plant stall and First Aid Demonstrations by |Red Cross Volunteers.Saturday 6th May.
FRIENDS' PREVIEW on Friday 26th May from 7.00 to 8.30. A chance for our members to see the "Village Voices" exhibition before it opens to the public.
SWEET STALL at Crewkerne Show on 10th June.
VISIT TO CASTLE CARY MUSEUM -on the evening of 27th June.
JOINT TRIP TO WORCESTER WITH CREWKERNE CIVIC SOCIETY. Details in Summer Newsletter.
Further details from Friends Chairman Jean Pakes on 01460 76366
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