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NEWS!
The Museum Extension
From Hole in the Ground to Grand Opening!
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Thursday, June 22, 2006
This
is the first group of people invited to see the new extension. They are
the mostly elderly or disabled clients of Steyning Good Neighbours.
Museum Stewards escorted the thirty visitors around the exhibits. The
invitation also included tea and music at the nearby Penfold Hall.
Steyning Good Neighbours arranges for volunteer “good
neighbour” drivers to take people living in Steyning and the
surrounding areas to hospital, doctor's appointments or essential
shopping expeditions.
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Ben
McGuire, Chairman of Steyning Good Neighbours, said: “It's
lovely
to be able to take our clients somewhere more enjoyable than just to
the doctor!”.
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Saturday, September 30, 2006
The
museum joined a wide range of local groups at the Steyning
Hobby Fair. Our stall attracted visitors with a lucky dip containing
small items of historic interest , each with its own information
leaflet, brass rubbing for children and a lively display. The new
extension was a popular talking point.
Let's give warm welcome here to all the new members and stewards who
joined as a result of the event.
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Saturday, October 14, 2006
Today is The Big Draw Art Day. Steyning Museum has welcomed everyone
who wants to take part in this national event. About 120 children and
adults joined the three sessions to create a collage showing market
scenes in medieval, Tudor and Victorian Steyning. Without the new space
in the extension, this event would not have been possible. Display
screens and exhibits were moved aside to make way for a large table and
chairs. The art materials were donated by the Co-op Community Dividend
Fund and there were volunteer artists, teachers and people in period
costume on hand. The result of everyone's combined talents has been put
on display in the Museum foyer.
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What
a work of art!
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
Today
a group of partially sighted people visited the Museum. Many
group visits take place on a Thursday, when the Museum is closed to the
general public. It means that the Curator, Chris Tod, can give a
presentation and pay all his attention to the personal interests of the
visitors.
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Thursday, March 1, 2007
During
term time, school visits are now a regular event. There is
plenty of room to organise games and activities with a historical
theme. The children's corner includes brass rubbing and mosaic tile
art. On the Saturday after a school visit, children often return with
their parents to show them the exhibits and to carry on with their
favourite activity.
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Thursday, March 8, 2007
Museum
Stewards have already had a training session to introduce them
to the extension. Here is a group listening to Chris Tod as he updates
them about the new facilities. These second training sessions
instructed Stewards about the Children's Corner and other recent
innovations at the Museum.
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See
"News" above for more about the Steyning Museum extension.
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