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WANTED!
We're keen to recruit additional members for the Thornbury and District Heritage Trust.
The purpose of membership is to have a group of people who 'keep an eye' on the way the Museum is run and who know what is going on from one year to the next. As the Trust is both a registered company and a registered chariry, it is essential that all the functions are properly monitored, but that does not mean that the job has to be boring. The temptation to get involved is hard to resist. Almost all our Trust members find themselves helping with the Museum in a small way at least, and even those who have retired from 'active duty' still enjoy the annual get-together.
Could this be something for you? Do visit the Museum, have a look round, see what a wonderful job all our unpaid volunteers do to keep this free public service running and perhaps take a look at the rest of this website. If you are tempted, please just contact the Museum to arrange to meet one of our Trustees to find out more.
Phone 01454 857774 (answerphone when Museum is shut).
Email:
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or drop a note through our post box.
Check out our shop page!
From the comfort of home, you can check out the details and prices of every single item we have on sale in the shop. So, whether it's an Historic Thornbury shopping bag you're after, a book about Thornbury Workhouse, a Roman activity pack for your children/grandchildren or some attractive rocks and minerals, you'll know just where to find them all - and how much money to bring with you!
Or just come in and browse in the shop. We're open weekday afternoons on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, if you have time to browse the museum and shop then, and all day on Saturdays. A good place for children to spend their pocket money! A good place for adults to pick up interesting local history books!
Volunteer at the museum - you'll make lots of new friends!
Here is the museum's stand at a Volunteers Fair in the St. Mary Centre, Thornbury. The Museum is entirely staffed by volunteers and there are always a wide range of ways in which local people can get involved with their local museum. Timewise, volunteers give anything from an hour a month to several days a week!
There are lots of jobs that need doing and people are encouraged to do what they are interested in and feel comfortable with. That might be: sitting in the reception area and welcoming people to the museum; making sure items in the collection are kept in the appropriate conditions; creating and maintaining records of objects, documents and photographs in the collection; helping to publicise museum activities in the local press; carrying out risk assessments for health and safety purposes; painting, carpentry and repairs; dusting and cleaning; transcribing and checking documents; working in the small courtyard garden; helping with exhibitions; contributing to research publications; and anything else that needs doing!
Volunteering in the museum is a great way of making new friends and learning new skills. It's a happy place to be involved with. Regular supplies of tea and biscuits keep us all going and we don't need much excuse to have a celebratory cake now and then... If you'd like to get involved, give us a ring or just come in and have a chat.
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