News - MUSEUM 4 WATTON

MUSEUM 4 WATTON AWARDED NATIONAL LOTTERY SUPPORT

Museum 4 Watton has received a confirmed National Lottery grant of £61,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to create a museum in the Norfolk town of Watton, it was announced today. Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players,

SKELETON LAUNCH HERALDS BUSY TIME FOR MUSEUM GROUP

On Thursday June 23rd the latest exhibit acquired by the Museum4Watton group was unveiled at Wayland Hall, Watton by Dawn Urry of Bennett Homes and The Mayor of Watton, Mrs Beryl Bunning in front of a gathering of invited guests.

400 YEARS OF HISTORY SAVED FOR THE TOWN OF WATTON

Chris Hutchings (pictured) the group’s chairman recently saw that a very large group of documents regarding Watton was being sold at Auction and successfully bid for them. He has generously given them on permanent loan to the group for display

MUSEUM TRUSTEES GO TO GAOL

Two trustees from the Museum4Watton group went (in the footsteps of Oscar Wilde) to Reading Gaol before Christmas. Not, they hastened to point out for any heinous crimes, but to collect several almost new museum display cabinets which have been

MUSEUM 4 WATTON GROUP UNVEILS NEW “POP-UP” MUSEUM

The Museum4Watton group, which is working towards opening a museum in the town, took the opportunity of unveiling it’s new pop up museum exhibition trailer at the town firework display on Saturday evening. An enormous turnout of local people ensured