1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Buildings in the Museum's collection / Richard Harris reports what we have in store: Poplars cottage; Tyndalls cottage; 5-7 Holloway Hill, Godalming; Whittakers cottages; cottage at Oaklands, Lodsworth; Longport House; a game larder; Green Street outhouse; forge from Great Bookham, built by the Hamshar family; woodsheds and pigsty from the Warren; bakehouse from Newdigate; horse gin, North Bersted; stable, Causeway Brickworks, Petersfield; granary, Sweethills Farm, Ashurst; granary, Chilcomb Manor, Winchester; barn and cattle shed, Berrylands Farm; dovecote, Milton Street; hay barn, Ockley Court Farm, and miscellaneous fragments |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Friends Events / Friends' events include: spring tour to Plymouth, AGM, visits to Ightham Mote; Frith Hill Gardens, Northchapel; Luton Straw Hat Museum; Chatham Historic Dockyard. St Peters at the Museum. [All these are advertised separately] |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | 50 000 horseshoes! / Bernard Rush reports that over 50,000 horseshoes have been denailed and polished to be sold in the shop. Proceeds so far |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Events Diary / The main events in 1994 will be: Traditional Food Fair; Building in Timber - the American Tradition; a Downland Celebrarion; Wool and Wood; Heavy Horses; Building Conservation; Rare Breeds; Children's Activity Weekend; Working Woodland Crafts; Novice Sheepdig Trials; Steam Threshing etc. |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Woodland products training courses / Two charcoal courses led by Alan Waters will take place this year. |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Visit to the Czech Republic 1-9 Oct / A trip to the Czech Republic is being organised for the Friends |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Building in Timber: The American Tradition 5 April-31 May / This spring the museum will host an exhibition called "Building in Timber: The American Tradition", prepared by the John Judkin Memorial, Bath |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Friends to hold first Annual Conference. / The Friends will hold their first Annual Conference on 29/30 April. It will start with dinner in the Vicar's Hall, Chichester with music by Cavatina. There will be a field trip to Up Waltham and Stag Farm, and a lecture by James Ayres |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Leaflet distributers wanted / Richard Pailthorpe wants leaflet distributers. |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | New role for Pat Melhuish / Pat Melhuish, the Director's secretary, has taken on the extra job of Office Manager |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Plumbing and stone masonry exhibition opens in March / Court Barn will re-open on 27th March with a new exhibition, prepared by Bob Powell and Richard Harris, in place. |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Visitor Numbers / Visitor numbers in 1993 totalled 157,000: 6,000 more than in 1992. Family tickets showed the biggest increase. |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Winter Coppicing activity / Alan Waters and Nick Conway have been working in two areas of overgrown coppice in Drovers, and on the Eartham Estate by permission of Mr R. Green. |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Museum hosts Folk Life Society conference. / The Museum is hosting the 1994 Folk Life Society Conference on 15-18 September |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Sponsors / Sponsors last year included: Bartholomews of Chichester Ltd. , Colorama and Whitby's of Chichester, Chichester Tractors, Cyanamid (UK), Deosan Ltd. Goodrowes of Chichester, International Distillers and Vintners (UK) Ltd. , Karova Farms, National Westminster Bank, Portsmouth Printing and Publishing Plc (Chichester Observer), SCATS, Stride and Son Ltd. , Wakeford Hotels of Worthing, West Sussex County Council. |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Vacancy on Friends' Committee / Wanted new members of the Friends' Committee. Contact Virginia Lyon or Jean Piggott. |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Friends. Widening horizons with AIM and BAFM / Virginia Lyon has attended meetings of both the Association of Independent Museums and the British Associatioon of Friends of Museums. |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Picture / Dora Harmer, who lived in Winkhurst Farm, is pictured with Bob Clover, a volunteer, on her 90th birthday. An article by her on her experiences of rural life is deposited in the Museum library. |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Effective use of our education resources / Geoff King describes his problems as Education Officer and wants to use places other than Bayleaf and Getting to Grips. The pictures include Mike Tighe talking to children about the mill, and Michael Hickling in Bayleaf. |
1994/3 | Magazine Vol. 5 No. 12 / March 1994 | Working with the West Sussex Countryside Trust at Goodwood. / Some examples are given of work with the West Sussex Countryside Trust at Goodwood. Young NADFAS visited the Museum in the morning and went on to Goodwood in the afternoon. Another day combines the Goodwood Forest Trail with the Charcoal camp. A-level students spent the morning at Goodwood Country Park, and visited the Farming Exhibition in the afternoon. Links with centres at Butlins Bognor South Coast World, Lodge Hill and Sayers Croft. |
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