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THE
FRIENDS OF ROYSTON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM
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The
Friends of Royston and District Museum, formed in 1985, is a registered
charity which seeks to assist, promote and foster interest in the Museum and
to improve the facilities it offers.
Funds raised by the Friends are used to assist the Museum in a variety of
ways. When the Museum was refurbished in 2001 a
 grant
was made for materials to help with the new displays. The Friends have
recently provided a scanner and a digital camera which it is hoped
will enable a satisfactory catalogue to be made of the Museum’s collection
of pictures and also improve the facilities available to visitors in
wheelchairs by presenting material on display on the upper floor on a
computer screen downstairs. They have also provided 27 re-usable frames which
were
used for the first time at the exhibition of the etchings of E
Herbert Whydale last June. The Friends also funded the publication of a booklet on the
etchings.
All members receive a quarterly newsletter and invitations to Private Views
and social events (the picture above shows two of the Friends at the
Private View before the 'Jack's War' exhibition in October 2005). The
Friends also produce a
range of exclusive stationery items based on the
Museum's collection and on various places of historic interest in the town. Some members choose to help in the
Museum when it is open to the public, with the satisfaction of supporting a
valuable asset of the town. Others with embroidery skills
come regularly to work on the Museum's Royston Tapestry project, and the container garden in
the courtyard offers scope to enthusiastic gardeners. |
The Friends have also published the following:
D P King, The Year War Broke Out (Royston 1991)
M K Lawrence, Camp 29 Royston West (Royston
1991)
Mervyn Thompson and Geoffrey J Allgood, Flora of Therfield Heath and the Mordens
(Royston 1993)
Christine J Whitbourn, The Etchings of E Herbert
Whydale 1886-1952 (Royston
2006)
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A Whydale etching in one of the frames
provided by the Friends |
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If you are interested in joining the Friends, please send a
letter giving details of your name, address and telephone number,
together with a cheque made payable to ‘The Friends of Royston and
District Museum’, to: The Treasurer, Friends of Royston and
District Museum, 5 Lower King Street, Royston SG8 5AL (Tel: 01763
242587). Subscription rates are as follows:
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Gardening in the courtyard |
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Individual
membership: |
£5.00 |
Family membership:
This class of membership covers up to two adults and all minors living
at the same address |
£9.00 |
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Individual Life membership: |
£100 |
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Application
forms for membership may be obtained from the Museum or a form may be
downloaded by clicking
here. |
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