Repairs to Tolson Memorial Museum
As we reported in the May – June Edition there are to be repairs to the fabric of Tolson Memorial Museum. In the Kirklees Council Budget of 2019/2020 £300,000 is allocated for repairs, mostly to the roof. We were delighted with this and we learn that there will be workmen in the Museum from October onwards. As a result of the work the ‘birds’ will have to be found a temporary home and several rooms upstairs will be out of action. This will not affect our Tea & Cake meetings. We have a full programme going into next year, but regrettably we are not able to hold our annual Victorian Christmas Fair. This is really unfortunate as the Victorian Christmas Fair has become very popular and I have already had many requests to have a stall. There will be a Victorian Christmas Fair in 2020. The Friends are however going ahead with their first Spring Craft Fair on Sunday 29th March, just a week before Easter. Many of those who have contacted me regarding a stall at Christmas are already signing up to be at our Spring Craft Fair. It promises to be an interesting event with a great variety of stalls.
The rain came down on Wednesday when the Tea & Cake group should have been out on the bowling green learning to play Croquet! However we adjourned to the Morning Room in the Museum and had a discussion about the proposed plans for the future of Huddersfield town . We still enjoyed tea and homemade cake! Margaret Wood, and a colleague of the Croquet Club, joined us and Margaret handed out details of the opening times of the Croquet Club and invited anyone interested to go along. (Mon.1.30pm- 4.00pm, Tues 10.00am– 12.20pm, Wed 6.00pm-8pm Fri. 1.30pm— 4pm.)
The Friends of Tolson & Ravensknowle are members of the national body of the British Association of Friends of Museums BAfM. I attended the Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Conference which was held recently in the Mansion House, Doncaster, Whilst there we went on a tour of the building which is a fine Georgian house. It is is really worth a visit if you are in Doncaster. The picture is of a beautiful epergne and table decoration in the Mansion House dining room.
Tolson Memorial Museum – Tea & Cake
2pm – 3.30pm 2nd Wed in month. Free.
Donation for refreshments. All welcome.
11th Sept. Dry Stone Walling, the challenge of repairing the walls which are so much part of our countryside.
9th Oct. The Jewellery Trade in Huddersfield. Talk by Ian Fillan.
13th Nov. Huddersfield Filmmakers Club.
6th Annual Motorbike Show
Motorbike Show Sunday 8th Sept 11am – 4pm
Full range of bikes, stalls and refreshments.
Heritage Memorial Garden, Tolson Memorial Museum
All Hands on Deck Saturday 14th September 12pm – 2pm
Mikron Theatre join us again with one of their wonderful shows. The play is full of dots, dashes, semaphore and song. Some seats in the Garden but bring your own if you can. Free event, collection taken. Refreshments before the event and in the interval.
Tolson Memorial Museum
Afternoon Tea with live entertainment – Sunday 6th October 1pm or 2.30pm
Pianist Lee Mathews will play in the lovely morning room.
Booking essential. 1pm or 2.30pm £10.
From 2nd Sept on line from eventbrite or Ann or Museum.
Huddersfield War Hospital Magazines Lecture – Sunday 13th October 2pm
Lecture by Dr Alice Bumbry.
Magazines were produced by the hospital, now Royds Hall, during WW1 and are kept in Tolson Memorial Museum. They will be on display at the lecture.
2pm. Free event.
Hallowe’en – Thursday 31st October 2.30pm
Make lanterns and go for a spooky walk in the Park.
£2 per child.
About Friends of Tolson & Ravensknowle
The Committee of Friends of Tolson & Ravensknowle meet once a month to plan the programme for the local community and support the work of the Museum. We look after the Heritage Memorial Garden. We would welcome any one who is interested in working with us.
For more information please contact Volunteer Ann, Friends of Tolson & Ravensknowle. m: 07803159506 email: secretary@friendsoftolson.org