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Santa Specials return for Christmas at the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum. They are a magical Christmas treat for children up to 10 years old; a trip on the Mid Suffolk Light Railway Santa Special is not to be missed... Steam trains run from Brockford Station to ‘North Pole Halt’, for an … Continue reading Return of the Santa Specials

After a long trajectory from lift off to final approach, the new kitchen module has arrived at The Long Shop Museum! The prefabricated building came to rest on its footings in the museum garden at 18:50 on the 20th September. It is not expected to make a return journey. The crew now has a … Continue reading Touch Down! The Kitchen Has Landed

Bury St Edmunds Guildhall will be sharing the untold stories of their unique Royal Observer Corps Operations Room, at their 'Ration Books to Rock'n'Roll' exhibition which will run from Friday 25th March to Sunday 10th April 2022. The Royal Observer Corps was a civil defence organisation which … Continue reading Ration Books to Rock’n’Roll’

Our Story of Saxmundham, a newly published book, describes how the East Suffolk town has grown over the centuries, from its earliest beginnings as a small Saxon settlement, to its emergence as a thriving market town and its continued development as an important East Suffolk hub. A … Continue reading Our Story of Saxmundham

The Lanman Museum located in Framlingham castle, has for many years held a collection of glass plate negatives by John Self. He provided the museum with a comprehensive record of the town in the period around 1900. The Suffolk Record Office digitised all the glass negatives in 2018, making them … Continue reading Framlingham, a Tour Through Time

Steve Bell at Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museums tells us about some of opportunities the museum has taken advantage of over the past year and a half. It's strange, sometimes unusual benefit comes from strange sources. I'm guessing that the recent pandemic has been a thorn in all of our sides, … Continue reading The Numbers Game

Taff Gillingham at Great War Huts talks about some of the accomplishments the museum has made over the last few months, including the success of the 'Drawers for Wars' exhibition. Here at Brook Farm Camp the enforced inactivity caused by the pandemic gave us the opportunity to progress with many … Continue reading News from Great War Huts

Moyse’s Hall Museum has experienced its busiest June on record despite footfall restrictions. The exhibition, Moments, which includes originals by Banksy, Hirst, Emin, My Dog Sighs, Connor Brothers, Pure Evil and many more, saw c6000 people in the first 4 weeks of opening and a rise in school … Continue reading Moments and beyond

The Heritage Railway Association prestigious Morgan Preservation Award has been won by the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, and their restored Shredded Wheat diesel mechanical locomotive at a virtual event on 28th April. The 1934 0-4-0 locomotive was built for the Shredded Wheat Company’s Welwyn Garden … Continue reading Middy and Shreddie scoop the HRA Preservation Award

Three iconic costumes from Marvel Studios’ Black Panther have been displayed in a new exhibition at Christchurch Mansion. The outfits of T’Challa, Shuri and Okoye featured in the ground-breaking film will sit alongside Marvel comics, historic museum objects and local stories. From folklore to fake … Continue reading Power of Stories

Halesworth and District Museum, ever-conscious that it serves not only the town of its name but also the surrounding villages, is constantly looking at ways of strengthening its relationships with its ‘rural hinterland’. In pursuit of that goal it has just signed a Partnership Agreement with the … Continue reading Practical outreach in Halesworth

Halesworth and District Museum is shortly to take possession of a hoard of 19 Iron Age coins unearthed by a metal detectorist near Blythburgh in 2019. They include one coin never before seen. Dating from between 60BC and 25AD, many of the coins feature images of animals and strange symbols: … Continue reading Crowdfunding First for Halesworth Museum

Curator Peter Minta speaks about what the summer 2021 holds for Saxmundham museum. It’s been a busy closed period for Saxmundham Museum. We plan to open our doors to visitors on a limited basis from May 19th assuming the easing of lockdown restrictions apply. Initially Saxmundham Museum will be open … Continue reading Saxmundham Museum Gears Up For Opening

2 interpretation pieces at Bury St Edmunds Guildhall Bury St Edmunds Guildhall has two interpretation pieces that it no longer needs and is looking to sell them. The boxes are 130cm tall and 100cm wide and include panels which open out, pull-out panels, drawers and puzzles with moving parts. Other … Continue reading Interpretation pieces for sale at Bury St Edmunds Guildhall

*Sponsor-a-Sleeper to help complete the line to Aspall Halt.* During the various stages of the Covid 19 restrictions, the Mid-suffolk Light Railway have still been able to make significant progress on their main project of extending the line. The first major advance was the preparation and tidying … Continue reading Middy says “We’re getting there”,

Suffolk Archives are delighted to announce that their free exhibition Pride in Suffolk’s Past: Sharing LGBTQ+ stories past and present will open at the Hold in Ipswich from 17th May – 4th July 2021. Booking for free tickets have now opened online. For more details please see our website: … Continue reading Pride in Suffolk’s Past

The National Horseracing Museum is among more than 2,700 cultural facility recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. This award will help the Museum transition to full operation from July onwards by supporting core costs and overheads whilst … Continue reading National Horseracing Museum to receive £166,000 from Round 2 of CRF

Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum has reopened its outdoor spaces from the 18th April, Steve Bell tells us more about what to expect from the museum in the coming months When the government's exit steps from lockdown were published, the initial reaction was that we couldn't reopen until May 17th … Continue reading Outside Space Reopens at NASAM

Landguard Fort is one of the region’s most popular visitor attractions and is delighted to open its iron-clad doors to you on 21 May. With 400 years of history and set in a stunning landscape, Landguard Fort offers fascinating insights into how people lived and worked at the fort, from the last … Continue reading Standby for the reopening of Landguard Fort

Felixstowe Museum is pleased to announce that it is reopening on Sunday 30th May as a COVID secure venue. Furthermore, with funding assistance from local Councillors Andy Calver has been appointed as the Curator and Manager to help progress the museum’s ambitious forward plan. They will launch with … Continue reading Fantabulous Felixstowe Museum to reopen

As the title suggests, Clare Ancient House museum is to have an audio version of its Town Trail. Curator Peggy Smith tells us more... As well as having a fully illustrated booklet, an audio version of our recently extended Town Trail will shortly be available. This includes additional areas, beyond … Continue reading Audio trail to become part of Clare Ancient House Museum’s Town Trail

Aldeburgh Museum is awarded Highly Commended in the Conservation category for its sensitive internal refurbishment and conservation of the iconic Moot Hall building.  Aldeburgh Museum is located in the Grade 1 Listed, 16th Century timber framed Moot Hall, owned by Aldeburgh Town Council, where … Continue reading East Suffolk Council ‘Quality Of Place Awards’ 2020

Dan Clarke, Heritage Officer at Moyse's Hall talks about the new exhibition coming to the museum called Moments. Moyse’s Hall is looking to start 2021 with a few positive stories. We’ve extended our ever-popular Sci-fi displays until 20th January by public request, any excuse to keep the screen-used … Continue reading Moments at Moyse’s Hall

Remembrance Day 2020 was marked by the Halesworth and District Museum with the online publication of the first of some 80 biographies of Halesworth-born men who died during the Great War. The project is the brainchild of  Alan Clapson of Chediston Street in Halesworth, a long-standing member of the … Continue reading A Fitting Tribute to Halesworth’s War Heroes

Bawdsey Radar Museum has launched an online shop featuring a range of new and attractive Christmas gifts. The Museum tells the story of a “world first” in the development of radar and has been recognised as Suffolk’s Small Museum of the Year 2020. Bawdsey, located on the Suffolk coast, was the first … Continue reading The Big Bawdsey Online Merchandise Launch