Celebrations as building work starts at Melton Carnegie Museum
A special ceremony will be taking place at Melton Carnegie Museum as building work begins on a project which is being supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) with a grant of £969,000.
On Wednesday 17th December, Chairman of Leicestershire County Council Mr Tony Kershaw and Mrs Freda Kershaw will join project staff to remove the last of the Melton North Railway Station paving slabs which will be relocated to the towns War Memorial and “cut the first sod” in preparation for the construction of a purpose built extension.
(Media-Newswire.com) - A special ceremony will be taking place at Melton Carnegie Museum as building work begins on a project which is being supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund ( HLF ) with a grant of £969,000. On Wednesday 17th December, Chairman of Leicestershire County Council Mr Tony Kershaw and Mrs Freda Kershaw will join project staff to remove the last of the Melton North Railway Station paving slabs which will be relocated to the towns War Memorial and “cut the first sod” in preparation for the construction of a purpose built extension. The development will comprise a ground and first floor development to the rear of the existing museum which will double the size of the museum. The new space will include: A Community Archive to support the work of local history groups and partner organisations, including the Museum of Hunting Trust. The local history resource will be used by local and regional specialists and non-specialists for family history and subject specialist research. Additional permanent displays, complementing the existing displays, will focus on rural life in the area and be of interest to local visitors and visitors from further afield. The displays will include contentious contemporary rural issues and will reflect home and family life as well as working life in the countryside of the borough. The displays will feature topical issues including post office closure, transport and "green issues", as well as diversification of the rural economy. A Community Hub on the first floor will create a dedicated space for activities and events for use by schools, community groups and volunteers. Cabinet member for Community Services, Ernie White, said: “We are delighted that the Heritage Lottery Fund has enabled this much needed development to take place. The museum has become increasingly popular with school and community groups and has an active programme of events and activities which are well supported by local visitors. The museum is well placed to address rural issues. This development will enable the museum to consolidate and build on achievements of the last five years.” The museum will be closed from 4.30pm on Sunday 14th December for one year to allow the completion of the building project. For further information please telephone 01664 569946 or log on to www.leics.gov.uk/meltonmuseum for details of the closure.
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