What’s On in Uppermill

Family History Drop-in and Help Desk > Monday 26th November between 1 – 4 pm. £5 includes museum gallery admission (this session is £3 for “Friends” of the Museum).

Our learning officer, or a dedicated volunteer, will be on hand today to offer assistance for people embarking on family history research or who need help with a particular area. It would be most helpful if you could bring any information you have already gathered with you. Please inform reception when you arrive and you will then be guided through your search and the use of our computerised facility in our gallery three. You will also be free to view all the collections in all the museum galleries at your leisure.

To avoid long waiting times it may also help if you could let us know in advance the approximate time of your visit should you wish to use this service.

The museum is open 1 – 4 pm daily if you wish to inform reception in advance or telephone 01457 874093 or email tim@saddleworthmuseum.co.uk

(for those who only have a only a single question or short query please email tim@saddleworthmuseum.co.uk at any time or ask for Tim when you arrive and wait in reception)

he Friends of the Museum AGM and Party > Tuesday 4th December from 7pm onwards. AGM open to Friends only. Party open to ALL but please bring something for the table. 

After a short AGM in the community gallery we have a small break and prepare for our seasonal party. There will be the usual musical entertainment, some quizzes and a chance to catch up.

Food is the usual shared supper so please contribute a dish of your choice. Glasses will be available for liquid refreshments. Whilst soft drinks and wine will be available on a donation only basis you are more than welcome to bring your own drink of choice if you want.

Please see the Friends page on the museum website,(http://www.saddleworthmuseum.co.uk/friends/) should you need a nomination for the committee form or just drop in a note at reception, for the secretary or email friends@saddleworthmuseum.co.uk if you have any questions.

IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE YOU!

Victorian Craft Workshop & Santa’s Grotto > Saturday 8th December. 1 – 4 pm. £5 per child

Make a scented Victorian pomander and paper bauble in our Victorian craft workshop in the community gallery.Come and meet Santa (each child receives a wrapped gift) in the museum grotto.

Please buy tickets in advance at the museum to guarantee a place.

Please email learning@saddleworthmuseum.co.uk if you have any questions about this event. Tickets will soon be available from the reception desk at the museum which is open between 1 and 4 pm daily. The telephone number is 01457 874093.

Victorian Craft Workshop & Santa’s Grotto > Saturday 8th December. 1 – 4 pm. £5 per child

Make a scented Victorian pomander and paper bauble in our Victorian craft workshop in the community gallery. Come and meet Santa (each child receives a wrapped gift) in the museum grotto.

Refreshments will also be available to purchase in the community gallery.

Please buy tickets in advance at the museum to guarantee a place.

Please email learning@saddleworthmuseum.co.uk if you have any questions about this event. Tickets will soon be available from the reception desk at the museum which is open between 1 and 4 pm daily. The telephone number is 01457 874093.

Please reserve the date in your diary!

Family History Drop-in and Help Desk > Monday 10th December between 1 – 4 pm. £5 includes museum gallery admission (this sessions is £3 for “Friends” of the Museum).

Our learning officer, or a dedicated volunteer, will be on hand today to offer assistance for people embarking on family history research or who need help with a particular area. It would be most helpful if you could bring any information you have already gathered with you. Please inform reception when you arrive and you will then be guided through your search and the use of our computerised facility in our gallery three. You will also be free to view all the collections in all the museum galleries at your leisure.

To avoid long waiting times it may also help if you could let us know in advance the approximate time of your visit should you wish to use this service.

The museum is open 1 – 4 pm daily if you wish to inform reception in advance or telephone 01457 874093 or email tim@saddleworthmuseum.co.uk

(for those who only have a only a single question or short query please email tim@saddleworthmuseum.co.uk at any time or ask for Tim when you arrive and wait in reception)

MUSEUM VOLUNTEER EVENING > Monday 10th December. 7 – 9 pm.

Saddleworth Museum is a community resource with a board of trustees, dependant on volunteers and public donations. We are an Accredited, (no. 191), Independent Museum and our Registered Charity Number is 528225.

Many of our existing volunteers attend on a Wednesday morning and/or during the week/week-ends when they can but starting this month we are running a volunteer evening at the museum from 7 pm to 9 pm. We intend to run these on the second Monday of each month. Please come along and learn all about the work needed to help run a museum.

We require volunteers to help with: –
• Fund raising and Event organisation  
• The Collections
• Cleaning Displays
• Maintenance
• Learning / Education
• The Friends Committee

• The Website
• Databases
• and much more.

IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE YOU!

FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM COFFEE MORNING,. 10 am to 12 noon. £1.30 entrance includes a pot of tea or cafetiere of coffee and biscuits. In our rather nice community gallery. Buns or cakes (a “slice of something nice”), are also available to purchase at very reasonable prices.

A raffle will be held and our homemade stall may be in operation. The monthly draw will be made for the 200 club and prizes handed out. Please come along to meet friends, make friends, find out about “Friends of the Museum” events, the 200 club and maybe call in to the museum shop or galleries afterwards.