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What's New
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A New Temporary Home
- The History Store in Mill Road Car Park is
now closed, and the Museum's operations have been transferred to new premises.
- We opened again on Monday 17 October, as
the Arundel Museum & Information Centre in 1-3 Crown Yard Mews off River
Road. We plan to open every day of the week from 10.30am to 3.00pm.
- There was an official opening of
Arundel Museum & Information Centre at Crown Yard Mews at 10.00am on Monday
17 October. This was attended by representatives of Arun District Council,
and Arundel Town Council.
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Exchange of Contracts for Our New Site
Arundel Museum Society (AMS) is extremely pleased to announce that
it has exchanged contracts with Arundel Castle Trustees Limited for the grant of a
new lease in respect of the site of the new museum in Mill Road, Arundel.
The contract allows AMS to take possession of the site at the end of October, and
once negotiations have been concluded with the preferred Building Contractor,
demolition of the existing St Nicholas Hall will commence.
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Thereafter, the building of the new museum will start - with the
generous support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Arun District Council (both of
whom are providing secured funding) and other benefactors. It is anticipated
that the building will be completed by late 2012/early 2013. Once completed,
Arundel Castle Trustees will grant AMS a lease of the site for a term of 50 years.
Over the next 12 months there will be much to do (planning the
fit out, sorting exhibits for display, employing staff, etc.) so work will
continue unabated by an enthusiastic team of members and volunteers in respect
of this exciting and vibrant project.
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Last, but not least, AMS wishes to record its heartfelt thanks
to Arundel Castle Trustees and the Angmering Park Estate Trustees for their
substantial support for this venture; without it, there would be no museum.
Join Us at Our Events
Members and non-members are welcome to join us at the events that
Arundel Museum Society organises throughout the year.
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There has been significant interest in the proposed Private Tour of
Goodwood House. We can now confirm that it will take place on Monday 2 April
2012. The tour will cost £11 each, with optional coffee and biscuits at £3 each.
Tickets will be on sale in the New Year.
Also, a St George's Day Dinner is being planned for Monday 23
April 2012 in the Lower Hall at the Castle. Full details will be published in
the New Year, and tickets will be on sale then.
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Scenic Flights over Arundel
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Mark Phillips, one of our volunteers, has arranged a reduced price for
AMS members and their guests on pleasure flights from Shoreham Airport. It is a
30-35 minute River, Kings & Castles package, the route takes in Shoreham,
Worthing, Arundel Castle, and Littlehampton, and it includes 8-10 minutes circling
Arundel. Each flight takes three passengers, and everyone has a window seat.
There will be ample opportunity for taking photos.
The discounted cost will be less than £50 per person (to be paid on
the day), based on plane loads of 3 passengers, and interest by 15 people or more in
total.
To assist with administration, please apply with groups of three people
if possible, although Mark is happy to accept single applications and will group these
in threes where possible.
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It will be the responsibility of a nominated leader of each group of
three to arrange the flying date and time with the operators, Brighton Scenic,
and to liaise with other members of the group.
To find out more about their flights and planes, please
click here
to visit the Brighton Scenic website. Or you can email Mark at
kiasu1960@gmail.com.
If you want to make a booking,
click here
to download a form to edit using Microsoft Word. When complete, save it, attach it to an email,
and send it to
kiasu1960@gmail.com (click on Mark's email address to open a pre-addressed email).
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Arundel Sussex
Those members who use Facebook on the internet may well be familiar
with Arundel Sussex, a Facebook site that majors on photos and othe images of
Arundel and the immediate area. And they will be aware of the support that
Arundel Sussex gives the Museum in terms of publicity.
What they might not know is that an informal monthly gathering
of friends of Arundel Sussex is held in the Town Bar of the Norfolk Arms
Hotel. The next meeting is at 7.00pm on Friday 7 October, but whether you
join them there or not, please check out this Facebook site, and become a friend
of Arundel Sussex.
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Your Paintings on the Web
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Your Paintings is a website which aims to show the entire
UK national collection of oil paintings, the stories behind the paintings, and
where to see them for real. It is a joint initiative between the BBC, the
Public Catalogue Foundation (a registered charity) and participating collections
and museums from across the UK. It includes paintings from thousands of
museums and other public institutions around the country.
Please click here to have a look at the Museum's
paintings on the Your Paintings website.
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Robin Farrington's Research into the History of Trinity Chapel
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Robin Farrington, one of our members, is currently spending part of his
time researching the history of Trinity Chapel in Tarrant Street.
Trinity Chapel was erected in 1837 by the Congregational Dissenters of
Arundel, and was opened for public worship in 1838. Previously they had worshiped
in a chapel two doors down; this is now Larkins grocery store.
Worship continued in Trinity Chapel until 1981, but today the building
is known as Nineveh House and is used as an antiques and crafts store.
Please click here to visit Robin's website to learn more about
his research, and to listen to audio guides (in English and German).
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Can You Write Arundel's History?
Museum volunteers are capturing memories of life in Arundel
between 1939 and 1953, that is from the beginning of the Second World War to
the Coronation. We have already recorded a range of individual memories
of how Arundel fared and how it changed during these crucial years. These
recordings, together with their written transcriptions will become an important
part of Arundel Museum's collection.
We need help! We urgently need volunteers to transcribe these
memories from audio recordings to paper. The recordings are provided on CD
but audio cassette is possible. If you have access to a computer, are able
to touch type and wish to contribute to this and future oral history projects,
please contact Roger Halls by telephone on 01903 214231 or Al Dunn on email
at al.dunn01@btconnect.com.
Free Glass of House Wine Offer to Members at the St Marys
Gate Inn
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Terry and Helen Bedford of the St Marys Gate Inn are continuing to
support the Museum by giving members a free glass of house wine with a two-course
meal. All those accompanying a Museum Society member and purchasing a two-course
meal may partake of this offer.
Please show a valid membership card.
This offer supersedes all previous St Marys Gate Inn offers.
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Family History Research
Has your family ever lived or worked in Arundel or the surrounding
villages? If you would you like research undertaken on their lives, we can
probably help.
Please click here
for more information.
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