Our new exhibition is now live (opened 9th August 2021). It is titled, ‘Memories and Mementos of Mere’. It looks at the past collection of objects and documents from around Mere. You can find a selection of photographs from the new exhibition below. Do come and view the new exhibition during library open hours. You
We have a Quiz evening on Friday 20th August at the Grove Building, starting at 7.30 pm to start our fund raising. Tables of 4, £3 per person. Please book a table through Rose Heesom on ‘07791 559 674’
We are delighted to announce that our new exhibition will open on Monday 9th August 2021. It is titled, ‘Memories and Mementos of Mere’. It will look at the past at a collection of objects and documents. Unfortunately we cannot have an Open Evening for members at this time because of ongoing restrictions by Wiltshire
Dear Friends of Mere Museum,Just a quick reminder that we are holding our annual PLANT SALE next Saturday, May 22nd at 10 a.m. in the churchyard. We would love to receive plants for sale, and to have your support at the sale. Please bring any plants you are able to give us to sell, to
Unfortunately, due to the Covid restrictions, the Museum is closed. We will let you know as things change, when we have opening dates.
These pictures show our latest exhibition on the Union Workhouse in Mere. This was presented before the Covid closure and will be still up when the museum opens again. It was a very interesting part of Mere’s history to research and showed that not everything about the Workhouse’s was bad. However, Mere could be one
Having taking delivery of the Rutter Scrapbooks in January 2020 from the conservators at Chippenham, the volunteers started the task of transferring them into our system, by numbering, logging and individually storing each item. We are looking forward to returning to our task when the Museum is open again! You can find some pictures of
Thank you to everyone who supported our Big Event in October, making it such a brilliant success! Lots of names were added to photographs (this was a huge hit!), two stories were recorded (so far) about Waltons, and we heard a fascinating talk from paper conservator Sophie Coles. It was exciting to see work being
An important reminder is that the Friends AGM will take place on Tuesday November 26th at 7.30 p.m. in the Museum. At this event we shall be launching our exciting, brand new range of sales items which will revolutionise the Friends’ Sales Desk and generate, we hope, more much needed funds for the Museum. There