The current exhibition represents St Michael’s Church and various aspects from the Bells and the ringers, to the storms which have caused damage to the pinnacles over the years. The Church is the most important one in Wiltshire and it attracts visitors from all over the country because of its connections to different periods in
We are pleased to tell you of two events coming up which may be of interest. The first is our annual plant sale. We will have a great supply of quality geraniums and patio plants from our specialist grower as well as a variety of donated plants. The Sale is at 10 am on
This month the Mere Youth Band exhibition is on show, please do come and view itand leave a message if you are in any of the photos.
The museum received very few donations last year and if you are having a sort out, please do consider donating items to the museum, particularly if you have photos of Mere or information regarding the families and history of Mere. We are fortunate to have some wonderful photos of Mere from the 18th century onwards.
Our current exhibition is celebrating the creation of the Mere Manor Youth Band in 1966. This was started by Adrienne and Bernard Howell as a way of introducing youngsters to musical instruments. The collection belongs to Adrienne and this is the first time it has been shown publicly. Were you in the Band? Come and
Friends of Mere Museum Our new exhibition at the museum is live and we have some exciting events upcoming. There are plans underway for the group’s ever-popular plant sale and quiz, both will be put on by the Friends and Mere Museum. The plant sale will be on Saturday 11th May in the Grove Building.
Our new exhibition, at the museum, is now live. Opened on the 5th February, it explore the Mere Youth Band, founded by Adrienne Howell. The information in the exhibition covers their tours aboard and contest held locally. Were you a member of the band? If so, do come along and revisit those days.
This exhibition follows the lives of six families of Mere. You can find some of the exhibits from the exhibition below.
The weather (at the time of writing) has suddenly become spring-like and the Friends’ famous and popular plant sale is nearly here. It will be held in the Grove Building, on Saturday May 13th at 10am. Don’t forget, that it’s the sale to go for bedding and patio plants, geraniums and plant for hanging baskets,
The latest exhibition, The Rutter Scrapbooks, is the collection of posters and documents which the Friends of Mere Museum raised funds to have conserved. It took the best part of a year for the work to be done and has taken a long time to catalogue at the Museum. Some of the posters are unique