Our Postal service is suspended
As the museum is closed, we have not received any letter correspondence sent to the museum from 23rd March onwards, it is being kept in “Keepsafe” by the Post Office. […]
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Statement from Canal & River Trust
There is an increasing awareness of the importance of waterways in supporting our mental health and physical wellbeing. That’s why – whilst we are closing our museums and visitor attractions […]
» Read moreCancellation of WMS Meeting – Friday 20 March
The talk scheduled for Friday evening John Pomfret on Braunston has been cancelled due to the current national situation regarding coronavirus. The society will be rearranging the talk for the […]
» Read moreDestinations and Attractions Manager Appointment
Daniel Greenhalgh, Director North West is delighted to announce that Ani Sutton has been appointed as Destinations and Attractions Manager North West. Ani is currently Community Engagement Manager in the […]
» Read moreWMS Meeting on Friday 21st February.
The meeting on the 21st February will be the AGM followed by a presentation from Daniel Greenhalgh, Director – North West, Canal & River Trust. Daniel will be telling us […]
» Read moreNews from Canal and River Trust regarding the museum dated 10th December 2019
A couple of weeks ago we shared news about Mark Evans being appointed as Director, Wales & South West and there are a few changes to reporting lines being made […]
» Read moreChristmas Concert raises funds to support museum projects
The Christmas concert held at the museum on Friday 13th December raised net proceeds of £530 which will be put towards projects at the museum. A huge thank you to […]
» Read moreThe construction of the replica carriage on the Slipway.
At the 15th November meeting of the Waterways Museum Society, Brian Spencer gave us a talk about the construction of the replica carriage which is now on display on the […]
» Read moreLiving Waterways Awards 2019
One of our members, Nigel Carpenter, was part of the team that were commended for their contribution to Skills for Young Curators project undertaken at the National Waterways Museum Ellesmere […]
» Read moreNational Waterways Museum Seeks New Homes for Boats
The National Waterways Museum (NWM) is seeking new homes for twelve vessels following a review of the historic importance of all boats currently in its collection. For more details please […]
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