The Friends of The Canal Museum are a registered charity originally set up in 2006 to support the work of The Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne through volunteer effort and fundraising....find out more ABOUT US
Patron:
Lord Boswell
Chairman:
David Blagrove
Vice-Chairman:
Lorna York
Registered Charity No:
1121146
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NEWS: Our Museum is a Winner!
Our museum has scooped top honours in two categories at the Northamptonshire Heritage Awards, winning Best Event and The People’s Choice Award. The awards, which are supported by Renaissance East Midlands, are a celebration of the work taking place in the county’s museums, heritage sites and historic houses. The winners were announced at a high profile ceremony at Kelmarsh House on Thursday 23 July 2010.
As part of the awards, members of the public were invited to vote for their favourite museum, historic house or heritage centre, with the Canal Museum winning this coveted accolade.
The Museum also won the hotly contested Best Event award for its popular ‘Village at War’ event which is organised by The Friends of The Canal Museum and which takes place in early October each year. This years event is on 2nd-4th October.
For more information about the Heritage Awards visit Northamptonshire's Let Yourself Grow website.
If you would like to join the Friends please see our Membership page, or if you would like to contact us please write to:
The Friends of The Canal Museum, c/o The Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester NN12 7SE
or, e-mail us here
Shiver me timbers...pirates attack Stoke Bruerne...at our Gala Weekend in June
LATEST NEWS: Appeal to rescue historic narrowboat SCULPTOR tops £12,000.
To the delight of the crowds, a gang o' pirates swashbuckled their way into Stoke Bruerne and relieved festival goers of doubloons and pieces of eight as part of our fun packed Gala Weekend on 11th-13th June.
For more photos and full news of the festivities go to our Gala Weekend page.
Ahoy there me beauties!
Everything you need to know about the 2010 Village at War Weekend
The Friends organise monthly talks meetings at the museum in the winter and up to three major events during the year...for full details of up coming events at the museum please see the Diary & Talks page
The Waterway Renaissance Awards aim to recognise best practice in sustainable waterway regeneration.
2010 BURA Waterway Renaissance Awards - our annual Village at War event is RUNNER UP and COMMENDED in the Community and Partnership award categories
More than £20,000 is needed to carry out essential repairs to ensure the future of the historic ex-working narrowboat Sculptor.
The most urgent work required to safeguard Sculptor is complete re-bottoming (or planking) of the hull.
Linked with this major task is work involving the repair of replacement of worn rivets in the rubbing strakes on the lower hull and the doubling, or replacement, of hull plating behind the knees.
Jenny Copeland [left], VAW Minister of Entertainments for The Friends of the Canal Museum receives one of our awards from Jim Hancock, former BBC Political Editor North West at a ceremony on 17th March at The Lowry Centre, Salford Quays, Manchester.
Donations to the Sculptor Appeal can be made via Laura Sturrock, Treasurer of The Friends of The Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne, at 39 Church Street, Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire NN7 3LH (cheques made payable to Friends of The Canal Museum) or make your donation online.
