21 January 2023
Chalk & Cheese Repairs
Our conservation team at the Museum has been busy undertaking repairs to the floor in the Hall House from Boarhunt. Work on the floors in the Weald and Downland Museum…
5 January 2023
Volunteer recognised for exceptional contributions
The Marsh Awards are run in partnership with the British Museum. They recognise the best and most innovative ways in which volunteers work within local and national museums and galleries,…
17 December 2022
Inspiring MSc courses
This month we spoke to Kevin Stubbs, MSc Senior Programme Leader, about the inspiring MSc courses we have here at the Museum. "Learning is an important part of what the…
8 November 2022
Beautiful South Tourism Awards
We are delighted to announce that we have been selected as a Finalist in the Dog Friendly Business of the Year category of this year’s Beautiful South Tourism Awards. From…
22 October 2022
Conserving Titchfield Market Hall
By Ed Morton, Conservation Accredited Engineer, The Morton Partnership Ltd As a Conservation Accredited Engineer, I am privileged to currently be working with Weald & Downland Living Museum on the…
13 October 2022
Museum receives Sandford Award
The Sandford Award is an independently judged, quality assured assessment of education programmes at heritage sites, museums, archives and collections across the British Isles. To achieve the rigorous assessment criteria,…
1 October 2022
Conservation work to Titchfield Market Hall
We are preparing to start work on a significant conservation project which will include extensive repair work to Titchfield Market Hall as well as improvements to access in this area…
26 September 2022
Lyn Burlyn – Volunteer
I have volunteered in the gardens team at the Museum since 2011, working for Carlotta, the Museum’s Head Gardener. I love the variety of the role and enjoy being outside…
24 June 2022
Working in Harmony with the Natural World
During June people across the UK have come together to celebrate the Wildlife Trust's 30 Days of Wild campaign. Encouraging everyone to try one random act of wildness every day…
28 April 2022
Andy Robinson – Working Animal Supervisor
Andy Robinson - Working Animal Supervisor Weald & Downland Living Museum – May Working the Fields At the start of the year I took on a challenge to plough a…
15 April 2022
An Exciting New Addition
Working Animals Supervisor, Andy, has a second Percheron joining him and our team of working horses. At three years old, Thor is too young for various tasks but will slowly…
