There is a moment in the year when the world seems to pause. The sun climbs higher than it will…
Becky White's connection to Weald & Downland Living Museum is not a simple story. It has roots that go back…
Les first came to the museum as a visitor, drawn by a straightforward love of history and the kind of…
Some relationships with a place develop slowly, deepening over time until they become something central to a person's life. Martin…
Julie Peachy came to Weald & Downland Living Museum at the start of 2019, at a point in her life…
There's a particular kind of person who becomes a volunteer at Weald & Downland Living Museum. They tend to be…
When one of our volunteers, Debbie Wallace retired, the world had ground to a halt. Lockdown had closed doors across…
Retirement can feel like standing at a crossroads. After decades of routine, the question of what comes next isn't always…
It is unfailingly remarkable what the willing hands of ordinary people can achieve. Long before the first visitors paid for…
Rural life in the shadow of mighty kings and storied conquests, kept the heart of Anglo-Saxon England beating. Far from…
Marking the traditional beginning of the agricultural year, Plough Monday, observed on the first Monday after Epiphany, offers a vivid…
Twelfth Night, the traditional end of the Twelve Days of Christmas, is a captivating and often overlooked celebration rooted in…
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