Museum friends at the Coffee Extravaganza
Tension mounted towards the end of the season when it seemed possible that visitor numbers would exceed 5000 for the first time in many years. Helped by several group visits we did indeed achieve a magnificent 5151 visitors, 552, or 12%, more than last season.
Liz Thompson, Roger Radcliffe, Lady Mary Holborow and Councillor Pat Harvey with four Y5 students in front
We were honoured to welcome Cornwall’s Lord Lieutenant, Lady Mary Holborow, and the Chair of Cornwall Council, Councillor Pat Harvey to the Museum on 22 July, when Lady Mary presented Museum Chairman, Roger Radcliffe, with a beautiful piece of inscribed crystal and a certificate signed by HM The Queen to mark the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
Clive Benney, Ann Oxley, Roger Radcliffe and Colin Harris outside Buckingham Palace
On 12 July Roger Radcliffe, Chairman, Clive Benney, Vice Chairman, Ann Oxley, Curator, and Colin Harris, Past Chairman, representing St Agnes Museum volunteers, attended the Queen’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, an acknowledgement of the award of the QAFVS.
We were delighted to welcome the Reception Class of St Agnes Primary School to the Museum on 13 July.
The 28 youngsters drew the figurehead and the turtle, explored the Museum, with a special look at the Natural History display, and listened attentively to our story “Sam and the Leatherback Turtle”.
Queen’s Award acknowledged by BBC Radio Cornwall
On Wednesday 15 June 2011 Radio Cornwall’s Martin Bailie told listeners about the Museum’s recent recognition by Her Majesty with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Publicity Officer Liz Thompson explained what is so special about the Museum and the 60+ volunteers and described some of the artefacts we look after in order to preserve the local heritage.
The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
St Agnes Museum Trust is absolutely delighted and tremendously honoured to have been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2011 and is very grateful to all our volunteers whose hard work in so many different ways has made this award possible.
Ann Oxley, Roger Radcliffe, Clare Murton
On a bright sunny Saturday morning St Agnes Museum threw open its doors to its members after a hectic winter of renovation largely funded by a £50,000 share of a £2 million grant to Cornish Mining World Heritage sites from the Rural Development Programme for England’s Discover the Extraordinary Project.
Committee members receiving the certificate
On 8 April four representatives from St Agnes Museum, Roger Radcliffe, Stephen Roberts, Beryl Thomas and Liz Thompson, accompanied by Mandy Kimmins, who kindly nominated us, and our County Councillor, Les Donnithorne, attended a reception at County Hall, Truro, jointly hosted by the Lord Lieutenant, Lady Mary Holborow, and the Chairman of Cornwall Council, Mrs Pat Harvey, to be presented with a certificate to mark the Museum’s achievement in being nominated for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.