Wiltshire Council Rates - good news!

In an interview on BBC Radio Wiltshire, John Brady, the Council's Cabinet Member for Finance, generously offered to increase our grant to cover the change in rates. This is fantastic news for us!

Newspaper report - "Devizes Museum Bill Shock"

The Gazette and Herald have published a story about the cessation of the 100% rates relief that has been given to us by Wiltshire Council. We have been informed that we will have 80% rates relief, and that we would then face a bill of £4,500 this year, equivalent to 12% of our grant from Wiltshire Council.

This is clearly a serious issue for us, but Stuart Wheeler, the Cabinet Member for Culture, and staff from Wiltshire Council are working hard to see if the situation can be resolved. We are very grateful to them for their help.

Audience Development Consultant

We are advertising for a consultant to help us develop our HLF-funded project. Full details are online.

900 Years of Wiltshire Churches - Display of Archive & Library Material

There is currently a small display of photographs, books and documents from the Archive & Library relating to churches in Wiltshire (c.1000-c.1900). The display is to coincide with the lecture series currently being delivered at the Museum by Dr Ellie Pridgeon (Archivist & Librarian). Please visit the Museum's Long Room.

Archive & Library - ID

Archive & Library: Membership Cards and ID

From May 2011, visitors to the Archive & Library will need to show ID before consulting items in the collection. This security measure brings the Archive & Library into line with Wiltshire Heritage Museum practice, and ensures we can track document and book usage.
Members will need to bring their membership card, and non-members will need to show ID with a current address. For example:

Driving licence
Recent official bill / invoice
Recent bank statement

For further information, please refer to the website:
http://www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk/library/
or email the Archivist & Librarian: ellie.pridgeon@wiltshireheritage.org.uk

EASTER OPENING HOURS

The Museum will be OPEN Saturday 23 April (10am to 5pm), Easter Sunday and Easter Monday noon to 4pm. We will be closed on Good Friday (22 April).

Vacancy - Project Officer

Following the award of Stage 1 funding by the Heritage Lottery Fund, we will be advertising for a small number of contracts and posts.http:http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif//www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

The first is for a Project Officer, who will maintain existing museum services during an extremely bus time for the Museum. The deadline for applications is 10am Tuesday 10 May, with interviews on 17 May.

For more details, please see the - job description and application form.