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Six community museums scoop awards
Posted on 31/07/2009
Community Services
Six community-run museums have won this year’s Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland heritage awards, with Hallaton named as museum of the year.
The winners were announced at a ceremony at Stapleford Park last night (Thursday, July 30).
Launched 20 years ago by Leicestershire County Council and the Leicestershire and Rutland Museums Forum, the awards recognise the work of volunteers to preserve the area’s rich heritage.
The winners are:
- Best project – Leicester City Football Club, for “Foxes’ Footsteps” (highly commended: Ashby Museum and Lutterworth Museum)
- Award for work with children and young people – Ashby Museum, for Junior Friends of Ashby Museum (highly commended, Sir John Moore Foundation and Moira Furnace)
- Best exhibition – Hallaton Museum, for “Rituals, Hoards and Helmets” (highly commended, Castle Donington Museum)
- Best event – Sir John Moore Foundation, for the Rat Pack Evening (highly commended, Ullesthorpe Windmill)
- Museum of the year – Hallaton Museum (special mention, Castle Donington Museum)
- Achievement award – Swannington Heritage Trust and Castle Donington Museum
Ernie White, Leicestershire County Council’s Cabinet member for Better Places, said: “I’m delighted with this year’s awards – not just for the winners, but for everyone who entered, as the standard was so high.
"The entries reflect the very high interest across Leicestershire and Rutland in our local history and heritage and our strong museum culture."
“Hallaton is a worthy museum of the year, with its impressive new exhibition about the major Iron Age hoard found there.”
Around 1,000 volunteers run 40 independent museums in the area and they attract 250,000 visitors per year.
The judging panel included heritage consultant Heather Lomas, Jim McCallum from Voluntary Action Leicester Shire and a panel of young people from CYCLE, the county’s youth council.
For further details about community museums and the awards, see www.leics.gov.uk/community_museums
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