METROLAND Spring 2022

Chesham Museum:
New Website and Outreach Programme
Arts Council England National Lottery Project
grant and Chesham and Villages Community
Board Support the museum’s project - ‘A Future
for Chesham’s Past’
Chesham Museum is delighted to announce that
their 'A Future for Chesham’s Past' project has
received £14,150 from Arts Council England and
£1,000 from the Chesham and Villages Community
Board. The project will connect local people with
their local history. With the help of the museum’s
volunteers the project will create a new website,
and a series of resources for people to explore
Chesham’s heritage.
The new website will enable people – wherever
they live – to discover the stories and objects that
connect us with the town’s past. The website will
feature objects from the museum’s collection and
recollections from local people. There will also be
bespoke resources for schools, families and adults,
to help them explore their local area. Details of
events and activities will be publicised on the new
site too.
The museum will also develop its social media
presence through an Instagram account, with
content created by local secondary school pupils.
Alongside the new website there will be a series
of outreach resources created through the project.
These include new handling boxes for schools,
linked to the National Curriculum, and developed in
conjunction with local teachers; an illustrated trail
for families; and an outreach exhibition, displayed
at venues around Chesham. Special events will be
linked to the exhibition.
Museum vice-chair, Karen Perkins, notes: “This
project provides an exciting opportunity for
Chesham Museum to showcase its future plans and
re-establish itself into the lives of our communities,
putting the heritage of the town at the heart of its
Covid recovery plans.”
The project runs throughout 2022 and the
museum is keen for local people to get
involved as volunteers. For more information
contact: info@cheshammuseum.org.uk
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