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Crofton Beam Engines

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Crofton Welcomes the Wiltshire Museums Group

Crofton was delighted to welcome colleagues from across the country to the latest meeting of the Wiltshire Museums Group yesterday, 10 October. We heard a range of fascinating presentations on the theme of audience development and discussed a range of topics around the latest thinking on this essential subject in museum practice. Crofton is an …

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Looking Back – The Secret Spitfires – Event 2019

In 1940, the Germans succeed in destroying the Spitfire factories in Southampton, believing they have ended the threat from their nemesis. But unknown to them, the British decide to build Spitfires in secret. Rural Towns and cities in the South of England become a major centre for manufacturing Spitfires, hidden in sheds, garages, back gardens, …

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Looking Back – From Pedals to Petrol: an Illustrated Journey through the Development of the Motorcycle – Event 2019

This fascinating talk, was first of Crofton’s six month programme of winter season events and activities at venues all over Wiltshire, takes us on a journey from the early foot powered bicycles to modern petrol power taking in pedals and steam power along the way, looking what speeded and impeded the developments and how society …

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Crofton Team Visit Southampton

The team at Crofton Beam Engines had the pleasure of visiting two fascinating and contrasting heritage visitor attractions in Southampton last Saturday. A party of 22 Crofton volunteers and staff spent the afternoon as guests of Marketing Director Nigel Philpott and the team at SS Shieldhall enjoying a memorable Solent cruise. Like Crofton, SS Shieldhall …

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Shakespeare at Crofton a Roaring Success!

What a great summer’s evening last night with the thespian ladies of The HandleBards performing Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ at Crofton! If you were one of the 116 who came along, we hope you enjoyed it, and thank you for supporting Crofton and the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust! If you came along please give us …

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Looking Back – The Tempest at Crofton – Event 2019

The world’s first cycling theatre company, The HandleBards, pedal from venue to venue with all the set, props and costume necessary to perform environmentally sustainable Shakespeare across the globe. The all-female troupe came to Crofton Beam Engines for a bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare’s ’The Tempest’ like none other. In usual HandleBards style, expect riotous amounts …

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Visit to Boscombe Down

In early December last year Simon and I took a trip down to the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection at Old Sarum to meet with Special Events Manager Trevor Marks. We were given a tour around the various hangers, learnt about the range of aircrafts on display, and met a few of the dedicated volunteers who …

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