Read All About it!

It is always good to get the support of the local press and see the Museum in print. It helps publicise our existence and lets people know that we are here. Every little helps...in the words of a well-known supermarket.

Last week there was an article about the amount of visitors that have been coming to the Castle, despite the pandemic. How well the Castle had been doing during the summer, it told its readers. Nice piece in the local paper with some good and solid castle - themed words such as 'stormed' and besieged.' Despite, restricted numbers on-site we have had a good summer.

Unfortunately, the article fails to mention the Museum, which have been working with the Castle site to ensure that each and every visitor has a safe and enjoyable visit. We are a small concern, with limited staffing and resources yet we have also had a good summer, have been 'besieged' and been busy throughout the holidays. 

The Museum staff have done a sterling job, regularly cleaning the building, greeting all our visitors with a smile and reassurance, and helping people with their enquiries and questions. The staff have worked hard to make sure that we have survived our first few months of opening, operating on limited staffing combined with flexi furlough to open for seven days a week, and continued to be upbeat and positive even when times have been difficult. 

We have worked with the EH site staff to provide a cohesive positive site-wide visitor experience, and have received glowing feedback from people as they leave Alma Block. Sadly, our small charitable trust-run Museum didn't quite manage column inches in the paper, but I know that the Museum has equally stepped up to the mark to cope with the visitor footfall, and that our wonderful little cultural organisation has helped the Castle, offering a quality and professional Museum to engage the masses of visitors this summer. And long may it continue.