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Museum dishes up the history of dining through the ages

Museum dishes up the history of dining through the ages

Museum dishes up the history of dining through the ages

10 April 2023

Saffron Walden Museum is running its latest exhibition in conjunction with Uttlesford Foodbank until July.


Gopher it! Vote for your favourite object in Hertfordshire's museums

Gopher it! Vote for your favourite object in Hertfordshire's museums

Gopher it! Vote for your favourite object in Hertfordshire's museums

25 January 2023

Contenders include a 13th-century papal bull, a giant toe, a Watford FC mobile phone and Gordon the Gopher.


Saffron Walden Museum and artist join forces to explore home roots

Saffron Walden Museum and artist join forces to explore home roots

Saffron Walden Museum and artist join forces to explore home roots

20 August 2022

The Lost Language of Nature project launched this week and will see the museum and artist work with community groups throughout the district.


Museum draws on partnership to reveal history of tattoos

Museum draws on partnership to reveal history of tattoos

Museum draws on partnership to reveal history of tattoos

18 August 2022

Saffron Walden Museum has borrowed artefacts to illustrate traditional tattoo methods and designs which will be on display until November.


Family-friendly art workshops at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens

Family-friendly art workshops at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens

Family-friendly art workshops at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens

22 June 2022

The programme at Perry Green on three dates in August will be inspired by the modern art icon's methods.


Jubilee at South Mill Arts: Trooping the Colour, tree, tea, Retune – and The Queen's Knickers!

Jubilee at South Mill Arts: Trooping the Colour, tree, tea, Retune – and The Queen's Knickers!

Jubilee at South Mill Arts: Trooping the Colour, tree, tea, Retune – and The Queen's Knickers!

31 May 2022

Events at Stortford's arts venue kick off with crown crafts in the museum on Wednesday and end with a music and comedy festival on Sunday.


Get a handle on dating humans' Stortford presence thanks to palaeolithic find

Get a handle on dating humans' Stortford presence thanks to palaeolithic find

Get a handle on dating humans' Stortford presence thanks to palaeolithic find

30 April 2022

Mike James and Stephen Vincent, of Friends of Castle Park, examine the history of a 350,000-year-old object found in a Bishop's Stortford garden


All-round entertainment at South Mill Arts this April

All-round entertainment at South Mill Arts this April

All-round entertainment at South Mill Arts this April

31 March 2022

With drama, music, comedy, films, opera and crafting for kids, there's something for the whole family at the Bishop's Stortford venue.


Car-free days out from Stortford – Cambridge: A 5-mile café crawl between its stations

Car-free days out from Stortford – Cambridge: A 5-mile café crawl between its stations

Car-free days out from Stortford – Cambridge: A 5-mile café crawl between its stations

25 February 2022

In an occasional series, Phoebe Taplin writes about getting away from Bishop's Stortford for a day out – without the car.


Duxford lines up air shows, Americans and Spitfires at sunset

Duxford lines up air shows, Americans and Spitfires at sunset

Duxford lines up air shows, Americans and Spitfires at sunset

20 February 2022

A look ahead to the five-month flying season at the Imperial War Museum venue 20 miles and 30 minutes up the M11 from Bishop's Stortford.


Cartoon capers add colour to Bishop's Stortford's history in new exhibition

Cartoon capers add colour to Bishop's Stortford's history in new exhibition

Cartoon capers add colour to Bishop's Stortford's history in new exhibition

16 February 2022

A cartoon-based exhibition at South Mill Arts during February and March reveals some interesting snippets of the town's history.


Spotlight on Hertfordshire's LGBT+ campaigners

Spotlight on Hertfordshire's LGBT+ campaigners

Spotlight on Hertfordshire's LGBT+ campaigners

02 February 2022

The Protest and Progress exhibition includes documents that helped change the lives of LGBT+ citizens


Henry Moore Studios and Gardens to open for winter weekends

Henry Moore Studios and Gardens to open for winter weekends

Henry Moore Studios and Gardens to open for winter weekends

20 October 2021

72-acre estate at Perry Green will be open 11am-4pm for six successive weekends from November 6 to December 12.


What's on at South Mill Arts this October half term

What's on at South Mill Arts this October half term

What's on at South Mill Arts this October half term

13 October 2021

A performance of Lear’s The Dong with a Luminous Nose, an all-singing, all-dancing tribute to Moulin Rouge, craft workshop tricks and cinema treats.


Oscar winner and British period dramas on the bill for South Mill Arts' return

Oscar winner and British period dramas on the bill for South Mill Arts' return

Oscar winner and British period dramas on the bill for South Mill Arts' return

10 May 2021

Two movies each Tuesday and Thursday for first fortnight, museum to host half-term activities and live theatre returns to the stage on June 3.


How bread, milk and pony hair help with Audley End spring clean ahead of reopening

How bread, milk and pony hair help with Audley End spring clean ahead of reopening

How bread, milk and pony hair help with Audley End spring clean ahead of reopening

01 April 2021

English Heritage experimenting with old-fashioned cleaning techniques as it prepares to welcome visitors back inside its properties from May 17.


Henry Moore Studios & Gardens to reopen at end of March

Henry Moore Studios & Gardens to reopen at end of March

Henry Moore Studios & Gardens to reopen at end of March

11 March 2021

Director Godfrey Worsdale and his team are able to offer visitors a unique cultural experience in the fresh air this spring.


Jurassic Park dinosaur head is jaw-dropping addition to Stansted musuem

Jurassic Park dinosaur head is jaw-dropping addition to Stansted musuem

Jurassic Park dinosaur head is jaw-dropping addition to Stansted musuem

15 January 2021

Jeremy Goldsmith was offered the animatronic prop used in the Steven Spielberg blockbuster for his House on the Hill Toy Museum.


Object of the Month: Documents charting the first tenants to sample a Kings lifestyle

Object of the Month: Documents charting the first tenants to sample a Kings lifestyle

Object of the Month: Documents charting the first tenants to sample a Kings lifestyle

10 January 2021

In the latest in our series of articles on items at Bishop's Stortford Museum, Colin Burrowes looks at documents from the early days of Kings Cottages


Object of the Month: Ernest Henry Chopping gets hired for a Victorian apprenticeship

Object of the Month: Ernest Henry Chopping gets hired for a Victorian apprenticeship

Object of the Month: Ernest Henry Chopping gets hired for a Victorian apprenticeship

03 May 2020

In a regular series on artefacts at Bishop's Stortford Museum, Roy Fletcher shines a light on an aptly-named carpenter's first career steps


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