Gillingham Museum Montage
Gillingham Local History Society was one of 28 successful groups to receive funds from the Hall & Woodhouse Community Chest Award 2006.

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Gillingham Local History Society launched its new Museum Website on 19 September 2007.

It is intended that the new website will provide vastly increased accessibility of information for local schools and the community as a whole.

Funding for the project came from monies raised from the Society’s 100 Club and a Community Chest Award from Hall & Woodhouse in 2006.

We are open:
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri : 10am - 5pm
Saturday : 9:30am - 12:30pm
Weds, Sun, Bank Hols : Closed

Museum benefits from Yetties Christmas Show
A capacity audience enjoyed the Christmas Singalong with The Yetties at Orchard Park on December 21st...

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Future Events...

16 January 2008
William Beckford - The raising and razing of Fonthill Abbey by Amy Frost
7.30pm Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Gillingham Town Hall
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20th February 2008
The Early History Of Shaftesbury
by Dr John Porter

7:30pm The Town Hall, School Road
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19 March 2008
Annual General Meeting followed by a talk about The Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show by Sam Braddick
7.00pm The Town Hall, School Road


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16 April 2008
The Lost Farms of Gillingham by Peter Crocker
7.30pm The Town Hall, School Road

21 May 2008
The History and Development of Stourhead Garden
by Head Gardener, Alan Power


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