Horsham Museum & Art Gallery Friends are wrapping up 2024 with a final flourish – a fun festive tea party. Margaret Watson Hosting the event will be popular harpist Margaret Watson. Margaret has been entertaining groups for several years and will guide everyone with a relaxed performance of melody and words. Her wide-ranging repertoire hasContinueContinue reading “Friends’ final event for 2024”
Monthly Archives: November 2024
On this day – a fishy problem!
Back in 1906 on this day (November 20) the flood-gates failed at Warnham Millpond (near Horsham)! It was nine o’clock on what was a Sunday night, so pitch black, when the incident happed. The result was somewhat disastrous as the lake completely emptied, leaving thousands of fish completely stranded! Thankfully the person living at nearbyContinueContinue reading “On this day – a fishy problem!”
On this day – Horsham’s War Memorial unveiled
It was in 1921 on November 13 that Horsham’s War Memorial was first unveiled (pictured below)! It was during a special Armistice Sunday in the Carfax and local readers will note that the memorial was first sited a few yards away from its current location (moved during the town redevelopment). Beforehand, a report in theContinueContinue reading “On this day – Horsham’s War Memorial unveiled”
Putting Horsham Museum in front of the world
During November for the past two years Horsham Museum & Art Gallery has been taking part in a social media campaign called #Museum30. This has, in fact, been held for the last eight years. It was started in the UK by a lady, Gracie Price, who studied museum studies and goes by the social handleContinueContinue reading “Putting Horsham Museum in front of the world”
Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery 