Village at War 2010
The museum team was once again out and about.We made our third visit to the Village at War event at the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall in Norfolk.The weather on the Sunday was none too kind but we had a great day and met and talked about the museum and statue to lots of people.More photographs & video soon.
Rat Pack
Our Rat Pack evening on August 28th was a great success and over 200 people enjoyed a good night of music and good food.More pictures & video soon.
Changes at the Bell
There have been changes at The Bell Inn,where the cast of Dad?s Army stayed during the filming.All the public areas have been refurbished,the photographs of the cast moved from their single location to all along the main corridor,and some of the public rooms have been renamed.
More visitors
We were pleased to welcome some more visitors to the museum on Saturday,53 members of the Norfolk Goldwings Club rode over from their ?Wing Ding? event at Banham to visit our museum and the Charles Burrell Museum.They also enjoyed a short walk around some of the Thetford locations and a cream tea at The Bell.
We warned you
In an earlier post we warned you to be careful as several rather nasty criminals were out on the loose in Theford.On August 11th several normally respectable local citizens were arrested and taken away for trial at the Guildhall.Included amongst those arrested were our own Captain Mainwaring (Mick Whitman) for embezzlement (what would Wilson say). Other leading citizens under arrest included Oliver Bone (curator of the Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life) for stealing a bushel of wheat,Corinne Bindle for stealing a sheep,Canon Bob Baker for drunkenness,Dot Haggardy for impersonating the queen,and David Turner for speeding in a hearse. It was all in aid of a good cause,St Nicholas Hospice.We hope that they raised a great deal of money.
Treasure Quest
If you live in Norfolk you may have heard of a radio show broadcast on Sunday mornings called Treasure Quest,it is a show where a listener directs a treasure hunter (radio presenter) around the area looking for a treasure.At various locations clues are given,which have to solved by the listener to enable the treasure hunter to find the next location (and clue) and finally to the treasure.Thetford was one of the chosen locations on Sunday August 15th and the clue was broadcast from the statue site by Sophie Price from Radio Norfolk. For more information on the show look at the Facebook page.
Dad?s army on stage in Sutton Coldfield.
In the audience of our recent production of Dad?s Army Comes Home were members of the Trinity Players.They will be staging their own production from September 17th-25th at the Sutton Arts Theatre,Sutton Coldfield.They will be performing three episodes,The Deadly Attachment,The Godiva Affair and Mum?s Army plus the Floral Dance.We wish them every success with their production,and who knows,perhaps there will be visitors from Walmington on sea in the audience. The picture show some of the cast doing a bit of training.Click here for more information on the show or click here for a booking form.
The fete of Captain Mainwaring
The captain (Mick Whitman) was out again on Saturday,July 31st.He was asked to open the garden fete of the Redgate Care Home in Thetford.He escaped the rain and after opening the fete walked chatting and looking at the various stalls.
New mugs
We would like to tell everyone that we have some new mugs for sale in the museum and web shop.Click on the mugs to have a look.
Press release ?Captain Mainwaring Statue
The museum has today released the following statement. PRESS RELEASE The recent damage to the Captain Mainwaring statue in Thetford has been disappointing but nothing will deter the spirit of the Friends of Dad?s Army Museum that worked so hard and raised such a lot of money to have the statue for us in the first place. The truly sad part is that the sustained attack was committed in broad daylight and yet no passer by saw fit to tell anyone. What is it about our society these days that makes us so completely unwilling to get involved ? even anonymously? The really positive news is that the culprit was caught and dealt with swiftly and the message is clear that if you wish to vandalise our statue ? you are being watched and you will be caught. Thanks to great police work and the new camera system at Breckland the Captain can rest assured that a whole new platoon are keeping a constant vigil to ensure his safety! The Captain?s replacement glasses will be fitted this week. If you would like to help the Friends please contact Corinne Fulford on 07802 701911 or visit www.dadsarmythetford.org.uk The BBC news story can be seen at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-10689028
Weeting Steam Rally
The museum team was out and about again.This time,along with our friends from the Charles Burrell Museum,we were at the Weeting Steam Rally & County Fair.To see more pictures click the image below.
Winner of the Stevelilart original picture raffle
Pictured here is the winner of the Stevelilart original picture raffle, Mr Robert Kybird from Thetford.
People have been talking about us.
The story of the statue unveiling is all over the internet.We have gathered some together for you to read about.Click on the images below.
Special edition t shirt
We now have on sale in the museum shop special edition t shirts,these shirts have `Mainwaring Comes Home` on the sleeve. They cost £14 plus £2 UK postage. We also have on sale several `Dad?s Army Comes Home` lines,such as fridge magnets, key rings,key ring torches and mouse mats. Click here to see the full range
Croft & Perry Day.Bressingham.June 20th 2010
After Dad?s Army Day in Thetford it was off to Bressingham for Croft & Perry Day,the 10th year the event has been held.The cast of Dad?s Army Comes Home were there to perform a scene from the show in the Church Hall.More photographs and video on our Bressingham 2010 page.
Don?t tell him Pike !
The stage show,Dad?s Army Comes Home,was a great success and played to packed audiences.There are photographs and some more video from the show here.
The statue !
More pictures and video here