Avoncroft Museum Archives - The Bromsgrove Standard

27^th Jul, 2024

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NEWS 17^th Jul, 2024

Plenty of fun on offer at Summer Open Day at Bromsgrove's St John's Church

NEWS 5^th Jul, 2024

Carnival, classical and folk music and more in the Bromsgrove Festival

NEWS 2^nd Jun, 2024

Local firm saved Avoncroft's Living History Festival from weather disaster

NEWS 7^th Mar, 2024

Bromsgrove film producers scoop 50 awards for WWII RAF pilot flick

NEWS 30^th Oct, 2023

Grant funding on offer to launch inclusive activities and community events

NEWS 10^th Oct, 2023

Tributes paid to 'phenomenal Bromsgrove arts champion' Jennie who has died, aged 85

NEWS 14^th Aug, 2023

Children go free at Avoncroft Museum

NEWS 19^th Jul, 2023

Curtain comes down on Bromsgrove Festival this weekend

NEWS 7^th Jul, 2023

Lot's to enjoy as Bromsgrove Festival enters third week

NEWS 29^th Jun, 2023

Lots to look forward to as the Bromsgrove Festival enters week two

NEWS 4^th Jun, 2023

REVEALED - Bromsgrove Beer and Cider Festival dates and chosen charity

NEWS 9^th Jun, 2023

APPEAL - Timber frame building at Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum set on fire and roof destroyed in suspected arson attack

NEWS 14^th Apr, 2023

Go back through the ages as International Living History Festival returns to Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum

NEWS 2^nd Apr, 2023

Things to do for families in the Easter holidays in Bromsgrove and the surrounding areas

NEWS 22^nd Mar, 2023

'Of All the People in All the World' coming to the Avoncroft Museum next month

NEWS 16^th Feb, 2023

Avoncroft Museums traditional Wassail taking place next weekend

NEWS 3^rd Jan, 2023

Avoncroft Museum to host this year's Bromsgrove Folk Festival

NEWS SPECIAL REPORT 15^th Sep, 2022

Looking back - The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's visit to Bromsgrove in 2001

NEWS 22^nd Jul, 2022

Bromsgrove Festival set to go out with a bang

NEWS 30^th May, 2022

Check out our definitive guide to Queen's Platinum Jubilee events in Bromsgrove district, Rubery and Northfield

NEWS 7^th Apr, 2022

Dog tied to tree and abandoned by Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum is rescued

Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum chosen to hold International Living History Festival

VIDEO - New film created by Maz Salmou about Bromsgrove poets is officially launched

NEWS 9^th Dec, 2021

Take a trip to Christmases of years gone by at Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum this weekend

NEWS 8^th Dec, 2021

New Bromsgrove Bailiff takes up his role at the Autumn Court

Step back into Second World War Britain when 1940s event comes to Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum

27^th Sep, 2021

Bromsgrove Rotary Club's £5,000 donation to Avoncroft to get windmill sailing again

22^nd May, 2021

Bromsgrove Court Leet set to officially reopen Avconcroft Museum's historic buildings after vandal attack

NEWS 6^th May, 2021

Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum fund-raising hits £40k after vandal attack

NEWS 7^th May, 2021

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NEWS PICTURE SPECIAL

Virtual ale tasting sees Bromsgrove Court Leet use modern technology to uphold historic tradition

NEWS 3^rd May, 2021

Community rallies round to support Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum after vandal attack

Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum forced to close today after vandals cause substantial damage overnight

NEWS 20^th Apr, 2021

Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum reveals when it is reopening to the public

NEWS 2^nd Apr, 2021

Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum receives £92,000 from Government's Culture Recovery Fund

NEWS 17^th Feb, 2021

New face at the helm as Zoe takes over as director at Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum

NEWS 12^th Nov, 2020

Avoncroft Museum withdraws staff restructuring following consultation and furlough extension

NEWS 23^rd Oct, 2020

Our comprehensive guide to half-term and Halloween activities in Bromsgrove, Birmingham and the West Midlands

NEWS 20^th Oct, 2020

Spooky (but Covid-safe) goings-on at Avoncroft Museum this Halloween

NEWS 17^th Oct, 2020

Avoncroft Museum given lifeline £183,943 grant from Government's Covid Culture Recovery Fund

22^nd Sep, 2020

Go back to the war years at Avoncroft Museum's 1940s extravaganza

19^th Sep, 2020

Bromsgrove Nailer's Cottage - Avoncroft's latest exhibit - officially opens this week

NEWS 24^th Aug, 2020

Game of Thrones star shooting new witch trial film Requiem at Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum

NEWS EXCLUSIVE 23^rd Jul, 2020

Bromsgrove history given a future as Avoncroft nets £141,400 'lifeline' Lottery grant

NEWS 22^nd Jul, 2020

Avoncroft Museum opens its grounds today for the first time since March

NEWS 5^th Apr, 2020

Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum makes urgent appeal for donations to secure its future

NEWS 20^th Mar, 2020

Avoncroft Museum shuts its gates to stop the spread of coronavirus

NEWS 8^th Mar, 2020

Care Force's Bromsgrove tea party for Nutrition and Hydration Week postponed over COVID-19 fears

NEWS 5^th Feb, 2020

Take a gory look at history at Avoncroft Museum this half-term

NEWS 28^th Dec, 2019

Avoncroft Museum to host its annual Twelfth Night Wassail

NEWS 28^th Nov, 2019

Go back to Yuletides of years gone by at Avoncroft's Candlelit Christmas

NEWS 1^st Nov, 2019

Firework-free night returns to Avoncroft Museum this November

NEWS SPECIAL REPORT 25^th Oct, 2019

Avoncroft Museum moves to clarify financial situation amidst £50,000 losses

13^th Oct, 2019

Spooky times in store at Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum this Halloween and half-term

NEWS 26^th Sep, 2019

Experience medieval jousting at Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum this weekend

NEWS 24^th Aug, 2019

Bumper Carz, pony rides, archery and more at Avoncroft Museum this Bank Holiday

NEWS 22^nd Jul, 2019

Our definitive guide to loads of summer holiday activities across Bromsgrove and Birmingham

NEWS 19^th Jul, 2019

Plenty going on at Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum in the school summer holidays

NEWS 14^th Jul, 2019

Plenty more events to go before the curtain falls on this year's Bromsgrove Festival

30^th Jun, 2019

Open air Shakespeare, music, dancing and more in the Bromsgrove Festival's third week

NEWS 22^nd Jun, 2019

International car rally to be held at Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum to celebrate the Austin 8's 80th anniversary

NEWS 15^th Jun, 2019

Annual Bromsgrove Festival to get under way this week

NEWS 15^th May, 2019

Volkswagens to descend on Avoncroft for the Aircooled VW Show

NEWS PICTURE SPECIAL

Avoncroft Museum's May Day was the fifth best attended event in a decade

NEWS 1^st May, 2019

Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum to hold traditional May Day celebrations on bank holiday Monday

NEWS 17^th Feb, 2019

Our definitive guide to half-term activities in Bromsgrove, Birmingham and beyond

14^th Feb, 2019

Fashionable fun at Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum this half-term

NEWS PICTURE SPECIAL

Avoncroft's Candlelit Christmas sheds light on Yuletides in days gone by

NEWS 29^th Nov, 2018

Here are 5 festive things to do in Bromsgrove this weekend

NEWS 21^st Nov, 2018

It's back - Avoncroft Museum's popular Candlelit Chirstmas extravaganza

NEWS 30^th Oct, 2018

Our guide to the bonfire and fireworks events in Bromsgrove and the surrounding area

NEWS 21^st Sep, 2018

Visitors to Avoncroft Museum this weekend will get an insight into the war of the roses

NEWS 12^th Sep, 2018

Avoncroft Director Simon Carter to give first talk in Bromsgrove Society's new season

NEWS 13^th Jul, 2018

Celebrate Britain's 'last red telephone box' at Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum

NEWS 15^th Jun, 2018

Bromsgrove Festival to get under way this weekend

NEWS PICTURE SPECIAL

10^th May, 2018

Plenty of May Day fun at Bromsgrove's Avoncroft Museum

NEWS 5^th May, 2018

Plenty of May Day merriment expected at Bromsgrove’s Avoncroft Museum on Monday

NEWS 6^th Apr, 2018

Visitors of all ages flocked to Avoncroft Museum over Easter

NEWS 23^rd Mar, 2018

Visitors to Avoncroft Museum this weekend can enjoy a Medieval New Year

10^th Mar, 2018

Budding scientists and engineers enjoy fun activities at Avoncroft Museum

NEWS 10^th Aug, 2017

Bromsgrove dog-walkers left baffled with blocked entrance to popular wildflower meadow

NEWS 30^th Nov, 2016

Feeling festive? Here's 5 Christmassy things to do in Bromsgrove district this weekend