Meet the Museum Designers!

Read More

Exploring the Museum Archive

 We have quite a few pictorial postcards as part of our photographic collection, preserved because the photos show the development of the town over time. However, some of these cards have something even more interesting hidden on the back. This unassuming postcard has a...

Read More

Fabulous Film Night

We had a record turnout on the 17th to the first ever film night held at Newton’s Place. We were full to the rafters with keen souls eager to see our uncovered archive footage and clips unearthed by  SWFTA.  We were completely overhwhelmed by...

Read More

Fun Palace!

The museum has not one, not two, but THREE pitches at the Speed History Event tomorrow at the  library (Saturday 7th October). Come along, join the fun and and discover the super suffragettes, Newton’s Fantastic Beasts and have your portrait taken in the historical photo...

Read More

Film Night Fundraiser

It’s been a busy few weeks in the museum, so our news updates have been thin on the ground. But I’m back with bells on to announce the launch event for our Newton’s Place Funding campaign. On Tuesday 17th of October at 7pm we are...

Read More