News
The latest news from Emsworth Museum. See Events for upcoming events
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Thorney Island Air Crash of 1933
In 1933 a Hawker Fury aircraft crashed on Thorney Island indirectly creating the birth of RAF Thorney Island. The Hawker Fury was a…
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The History of the Emsworth Fire Brigade
This interesting and very informative exhibition was opened by Alan House, retired Deputy Chief Fire Officer for Hampshire on Saturday 31st August in…
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Singer Sewing Machine
Dropping into Soles of Emsworth to get some shoes repaired seemed quite routine. That was until I started chatting with Lee about his…
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From the Chairman
The Museum team welcomed Nic Cowper as the artist resident in the David Rudkin Room this year. Nic attended the Museum for the…
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Portsmouth – Harlots, Dung and Glory Part 2, 1750 to 1880
The final talk on 2nd May of the 2023/24 season was Part 2 of Andrew Negus’ entertaining illustrated history of Portsmouth. Development took…
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Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Dymock opened D-Day Exhibition
Local resident Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Dymock spoke of the honour he felt at being asked to open Emsworth’s 80th Anniversary D-Day exhibition…
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The Life of Ken Wood, 1916-1997
The life of Ken Wood and his involvement in the Kenwood Company was the theme of the April 4th talk in the Emsworth…
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Helen, The Queen and Maundy Money
Congratulations to Helen Hockey, Emsworth Museum steward, and one of the recipients of this year’s Royal Maundy gift of coins. Helen is organist…
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David Willetts visits Emsworth Museum
EMHT President, The Rt Hon Lord Willetts of Havant, visited Emsworth Museum on Good Friday to celebrate the opening of Emsworth Museum for…
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Emsworth Museum opens Good Friday
Emsworth Museum opens again on Good Friday, March 29th after our Winter break. There has been extensive re-decoration of the hallway, reception area…
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Do you remember D-Day?
Appeal for First Hand Stories of D-Day In July and August, the Emsworth Museum will be holding an exhibition commemorating the 80th Anniversary…
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Barmy in Wonderland when the Cheshire Cat met the Newt
Sarah Stanfield’s talk ‘Barmy in Wonderland when the Cheshire Cat met the Newt’ given in the Emsworth Community Centre on 7th March gave…
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The CT Scanner – The Beatles Greatest Gift to Mankind?
The CT Scanner – The Beatles Greatest Gift to Mankind? On a rainy evening at the beginning of February, an audience gathered for…
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From the Chairman
from Trevor Davies Becoming a Charitable Incorporated Organisation First, I must thank you all for your support during the transition of the Emsworth…
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Preparations for the 2024 Season
Decorating Emsworth Museum is now closed for the winter but local painter & decorator Jean PierreRoberts and his team have been re-decorating part…
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Dr Robert Barnard FRCGP, 100 Not Out
Congratulations to local resident and highly respected doctor Robert Barnard, who celebrated his 100th birthday on 20th November 2023. Dr Barnard arrived in…
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Emsworth Echo now On-line
The Emsworth Echo is an annual bulletin published by the EMHT (Emsworth Maritime and Historical Trust), which run the Emsworth Museum. EMHT members…
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Judge Sarah Munro Enthrals Emsworth
Her Honour Judge Sarah Munro KC enthralled a sell-out audience on a rainy Thursday evening in November 2023 with her talk about Women…
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Museum Redecoration Work Starts
The Museum is open to the public from Easter to the end of October. Once the museum closes for the winter, our volunteer…
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Unexploded Bomb, Bath Road
Can you help? Was your family in Bath Road, Emsworth in 1943? Helen Price, daughter of Jack Victor Morgan, visited Emsworth Museum in…
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Tribute to Mike and Ann Edwards
I’m sad to report that the Trust has recently lost two of its keen and hard-working supporters. Ann Edwards died in March followed…
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Arts Trail 2023
Saturday, 22nd April was the first day of the Emsworth Arts Trail 2023. This year’s annual festival proved to be every bit as…
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Treasure Hunt 2023
The annual stroll around Emsworth resumed on the evening of Wednesday, 21st June after a break of several years. A healthy number of…
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Archaeology on the Coastal Plain
View the Exhibition online. This exhibition, curated by Ann Davies, showcased some of the work undertaken in recent years by Chichester & District…
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Portsmouth – Harlots, Dung & Glory Part 1: 1100 – 1800
From nothing to world renown. The last talk of the 2022/23 season was held in the Mountford Room of the Community Centre on…
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Brickmaking in Emsworth – Postscript
from Trevor Davies View the Brickmaking Exhibition on-line. Now that the Brickmaking exhibition has closed, we can celebrate the interaction with the Emsworth…
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From the Chairman
from Trevor Davies I would like to record my thanks to the Stewards’ team who have volunteered to steward the Museum continuously for…
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A Memorable Day at Buckingham Palace
Our Chairman Trevor Davies was honoured to be invited to the Garden Party to celebrate the Coronation at Buckingham Palace on 9th May…
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Emsworth Museum Supports Art Invisible Outreach Program
From Phil Magrath, Curator of Emsworth Museum, July 2023 Shelagh Standen and I continue to undertake outreach about once a month at Art…
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From the Chairman
Charitable Incorporated Organisation I am very pleased by the unanimous support given at the AGM to the proposal that we change the Emsworth…
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New greetings cards
New greetings cards are now for sale in the Museum and at Bookends ofEmsworth, £3 each. These images of scenes at Emsworth harbour…
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Wings for Victory National Savings Campaign
Eighty years ago, in May 1943, the residents of Havant and Waterlooville were motivated to donate metallic items in their possession for the…
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Richard Brooks on Fred Jane
Fred T Jane was an eccentric visionary concluded Richard Brooks in his evening talk at the Emsworth Community Centre on Thursday, 2nd March….
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David Hazle and the Emsworth Post War Property Market
Retired estate agent, David Hazle gave a fascinating insight into the mid to late 20th century property market in Emsworth in his talk…
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48th Annual General Meeting
The 48th Annual General Meeting of the Emsworth Maritime & Historical Trust was held on 9th March in the Community Centre. Among the…
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Brick Making Exhibition Opens the 2023 Season
Saturday, 1st April, was the opening day of the 2023 season in Emsworth Museum and brick making was the first exhibition in the…
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French Prisoners of War, Smugglers and Conspiracies
The evening of 12th November Paul Chamberlain gave an excellent presentation for the Emsworth Historical Trust about prisoners, smugglers, and conspiracies, held locally during…
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Exhibition to Celebrate the Life of Sir Peter Blake 1948 – 2001
Curated by Pippa, Lady Blake and Trevor Davies this exhibition will be officially opened at 2 pm on Sunday, 10th July by Lady Blake…
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The Triangle Girls
The Emsworth Community Centre was full for a talk given about “The Triangle Girls” by Cheryl Jewitt and Ian Barbeary from Portsmouth Royal…
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The Disappearance of Commander Crabb: What really happened?
At Emsworth Community Centre on 9th February 2022 (and repeated on 19th February) Ann Bevan’s talk about Cdr. Crabb attracted full audiences. Many people…
