Retirement Village residents have enjoyed a jazz concert while raising funds for The Bowes Museum.

 

Each year Middleton Hall Retirement Village at Middleton-St-George near Darlington raises funds for local charities, and in choosing the Museum they realised a total of £688, which was matched by Barclays Bank, making a grand total of £1,376.

 

The concert, by established six piece jazz band Sharp Intake, involved a variety of traditional jazz numbers as well as their own arrangements of traditional and modern songs, performed in Middleton Hall’s restaurant, converted for the day into a Jazz Club.

 

The retirement village was supported in organising the event in aid of the Barnard Castle treasure house by Fiona Moxham, Relationship Support Manager at Barclays Corporate, who was involved in the fundraising for the concert.

 

Fiona also arranged for a giant-sized cheque to be presented to the Museum’s Director, Adrian Jenkins, by Jeremy Walford, Managing Director at Middleton Hall, who said: “We have all been delighted to be involved with raising funds for such an important museum and look forward to working further with them in the future.”

 

In thanking Jeremy, Adrian said: “We are very grateful to the residents of Middleton Hall Retirement Village for their support. We will be putting the money towards our schools education programme, related to our forthcoming exhibitions.”

 

For details of Middleton Village Retirement Village visit www.middletonhallretirementvillage.co.uk.

 

The Museum now offers a 6 month Admission Pass, giving a cost effective opportunity to make the most of all this fabulous building has to offer.

 

Incredible value for money at only £12.00, the pass enables the buyer to make unlimited return visits to the Museum within that 6 month timeframe. Passes are available to purchase on the Museum’s website, or alternatively purchase on the day of your visit.

 

The Bowes Museum, Café Bowes and Shop are open daily from 10.00. A full programme of events and exhibitions is available by calling 01833 690606

 

 

Editors’ notes

 

· The Bowes Museum was created over 100 years ago by an extraordinary couple, John and Joséphine Bowes. Together they built up the greatest private collection of fine and decorative arts in the North of England and constructed a magnificent building to house them in. The collection contains thousands of objects including furniture, paintings, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and many other items covering an extensive range of European styles and periods.

· The Bowes Museum receives a core funding grant from Durham County Council and as a member of the North East Regional Museums Hub receives support from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport through the Museums, Library and Archives Council Renaissance programme. Additional revenue funding specifically for the Museum’s acclaimed exhibition programme is provided by Northern Rock Foundation.

· The Bowes Museum has recently undergone major redevelopment. This work was supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, One NorthEast through the County Durham Economic Partnership, English Heritage, Northern Rock Foundation, The Monument Trust, Garfield Weston Foundation, The Foyle Foundation, The European Regional Development Fund, DCMS/Wolfson Museum and Galleries Improvement Fund, Designation Challenge Fund, The Shears Foundation, The Richard and Suzanna Tonks Family Fund at County Durham Foundation, Durham County Council, The Friends of The Bowes Museum, The Headley Trust, Sir James Knott Trust, Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust, Fenwick Ltd, Mercers Charitable Foundation, Welton Foundation. While we are endeavouring to keep as much of the collections on display as possible, visitors are advised to call ahead if wishing to see a specific item to check if it is on display.

· Normal admission to the museum: Adults £9.00, Concessions £8.00, Six Month Pass £12.00, Children Free (under 16s). Admission allows access to all exhibitions, permanent displays and some events. Admissions are donation inclusive and are eligible for Gift Aid. If you do not wish to make a charitable donation admission prices are: Adults £8.15, Concessions £7.25, Six Month Pass £10.00, Children (under 16) and carers free.

· The Bowes Museum is open daily from 10.00am.

· The Bowes Museum is a member of the Discover Durham partnership of attractions. Our commitment is to promote Durham as an exciting and vibrant group travel destination and to provide the travel trade with a professional and knowledgeable service: hotline number 0191 301 8531, www.discoverdurham.co.uk.

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