Activities

Peninsula Poppies
Activities

Peninsula Poppies

November 15th, 2021

Activities, Museum

To mark Remembrance Day, The Rifles Museum hosted ‘Peninsula Poppies’, between the 8-13th November. The self-led activities included paper plate poppy making and Remembrance-themed colouring. Poppy making had previously been an annual activity in the Museum. However, it had not taken place in 2020, due to the pandemic. Most of the…

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Peninsula Pumpkins
Museum

Peninsula Pumpkins

November 2nd, 2021

Activities, Museum

For the first time since 2019, this October we hosted ‘Peninsula Pumpkins’ at The Rifles Museum. These Halloween activities included pumpkin carving, colouring, local and military ghost stories, and pumpkin recipe handouts. Due to the pandemic, ‘Peninsula Pumpkins’ did not take place in 2020. For 2021, I was keen to…

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Summer Activities (2021)
Activities

Summer Activities (2021)

September 8th, 2021

Activities

During the school Summer Holidays of 2021, The Rifles Museum hosted a wide range of fun family activities. These included crafts, such as making swords, medals and Riflemen dolls, and camouflaged-themed colouring. However, because of restrictions due to social distancing, our activities could not yet be hosted in the Museum.…

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Riflemen Dolls Half-Term Activity
Activities

Riflemen Dolls Half-Term Activity

June 8th, 2021

Activities

Last week, The Rifles Museum hosted our first in-person activities since the start of lockdown – over a year ago. How time flies! This Summer half term holiday, we were making wooden Riflemen dolls, which have proven a favourite in the past. However, this holiday’s activities were a little different.…

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Summer Holiday Wonderful Wednesdays
Activities

Summer Holiday Wonderful Wednesdays

June 27th, 2019

Activities

This Summer Holiday The Rifles Museum will once again be hosting Wonderful Wednesdays. Each Wednesday of the Holiday come into the Museum for fun family activities. All activities will be hosted in The Rifles Museum between 10:30 am – 3:30 pm. Recommended age: 5-11 Cost: £2 per child 31st July –…

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The Rifles Museum
Activities

Kaleidoscope Making

November 13th, 2018

Activities

Design and build your own kaleidoscope at The Rifles Museum on Saturday 17th November. Also, enjoy kaleidoscope-colouring – what patterns will you create? Come in and enjoy a fun day of family activities. £1 per child 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Closed for lunch 12:00 am – 1:00 pm

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The Rifles Museum
Activities

Peninsula Pumpkins

September 27th, 2018

Activities

Celebrate Halloween this year by coming over to The Rifles Museum on the 26th and 27th October for pumpkin carving, ghost stories and more! Call 01962 828505 to book your place for pumpkin carving. Limited tickets available on the day. £4.50 per pumpkin carved. This charge is per pumpkin, not child.…

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Activities

2018 Winter Activities and Events

September 4th, 2018

Activities, Museum Events

This year, we have an exciting winter of activities and events planned out. Make sure you don’t miss out on our exciting new temporary exhibition, Riflemen Behind the Lens, opening 24th September. This exhibition will feature a fantastic collection of photographs taken by the Regiment themselves over the course of the last…

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