Nominations!
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Museums in Cambridgeshire
We’re excited to say we’ve received funding from Museums in Cambridgeshre! More details to come…
Fenland Culture Fund
With thanks to the Fenland Culture Fund, we were able to create this new piece of artwork in Centenary Green! With one of Octavia’s most famous quotes on it, it embodies her ideal for creating open spaces for everyone. “We all want quiet. We all …
Lottery
We’ve joined up with the new Cambridgeshire Community Foundation Lottery so you can raise money for us and be in with a chance to win!
Thank you
A big thank you to the Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force Supporters League for their generous donation of £500.
The Octavia Hill Society
The Octavia Hill Society was established in 1992 to promote awareness of the ideas and ideals of Octavia Hill, her family, fellow workers and their relevance in today’s society nationally and internationally. The society has six aims: To create a museum to collect, exhibit, preserve, interpret …
BBC Escape to the Country
We were pleased to be able to help the couple on this TV programme get a feel for the area, telling them about the heritage and the places they could visit. We talked about the community of the town and that they could come and …
Army Cadets
Octavia is well known for her work as one of the founders of the National Trust and as a social reformer. Her work as a pioneer of the Army Cadet Force generally does not receive the recognition it deserves. Although Army Cadets have been around …
Celebration of volunteers
We had a fabulous time with our volunteers old and new at the House on Sunday. We invited some friends who are sharing our story across social media and through their networks. Not all our volunteers or indeed all our friends, could come, but we’ll …