Museums in Cambridgeshire
We’re excited to say we’ve received funding from Museums in Cambridgeshre! More details to come…
News
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!
Cadet visit
Fletton Detachment Cadets visit the National ACF Museum Over the past three weeks Cadets from Fletton Detachment, No1 (Hereward) Company visited the National Army Cadet Force Museum located within the Octavia Hill Birthplace House, Wisbech. The aim of the visit was for the cadets …
Christmas!
Thankyou to our Trustees for providing a lovely spread for volunteers on Octavia’s birthday and our Christmas get together, 3rd December. We celebrated each other’s contribution and looked forward to next year – we have some great plans working together and with our friends …
HRH Duke of Gloucester visit
HRH The Duke of Gloucester visited Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House, Wisbech on 26th September 2024 to mark Octavia’s legacy from 1889 when she established the first Independent Army Cadet Unit.The Cambridgeshire Army Cadets Corps of Drums played as the Duke inspected a Guard of Honour …
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 …