The Porch Museum is opening on April 30th and May 1st with some nice things for you all to see.  On the Sunday we have our Roman capitols loaned to us from OAE.  They come from Godmanchester and the thinking is that they come from the basilica (town hall) which was on the Stiles.  This is surmise from OAE and Professor Stephen Upex, but there is associative scholarship to back up the theory.  Either way, these capitols show a different Imperial Roman look for the town of Godmanchester with at least one important public building created in an urban Roman classical style.They were excavated in 1991.  Professor Upex is to do an isometric drawing of how the basilica may have looked.

We also have some new jewellery – Roman and Tudor – another local loan.

We continue with our WW1 exhibition about the soldiers who came home to live the life they fought for.  Including how they suffered from PTSD and a good coverage of Portholme and William Rhodes-Moorhouse who flew his ‘planes there, built them, caused a world record there and was killed flying in 1915 – awarded the VC.  Not a Godmanchester man, but spent years here working with families like the Thackrays and of course the Hinchingbrooke Montagues .

We also have a selection of now non-explosive shell tops from WW1 – been tested by our friends at the Bomb Squad. 

Monday May 1 is very good for people with children as the Norris people come with masses of dinosaur and stuff games to play and to dig and things to make.

This was a smashing event last year.

I will have a baby mammoth’s tusk found in Godmanchester – verified – to show for the day. Found in The Avenue.

I attach posters for both the Porch Museum and the Norris visit.  If there is anybody who you know who might be interested do please send them on, or tell them about us. 

Do pop by – we always love to see you.