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 Posted by JohnFearn » Sat May 16, 2009 9:55 pm
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| The Regimental Museum has launched a fund-raising appeal supporting the move from the current location in Queen Mary's Tower to the former Alma barracks in the outer ward of Carlisle Castle - The Alma Project. Full details and a donation form can be found at http://www.cumbriasmuseumofmilitarylife.org/alma-project/ A very worthwhile project - the Museum desperately needs more space. |
| Posted by IanT » Sat May 16, 2009 10:07 pm
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| It certainly felt a bit cramped when we visited in 2005. Let's hope the money floods in. Ian |
| Posted by kerchi » Sun May 17, 2009 3:08 pm
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I will definitely be making my contribution to this extremely worthwhile project  I haven't looked into it yet but out of curiosity how much do they need?
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| Posted by JohnFearn » Sun May 17, 2009 3:23 pm
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 kerchi wrote:I haven't looked into it yet but out of curiosity how much do they need? Looks like the total cost of the project is in excess of £1.8 million, with the bulk of the funding coming from "a Heritage Lottery Fund grant and support from the Regiment". I couldn't see a specific figure for the pupblic appeal. |
| Posted by IanT » Mon May 18, 2009 10:29 am
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| I've just phoned the museum and they don't have a specific figure for the public appeal, though they need to raise a matching sum to go with funding from the Lottery. Ian |
| Posted by kerchi » Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:40 am
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Field-Marshal Administrator Posts: 2160 In memory of John Bardgett (15309 L/Cpl.) 11th Border Regiment Who died 1st July 1916. |
| Does anyone know of the progress yet? Haven't looked into this for a while. |