The Whitworth Heritage Museum
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WHS News
What we’ve been up to...
On this page you will find news about what the society has been up to, and
what has been happening at the Museum (or is going to happen in the near
future), so do be sure to check back here often for updates.
Our brand new website is now online!
As you may have noticed our brand new website is now online, and we will
be adding much more material to it over the coming weeks and months. If
you have any suggestions about what you would like to see on here, or have
any issues with it then do please let us know. It should also be viewable on
tablets and smartphones, though with a slighly different appearance.
The 2021-2022 Lecture Programme
We are pleased to report the return of our popular Winter Lecture
Programme, which resumed in October 2021. Please note that for the 2021 -
22 season we are holding our monthly lectures at the Hallfold United
Reform Church schoolroom on Hall Street, as it has a far greater capacity
than the museum and allows us to provide a much better socially distanced
seating plan. Full details of the current programme can be found on our
lecture page.
Data Privacy Protection Statement
As most of you will no doubt be aware, the new GDPR Data Protection
requirements came into effect on the 25th of May 2018, and below you can
download a copy of the Society's Data Protection Privacy Statement:
Older news items
The Society was very pleased to receive a cheque for
£1,256.47p from the Co-op as part of their 'Local
Community Fund' scheme, were customers can
donate a percentage of their dividends to local good
causes. We were very pleased at just how much
support we received from the good folks in
Whitworth, and you can rest assured that this
generous donation will be put to very good use.
Above you can see a photograph of Society
Chairman Mr Brian Furness receiving the cheque
from staff members at the Whitworth Co-op. This is
a great scheme for local groups who have to raise
their own funds, and more information about this
can be found at the following webpage:
https://www.coop.co.uk/membership/local-
community-fund