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The Usk Rural Life Museum has forged an informal
agreement with Monmouthshire’s ‘Forgotten Crafts’ group.
Their first joint venture was a very successful Crafts Fair
at the museum on Saturday 6 May 2006. The Malt Barn and Yard of
the museum was given over to 12 displays of country crafts
from yesteryear. Amongst these were displays of
blacksmithing, dry stone walling, spinning and weaving,
stick making, wool craft, pottery, lace-making and wood
sculpting, carving and turning. The event attracted around
250 people bringing back memories of past rural life for
many adult visitors and yielding new adventures for their
children and grandchildren.
The Crafts Day was organised jointly by Ann Mansell who
is Education Officer at the museum and Jean Roberts and
Suzanne Allen of ‘Forgotten Crafts’. ‘The museum seemed to
come alive on Saturday’ said Ann ‘I was thrilled that so
many people came and enjoyed the day’
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The Malt Barn, New Market Street, Usk,
Monmouthshire, NP15 1AU. |
Telephone 01291 673777
E-mail uskrurallife.museum@virgin.net |
