Congleton Museum

Fiona Bruce MP has first look at new collection for Congleton Museum

Fiona Bruce MP visited Congleton Museum on Friday to have a first look at the new collection for Summer 2012.  This new collection has come from archaeological digs of the 1980s in places like Somerford, Betchton and Withington and offers a picture of pre-Roman life in the area that has not been seen before. The new collection suggests that pre-Roman life in this area was far more active and sophisticated than was previously thought.

Fiona also toured the rest of the museum with Chairman, Ian Doughty who told her of how the museum intended to expand and develop and become a real tourist asset to the town.  The museum is staffed almost entirely by the 50-60 volunteers who willingly give up their time to make the museum a success.

Fiona said

“Congleton Museum is punching well above its weight in terms of breadth and depth of artefacts and the professionalism with which the development of the museum is being progressed.  Having seen some of the items dating back to pre-Roman times that will form part of a new exhibition this summer, I am encouraging everyone to visit Congleton Museum – whether for the first time or if you have visited before.  There will be a lot of new, interesting items to see which will broaden our understanding of how people lived in this part of Cheshire going back not just hundreds but thousands of years.”

Fiona continued:

“I also wish to pay tribute to the many volunteers – I understand over fifty local people – who make Congleton Museum such an interesting and attractive place to visit.”