MUSEUM SAVED. Museum will be reprovided for when the Barracks closes in 2022.

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1 N E W S L E T T E R 3 3 A P R I L MUSEUM SAVED I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Lancashire 2 Life Recently 2 Donated Farewell 2 Hayley! The Friends 3 Dates for 4 Your Diary Joseph As you may have already read in the newspapers, Fulwood Barracks has been earmarked for closure in Although the barracks may be closing there is good news for the Lancashire Infantry Museum. Museum will be reprovided for when the Barracks closes in Lancashire Infantry Museum literal and spiritual home of The Queen s Lancashire Regiment and its successor and predecessor Regiments for nearly 150 years. It is hoped that the museum can maintain its close links with the Barracks in the future. Education 6 Simply 7 Schools Shop 8 DVDs! 9 Group 10 Bookings Contact 10 Details We are very pleased to announce that Mark Lancaster, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence Personnel and Veterans has stated that The MOD recognises the historical significance of Fulwood Barracks and the long standing connection the local community has with the military and the Lancashire Infantry Museum. I am pleased to announce that the Lancashire Infantry Roger Goodwin, Museum Trustee, said The future of the museum has been assured. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that they will provide suitable and alternative accommodation for us should that become necessary. The Lancashire Infantry Museum has close links with Fulwood Barracks, there has been a museum here since Fulwood Barracks has also been the In the meantime, the Lancashire Infantry Museum continues to collect and display its wonderful collection and will do so for the foreseeable future. Our excellent education sessions continue to be very popular and we have a wonderful line up of talks and events for 2017! The newsletter will keep you informed of our exciting plans as they develop. So, watch this space!

2 P A G E 2 Lancashire Life The Salamanca Eagle In 2017 the magazine, Lancashire Life will celebrate its 70th birthday. To mark this momentous occasion, Lancashire Life will show 70 objects from heritage venues across Lancashire s County Palatine between September and November In January the Lancashire Infantry Museum ran a poll on Facebook and in the museum where visitors could vote on their favourite object. Eight objects were originally chosen. These were; the Maida Tortoise, the Salamanca Eagle, the red flag from Kimberley, Lieutenant Ashcroft s signaling equipment from D-Day, Nor Iron Bars, a section of the Berlin Wall, Stanley Bewsher s Brodie Helmet and William Ratcliffe VC s machine gun. Visitors chose the Salamanca Eagle as their favourite object. It has now been put forward as the museums entry into A History of Lancashire in 70 Objects. Watch this space to see if it has been chosen! 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 1914 to 1916 East Africa Photograph Album Recently Donated Recently donated to the museum is a wonderful collection of photographs relating to the 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire s time in East Africa during WW1. If you would like to view the album or see our wonderful archive, please contact the Curator curator@lancashireinfantrymuseum.org.uk to make an appointment. Farewell Hayley! After many years of volunteering at the museum, Hayley Du Buisson, has moved on to pastures new. Hayley is now working at Derby Local Studies and Family History Library putting everything she learnt here to good use, this time helping families of men who served with the Sherwood Foresters! For four years, Hayley did the excellent job of editing the newsletter. We wish her the best of luck and thank her for all the work she did for the Lancashire Infantry Museum. Your help and support was much appreciated. Hayley (centre) with Lynn and Roger Turp

3 N E W S L E T T E R 3 3 Join the Friends P A G E 3 Registered Charity No The Friends of The Museum are an active organisation with an interest in military history, particularly that of The Queen s Lancashire Regiment and its antecedents. Through this forum, they help to support and sustain one of the most important military history collections in the country. By becoming a Friend, you can get involved in as much or as little as you wish. Some of the benefits include: Access to the archives Discounted research assistance Publications Reduced event entry fees Battlefield Tours Memberships Individual 10 Family (includes partner & up to two children) 15 Senior Citizen 5 Individual Life Membership (single donation) 100 Interested? Contact the Museum today and become a member. friends@lancashireinfantrymu seum.org.uk Its easy to become a Friend just contact the museum today! News from the Friends! Battlefield Tour 2017 Bosch Rose September 2017 The Friends will be heading to the Netherlands, to take a look at that part of Operation Market Garden and its aftermath which is less wellknown, but in which two of our antecedent regiments the 1 st East Lancashire and the 1 st South Lancashire both had hard-fought and bloody parts to play. Also we cannot visit that now delightful part of the Continent without at least taking a look at the Arnhem battle, where the Border Regiment, now our brothers in the Duke of Lancaster s Regiment, gained much glory. By coach, once again under the able command of our old and good friend Mike Greaves, who is beginning to know as much about our battlefield histories as we do. Departure from and return to Fulwood Barracks Overnight ferry Hull Zeebrugge 17/18 September Staying throughout in Nijmegen same base throughout, no moving hotels. Follow the XXX Corps route (the Garden bit) from Joe s Bridge on the Belgian border up to Arnhem. Visit S Hertogensbosch, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Overloon (battlefield and Museum) Possible visit to Reichswald Forest Leisure Day in Delft Overnight ferry Europort (Rotterdam) Hull 22/23 September Arrive Fulwood Barracks approx am 23 September Cost = 850 per person sharing or 975 for a single and 150 a head discount for those joining in Holland If you wish to join the tour please the Friends for an application form friends@lancashireinfantrymuseum.org.uk There is also a 250 deposit per person with balances to be paid by the 15th June. As the tours are so popular and numbers are limited, places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis and to those who pre-registered.

4 P A G E 4 Friends Study Evening s Friends at a Study Evening Dates for Your The Friends of the Lancashire Infantry Museum run an interesting and informative series of study evenings throughout the year. These are the dates for your 2017 diary! Friday 19th May (with Lancashire ABF) Passchendaele and Messines Ridge 1917 In their centenary year, John Downham describes two of the most terrible battles of WW1. David Rogan talks on the German tactics and defences. Friday 7th July Bosch Rose 2017 John Downham outlines the struggles of our antecedent regiments at S Hertogensbosch; in support of Operation Market Garden; and on the German frontier in the autumn and winter of 1944/1945. Friday 27th October Malaya Talks by John Dowham and David Rogan on the role of our regiments in the anticommunist campaign of the 1950 s; the part played by former Regimental officer Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templar; and the Intelligence War. Thursday 7th December (10.30am) Friends AGM and Christmas Lunch All talks start at and end at A hotpot supper is served and there is also a bar! By joining the Friends you will get reduced admission to all these study evenings. Diary 2017! New for 2017 we are introducing a series of Saturday talks. Priced just 2.00 with tea, coffee and homemade cakes available to purchase. No need to book, just turn up on the day, for an 11.00am start. Saturday Talks Inside Story Headline Saturday 22nd April Joseph 1917 David Hewitt Saturday 27th May Rorke s Drift and its Connection to Preston David Casserley Saturday 17th June War Memorials and Their Conservation Mike Coyle

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6 Folk Group The Young Uns P A G E 6 Education at the Lancashire Infantry Museum! When Lancashire Sings The Lancashire Infantry Museum recently had the privilege of taking part in a wonderful project with Lancashire County Council Heritage Learning Team. When Lancashire Sings was a Heritage Lottery Funded project which aimed to inspire young people to create modern folk music through learning about their local heritage. Pupils from Leyland Methodist School visited the Lancashire Infantry Museum and researched Inside Story Headline the life and death of William Burrell, a Preston man who served with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment during WW1. William was unfortunately killed in action in Writing with the award winning folk group The Young Uns, the pupils recorded a song dedicated to William, his wife Peggy and their children. The culmination of the project saw all the schools who had taken part in the project perform live on stage with the Young Uns at the Guild Hall, Preston. It was a fantastic evening. The CD, produced and recorded by Andy Bell will be available shortly. Away From the Western Front The Lancashire Infantry Museum, once again in partnership with Lancashire County Council Heritage Learning Team, will soon be launching a project aimed at young adults looking at the forgotten front of WW1, Mesopotamia. Leyland Methodist School explore, commemorate and raise awareness of WW1 campaigns 6th Battalion, SLANR in Mesopotamia, 1917 outside of Europe. relating to this campaign. It includes diaries, letters and photographs relating to the men of the 6th Battalions of the East Lancashire, South Lancashire and Loyal North Lancashire Regiments who all served over there. Away from the Western Front is a nationwide project which aims to educate, The Lancashire Infantry Museum houses a fascinating archive packed full of material As the project progresses we will keep you informed of what we have been doing.

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8 P A G E 8 Regimental Histories The following Regimental Histories are now available to order from the museum ( curator@lancashireinfantry museum.org.uk ) or from Amazon (search under Lancashire Infantry Museum) The History of the East Lancashire Regiment 1914 to to The South Lancashire Regiment 1741 to Ich Dien (1914 to 1935) Shop! The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Volume 1: 1741 to Volume 2 : 1914 to Volume 3 : 1919 to Books take 2 to 3 weeks for delivery. Museum Photograph Collection The Museum holds the Queen s Lancashire Regiment Photography Collection. Inside Story Headline This active archive of some 8,000 (so far, and counting) mainly photographs, but also cartoons, drawings, pamphlets and notices, covers every aspect of the life of the Regiment from 1981 onwards. All parts of the regimental family are featured, including both the 1st and 4th Battalions, the Cadets, the Regimental Associations and Veterans, and others. Many of the images appeared over the years in the Regimental Magazine, Lancashire Lad. The Archive is currently being digitised. DVD disks are available covering the years completed so far, at a cost of 12 per DVD including post and packing. All proceeds go to the preservation and maintenance of the Museum. To make a purchase go to the museum s website eum.org.uk and click on Photo Archives. Also available to purchase is the Territorial Army North West Photo Collection. Disc One covers the Infantry, Discs Two to Six the Artillery and Disc 7 the Yeomanry. Each DVD costs 12. For more details check out our website!

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10 Group Visits We offer a variety of programmes suitable for all ages; A guided tour of the museum and the Garrison Church of St. Alban s (one to one and a half hours) 4.00 per person (Weekdays and Evenings) The newly refurbished Somme Room We can also provide tea and coffee for group bookings for 1.00 per person. To book or for more information please contact museum staff. Contact details are below. A guided tour of the museum and the Garrison Church of St. Alban s plus a hotpot supper and a paid bar per person (Weekday Evenings) Fun activity sessions for youth groups. Involves handling session and dressing up 2.50 per person (Leaders are free) (Weekday Evenings) Dressing up fun at the museum! At the Lancashire Infantry Museum you can explore the fascinating story of the Lancashire soldier in peace and war. The Duke of Lancaster s Regiment Lancashire Infantry Museum Address: Fulwood Barracks, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 8AA. Phone: enquiries@lancashireinfantrymuseum.org.uk Website: Come and see how the Lancashire Lad lived, worked and fought throughout the world from the founding of the Regiment by William of Orange in 1689 to the present day. We encourage visits from groups, researchers, families and educational groups. We are open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from to As we are located within a working MOD establishment ALL ADULT visitors need to bring with them photographic ID (such as a Driver s License) to show the Guardroom on arrival.