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10th April 2025
Dear Volunteer,
I hope you are all well and enjoying this beautiful sunny weather.. As many of you know, our Easter Trail for families is in full swing here and lots of children going away happy, especially with their chocolate gift at the end. 🙂 🍫
One of our lovely volunteers Janet and I have also been busy lately doing Outreach workshops with local Primary schools before the Easter Holidays. The children have had enormous fun learning about the Great Hall and its 700 year old floor tiles, creating their own stamped tiles onto cards and dressing up as a Bishop, peasant or medieval woman! 🤴 We will continue to run them in the summer term.
Volunteer Future Strategy Brainstorm! 🧠As you may or may not know 2025 marks the end of our current strategic cycle and we have begun the process of looking to the future. We would love to hear volunteers thoughts and ideas for the coming years ahead. You have the option to either fill in your thoughts in our online survey here: https://forms.office.com/e/YQ5mtS8XLt or if you would prefer, attend an in person session with Merryn Kidd (our CEO) from 10am-11:30am on Friday 2nd May in the Stable Yard Room. Please reply to Gemma if you would like to attend the session on 2nd May – [email protected]
Moat Boat Race – 26th August Bank Holiday Monday: ⚓Calling for any volunteers who would like to take part in this enormously fun activity for charity. We have the raft already set up so you just need to come along on the day to take part! When else do you get a chance to row a raft on the moat? We need a team of 8 altogther made up of staff and volunteers. Don’t worry, I did it last year and didn’t fall in or get wet! Please contact Gemma if interested.
Length of service: 🥇If you have been volunteering here for 5 years or more please could you reply to Gemma letting us know how many years you have been a volunteer.
Joe Gilmer’s photography exhibition “Inspired by The Bishop’s Palace” – 📷 There is a new video up on our website talking to artist and member of the volunteer team Joe Gilmer about his work.https://youtu.be/j3T7sHETNoU?feature=shared The exhibition which is currently up in the Stable Yard Room windows will be moving to The Conference Room by 11th April. Please do have a look at the exhibition if not seen!
Palace Lecture Tonight! (10th April): ‘The History of Fencing in the 15th to 17th Centuries’ 6-7pm: All volunteers are welcome to attend for FREE
That’s it for now.. Have a wonderful Easter if I don’t see you around the site 🐔🥚🐣
Gemma
Pictures of the Month – March
Here is a stunning picture of the gatehouse reflected in the moat. It’s by Gabrielle McBride, a Palace Guide
