Ryedale Folk Museum

To celebrate our spring-watch themed holiday activities we are running a number of spring-watch themed features on our Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as our blog that you can get involved with. They include ‘5 Signs of Spring’, ‘Bird Week - watching & identifying’, ‘Egg Quiz’ and other discovery challenges. Our first spring-watch blog is a tutorial put together by our workshop volunteers on how to make your own bird box. It is really simple so why not give it a go! Step 1 : Mark out your bird box pieces to the dimensions given. Step 2: Cut out the pieces, using a hand saw, or alternatively a Bandsaw or Jigsaw. Be careful! Step 3: When all pieces are cut out place them together to make sure they fit. Step 4 : Starting with the sides and back nail your pieces together. We recommend drilling pilot holes for your nails or screws to fall into, this will reduce the risk of your wood splitting!   Step 5 : Fix the bottom in place using the same method as the sides(pilot holes an...

                                                              A much valued and respected volunteer John Nicoll died suddenly on March 14th. John was always someone who I regarded (like many volunteers/museum staff) as a good friend. He always worked to a very high standard and got the job done. In particular the model village is a monument to his labours, I took dozens of photos of the restoration as it progressed, it is a credit to John and his wife Colleen. John will be missed by us all at the museum. Jonathan S

On Friday 13th February we had a Ryedale Folk Museum Volunteers meeting. It was well supported, Mike gave us a briefing on the fund-raising for the Harrison Collection, we still have a long way to go. However, nothing is impossible and we will get there. If you are not a volunteer at the museum, have you considered becoming one? If not do you know someone who may be interested? The museum welcomes people with plenty of enthusiasm in all aspects of museum work. Restoration of farm machinery, archive work and helping in the shop are just some of the things you could be involved in. Don't be shy, give the museum a ring on: 01751 417 367, or email us at: info@ryedalefolkmuseum.co.uk