Looking for a new challenge? We’re recruiting a Treasurer
East Grinstead Museum is looking for someone with a strong financial background to act as our Treasurer. Working closely with the Trustees, who have ultimate responsibility for East Grinstead Museum you will help ensure that the Museum has a clear vision and strategic direction, is sustainable and complies with the
East Grinstead Christmas Family Festival
The annual Christmas Family Festival will take place on Sunday 1st December from 10.00 to 16.00, London Road will be closed to traffic and the street will be filled with the French Market, Charity and craft stalls, music, entertainment and children’s fair ground rides. The Friends of East Grinstead
Friends of East Grinstead Museum Christmas Hamper Raffle
Once again, our popular Christmas raffle has begun. The hamper contains lots of Christmas goodies including a home made Christmas cake, and pink Gin. You can see the Hamper in the Museum, tickets cost £1 for a strip of five tickets. So get into the Christmas spirit to
Tombola prizes needed for the Christmas Fair
The Friends of East Grinstead Museum are running their very popular Tombola Stall at the Christmas Fair on 1st December. We would be very grateful for any donations.
Friends of East Grinstead Museum Street Collection 17th August
The Friends have been given permission from Mid Sussex District Council to run a box collection in the centre of East Grinstead on Sat. 17th August from 10-0am-1-0pm. We are looking for volunteers to do a one hour slot on the day. Those volunteers do not necessarily need to come
Community Matters programme at Waitrose, East Grinstead
The Friends of East Grinstead Museum have been successful in being voted for the Community Matters programme at Waitrose East Grinstead for the month of May 2019. At the end of the month, Waitrose will donate a proportion of £1,000 based on the proportion of votes customers cast for
Calling all Friends! We need raffle prizes!
Please help us to restock our prizes for the May Fair Tombola stall, raising money for the Museum. New and unwanted toys, games, cuddly toys, wine and toiletries will be gratefully received. Please leave at the Museum by 1st May
Request for tombola and raffle prizes
After the success of or tombola stall at the Christmas Fair, our stock of prizes is sadly depleted! Do you have any unwanted Christmas presents which you can donate to us? If so, please leave at the Museum for the attention of Jennie Hollins.
EAST GRINSTEAD HIGH STREET
Image 1. East Grinstead was founded in medieval times. The broad High Street was designed as a market place, lined on either side by long narrow strips called ‘portlands’, each about 200 metres, or one furlong in length. (Ah, the rods, chains and furlongs of my youth, so diligently learned,
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