This exhibition focuses on the community history of Brampton, looking at personal stories as well as the social and industrial history of this well-loved area of Chesterfield.
The Museum is open Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10am to 4pm. Admission is free but donations are gratefully accepted.
We’ll look at the Potteries with a display of Brampton ware including practical storage jars through to an iodine locket and a water filter.
We’ll also explore the history of Robinson’s, once the largest employer in Chesterfield with its own social club, organised days out to the coast, and an operatic society. The company was founded in 1839 to make pill boxes but diversified and made surgical dressings for the Crimean War and later World War One. It introduced the first disposable nappies made packaging for well-loved brands such as smarties and moved on to plastics.
We’ll walk the Brampton Mile which had more than 20 pubs along its length, although some including the Bold Rodney and the Square and Compass, have closed, whilst others have changed their name. The Red Lion is now the Crafty Dog and the New Inn is the Tramway Tavern. We’ll call in at the Brampton Brewery, a microbrewery that grew out of the original Brewery and which still produces Brampton Best and Impy Dark.
We’ll look at what people did for fun, including the Brampton Feast (a big fun fair),
We’ll also remember some of the shops along the road. Mr English’s old fashioned grocers shop, Scott and Haslams butchers and ‘Tinny’ Johnson’s ironmonger store are no longer with us, but new shops, cafes and specialist shops have opened in their place.Bradbury Hall (a venue for concerts, dancing and musicals), the Brampton Coliseum Picture Palace and green spaces such as Walton Dam and Somersall Park.
More information on hands on activities will follow nearer the time.
Location: Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery
Enjoy creepy craft activities and spooktacular storytelling run by StraightCurves and Chesterfield Museum.
StraightCurves drop in craft sessions:
10am to 11am JumpingCLAY 2D pumpkin magnets
11.30am to 12.30pm Spooky Hanging Spider
1pm to 2pm JumpingCLAY cat magnets
2.30pm to 4.00pm JumpingCLAy 3D pumpkin models
There will also be a story corner with Halloween themed storytelling and handling objects taking place at 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm.
Entry to the museum is free, however donations to cover costs are welcome
Location: Chesterfield museum and art gallery
Put on your Halloween costumes and visit the haunted Museum for an evening of interactive spooky story telling.
Suitable for children up to 12 years. Free admission.
5.30pm - 6.30pm
Entry to the museum is free, however donations to cover costs are welcome
Location: Chesterfield museum and art gallery
Learn about the weaponry used and discover and handle the contents of a World War One infantryman's kitbag.
A living historian will present "Billy Knowles's War" - A Weavers Tale which tells his Grandfather's experiences of World War One. The show and tell includes details of his day to day life in the frontline along with the medical treatment and casualty clearance procedure he received after sustaining gunshot wounds and a broken thigh.
10am to 4pm.
Entry to the museum is free, however donations to cover costs are gratefully received.
Location: Chesterfield museum and art gallery
A World War One exhibition at St. Thomas' Church shows the stories of the men from Brampton who gave their lives during the war.
There are several events held at St Thomas' Church:
On Sunday 11 November, 10am there is a rembrance service which will be held at St Thomas' and conclude at the cenotaph.
Entry is free of charge.
To coincide with the 100th year commemorations of the First World War join this special talk to discover the impact that the end of the First World War had on Chesterfield and members of the Sherwood Foresters who came from Chesterfield.
‘1918: The bloody road to victory’ talk will start at 12.30pm and last approximately 1 hour.
The museum will be open on Sunday 11 November between 10am to 3pm for you to experience the sights and the sounds of life in the trenches of World War One and discover personal histories of soldiers from Chesterfield.
Entry to the museum is free, however donations to cover costs are gratefully received.
Location: Chesterfield museum and art gallery
See Chesterfield's best known historic house decorated for a traditional Christmas with holly, ivy, evergreens and flower arrangements, all created by local volunteers.
Revolution House is open every day between 11am and 4pm from 13 to 24 December and then again after Christmas from 27 to 31 December so there are lots of opportunities to enjoy a piece of local history decked out in festive style.
11am to 4pm
Revolution house provides a particularly warm welcome on Thursday 13 December with a special evening opening with carol performances by members of the Holymoorside Brass Band and delicious mince pies. The event is free and runs from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.
Entry to the house and garden is free, however donations to cover costs would be gratefully received.
Location: Revolution House
Come and have a go at the traditional games children used to play. Some you'll know and some you won't.
Bring the family along and challenge them to a game of quoits, shove ha’penny and many more traditional games.
Friday 21 to Saturday 22 and Thursday 27 to Saturday 29 December.
10am to 4pm.
Entry to the museum is free, however donations to cover costs are gratefully received.
Location: Chesterfield museum and art gallery
