The Walks of Life Museum will be open every day during Heritage Open Days, from Friday 11th September to Sunday 20th September, between 11.00am and 4.00pm. This year’s theme is ‘Everyday Histories’.
Events will take place throughout the week, including a history of shoe shining demonstration. Visitors are invited to bring their shoes along to be polished. Look out for the Cart of the Day as it tours the town before the museum opens each morning.
On Tuesday 15th September, tours of the historic farmhouse will take place hourly from 11.00am, led by Alan Walders of Nottinghamshire Building Preservation Trust and Jason Mordan, Senior Conservation Officer.
On Saturday 19th September at 2.00pm, ‘From Trieste to Tuxford’ will tell the story of local people who survived prisoner-of-war camps during the Second World War.