Heritage Open Days 19th & 20th September 12 noon – 5.00pm
The Smithy will be open once more for Heritage Open Days this time continuing the WW2 theme and the story of ‘What No Sweets???’
There will be special guided tours at 1.00pm and 3.00pm on both days by Angela Brown, Joint Curator of The Smithy Heritage Centre and owner of the amazing collection of WW2 memorabilia currently on display. Every object tells its own story. Why not join us to learn some of the incredible stories.
The Village Hall will become our tea rooms for the day with lots of home made cakes for you to enjoy.
This year sees the 11th Great Eccleston Bake-off take place
Entry is free and will be judged once more by the ladies of WISH (St Helens Women’s Institute). Drop your cake off during the day and judging will commence at 3.15pm with the winners announced at 4pm. Much coveted trophies will be awarded along with prizes for 1st, 2nd and a peoples vote of ‘Best Decorated’.
Dogs are always welcome at The Smithy, so , you can bring the whole family along!
For further info check out our Facebook page or e-mail us at Smithyheritagecentre@hotmail.com
The Smithy Heritage Centre opens Saturdays and Sundays 1pm to 4pm, and other times by special arrangement.
“What No Sweets?”
Explore WW2 through the eyes of a child. A time of evacuation, loss, rationing and no sweets!
The Smithy Heritage Centre is a dog friendly venue – everyone is welcome including your four-legged friends!
You can enjoy a virtual tour of the Smithy and one of our previous exhibitions, Objects of Desire. Click on the image below and you will enter a 3D rendering of the Smithy which you can navigate around by clicking on arrows. Click on the little target symbols to find out more about the objects next to them.
We would like to thank Matt Dodd and The Atkinson for scanning the Smithy and enabling us to access this resource.
