Celebrations start at Market Hall Museum

Celebrations have been the order of the week at Warwick’s Market Hall Museum after staff learnt they had beaten Edinburgh, Berwick-upon-Tweed and Burnley in a public popularity poll.

By The Newsroom

Published 8th Feb 2014, 07:00 BST

Staff celebrate at the Market Hall Museum in Warwick after winning a national competition. Among those pictured are Rebecca Williams (third left - Learning and Community Engagement Manager) and Michelle Alexander (centre - Museums and Natural Environment Manager).
MHLC-05-02-14 success feb12 — Staff celebrate at the Market Hall Museum in Warwick after winning a national competition. Among those pictured are Rebecca Williams (third left - Learning and Community Engagement Manager) and Michelle Alexander (centre - Museums and Natural Environment Manager). MHLC-05-02-14 success feb12

Marketing co-ordinator Louise Jennings said: “Thanks to local support we won 4,784 votes - 55 per cent of all the votes cast. As a result we’re organising a special night inside and outside in Market Place on May 16 when there will be 50 local stalls and a Cabinet of Curiosities set up by the artist Alex Hartley.”