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Aug 2020
Nidderdale Museum plans Bank Holiday reopening
Nidderdale Museum is planning to reopen over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Reopening of the award-winning museum, which is housed in the Old Workhouse in King Street Pateley Bridge, has been delayed because many of its volunteers remained in self-isolation when the government gave permission for heritage attractions to open in early July.
Now, however, the museum reports that after a good response to its plea for more volunteer stewards, work carried out to make the building COVID secure and some financial help from Museum Development Yorkshire, the reopening is scheduled for 1.30pm on Saturday, August 29.
Beyond then, the visitor attraction - a past winner of the National Heritage Museum of The Year Award - plans to continue to open every Saturday and Sunday throughout the autumn and winter, depending on government restrictions on social distancing and availability of stewards.
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Last month, Sue Welch, chair of Nidderdale Museum, told the Stray Ferret about the practical issues faced by organisations that are heavily reliant upon volunteers to remain open. She said:
Visitors will be required to wear face coverings, a one-way system will be in place, and only one group of visitors will be allowed in each of the museum's 10 rooms at any one time, ensuring contact with others will be minimal. All groups will be asked to sign in with their contact details.
Nidderdale Museum has a collection of exhibits, illustrating different aspects of life and work in Nidderdale through the ages.
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