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BRING HISTORY TO LIFE WITH A MUSEUM OR IN SCHOOL VISITS
The Bacup Natural History Society museum serves as a great local history
resource for use in both primary and secondary schools, as well as other
children’s groups. Museum and in-school visits can be tailored to cover a
specific topic or just a general Yesterday’s Bacup visit.
The museum collections cover many topics that will support your teaching from
the three archaeological periods: Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age to life in
Victorian Bacup, the mills and mines and to Bacup at War.
School visits are charged at £20.00 per hour.
In school visits are charged at £45.00 per hour with a maximum 2 hour visit.
For museum visits we are happy to tailor our museum worksheets to any topic
you require.
All our volunteers that carry out work with the children hold current
enhanced dbs certificates.
To book a visit please email us.
We also have topical information packs available
They are £4.50 per pack and contain information which you can print off along with topical photographs, leaflets and posters
CHILDREN’S GROUP VISITS
Children’s group visits are charged at £20.00 per hour.
For cub scouts / girl guides etc. working towards their badges we can create bespoke sessions and worksheets.
Cotton Mill Box
WW1 Box
Victoriana Box
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WALL OF HISTORY
Adjacent to the museum in Newgate Gardens, is the Bacup Wall of History. The wall of history is made up of a collection of various stone
artefacts that were collected by members over a period of about 100 years from buildings in and around Bacup and Stacksteads that were
being demolished. The garden is also home to the Bacup Stocks, and a large crushing wheel. An illustrated guide of the stones is available
here to DOWNLOAD.
LEGAL
Policies
WW2 Box
BACUP NAT LOAN BOXES
Our Loan Boxes are a great addition to the classroom with real and replica objects covering a wide range of historical topics. Our loan boxes
can be booked at short notice but we recommend you try to book at least a week in advance to avoid disappointment. Our Loan Boxes are
also available to other educational groups, care and residential homes. All our boxes contain items that are safe to handle by young and old
alike and are available to hire for £5.00 per week. To book a box or request more information on contents etc. please email.
RECENT VISITS & REVIEWS
Thank you very much for letting our Year
5/6 children come down to the museum.
They absolutely loved it and were able to
talk to me in-depth about what they saw and
learnt.
What a great asset it is to the town.
Kind regards,
Andrea Holt Headteacher Sharneyford
Primary School
Home Learning Group Visit February 2022
A friend told us about the Bacup Natural History
Museum after attending an open day, so we
arranged a visit for our home educators group - and
what a treasure trove it is! The staff were extremely
helpful and friendly, not to mention their incredible
knowledge and passion for the history of the local
area.
There are so many interesting elements to the
museum that bring so many learning topics to life.
The fact that sessions can be tailored to
topics/interests/age of children is fantastic, and staff
were great at both preparing for the session in
advance by conversing with myself, and on the day
by engaging with the children.
There was no question the staff couldn’t answer!
Their passion for the history of the area and the
museum is a real gift to visitors.
Gemma
We visited the Bacup Natural History Museum with a
Home Education Group for a fossil talk with expert
Arthur. It was a privilege to have him share his fasinating
knowledge. The children were very intrigued and
highlights included a fossilised turtle poop, which was
135 million years old!
This was our first visit to the Museum and what a treat it
was. The staff were very engaging and gave us a tour
around the rest of the building, told us tales of it's history
and interesting facts on other items on exhibition.
Amazing place to spend a couple of hours soaking in the
areas history.
Claire
Home Learning Group Visit February 2022
Sharneyford Primary School Visit
February 2022
St Saviours Primary School School Visit May 2023
We would all like to say a HUGE thank you! The children
absolutely loved spending their morning at the museum.
There was a vast variety of artefacts and information which
the children enjoyed exploring. They remembered lots of
amazing facts when they returned back to school. What an
incredible facility to have on our doorstep! We will
definitely be visiting again.
SOUTH PENNINES PARK HERITAGE BOXES
We have recently agreed to be the local distributor for the South Pennines Park heritage education packs, which are aimed at Key
Stage 2 & 3. The packs have been developed by archaeologists and contain replica artefacts as well as information sheets and a fact-
driven presentation for more information please see below.
Is your class, group or organisation studying or interested in the Romans, or Viking periods in The South Pennines Park?
Then why not loan one of the South Pennine Park’s heritage education packs (aimed at Key Stage 2 & 3), and bring history alive by
handling physical replica artefacts relating to the South Pennines region. Developed by archaeologists, each pack comes with a variety of
artefacts as well as information sheets and a fact-driven presentation.
Have a look at the contents of the artefact boxes and information packs below. If you are interested in loaning these for your school or youth
group then just get in touch with Bacup Natural History Society, by emailing bacupnatural@gmail.com
What’s in the Box - Romans .... Please click HERE for details
What’s in the Box - Vikings ..... Please click HERE for details
Information Packs – Romans ..... Please click HERE for details
Information Packs - Vikings ..... Please click HERE for details
To book a Heritage Box .... Please click HERE for details
In addition to our fabulous loan boxes we also have a collection of worksheets, powerpoints, mpeg4 movies on the
following subject. Please email for further details.
Fossils & Flints
Victorian Toy Box
