News - New military museum is hit (Thoresby)

Thousands of visitors have flocked to a new military museum, following its recent opening by Princess Alexandra, Deputy Colonel in Chief of the Queen’s Royal Lancers.

The Queen’s Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum at the Thoresby Courtyard, has proved to be a runaway success during its first few weeks of being open to the public.

Already attracting more than a thousand visitors a week, curator Captain Mick Holby is delighted that the unique collection of exhibits, ranging from arms, medals and silver to uniforms and paintings, is proving popular.

Says Mick, who served in Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Germany and the Oman during a 25-year career with the 17th/21st Lancers: “As it’s free to enter, the museum is enabling the public to see more of their local history through the eyes of the collection.”

The exhibits at the new museum illustrate the role the local regiments have played in the great battles of the last three centuries.

Created by The Queen’s Royal Lancers, a cavalry regiment, and The Nottinghamshire Yeomanry, made up of The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry and the South Nottinghamshire Hussars, in partnership with the Stonebridge Trust, the museum tells the human, social and military history of the regiments, as well as the ongoing story of the British Army today.

From:  http://www.chad.co.uk/news/new_military_museum_is_hit_1_3708657

News - Military museum to open in Notts

AN expert from TV's Antiques Roadshow expert has visited Notts ahead of the opening of a new military museum.

Bill Harriman held a question and answer session about the history of the exhibits at the new museum at Thoresby Hall, which is due to open at the end of this spring.

As a former Territorial Army Officer with the South Notts Hussars and the Sherwood Rangers, Bramcote-born Bill was the guest of honour at a special event for friends and supporters of the museum.

The attraction will chronicle the history of the Queen's Royal Lancers and the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry and tell the human, social and military history of the regiments as well as the ongoing story of the British Army today.

A collection of arms, uniforms, medals, silver and paintings will show the role that the local regiments have played in battles of the last three centuries.

As well as giving his expert view on some of the most notable exhibits from the museum, including the Balaclava Bugle, which sounded the Charge of the Light Brigade, Bill also spoke about his work on Antiques Roadshow.

From: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Military-museum-open-Notts/article-3378515-detail/article.html