A new cash boost for Beamish Museum takes donations from its 'Friends' to a remarkable total of £2.1m, it has been revealed.
The County Durham visitor attraction relies heavily upon its supporters and its Friends of Beamish group has just donated £225,000 which will be used to help finance the museum's ongoing development which includes the 1950s Town and plans to expand with a Georgian tavern and overnight accommodation.
The museum, which is currently planning retro-theme activities to celebrate the coronation, says the new cash boost takes the total amount donated by its Friends over the past 55 years to an "amazing" £2.1m and, thanking them, chief executive Rhiannon Hiles called the money and time given by Friends volunteers "truly remarkable".
