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HALF TERM AT THE ROYAL GREEN JACKETS (RIFLES) MUSEUM

18/2/2020

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Date: 18th February to 22nd February 2020
Venue: The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) Museum
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February half term

18/2/2020

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Date: 18th February to 22nd February 2020
Venue: Winchester's Military Museums
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“Rogues with Rifles; the story of the 5th/60th”

21/11/2019

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Speaker: Rob Griffiths
Venue: The Kincaid Gallery, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Date: Thursday 21 November 2019
Time: 6:15pm
Tickets: £20 (or £17.50 for friends of the RGJ Museum) per head including drink and canapes
Booking: https://shop.rgjmuseum.co.uk/evening-talk--21-nov-2019-1665-p.asp or 01962 828549

The 5/60th were the first rifle battalion in the British Army and they fought throughout the Peninsular War, against the forces of Napoleon; they have long been forgotten and overlooked Regiment, some would say unfairly overshadowed by the 95th Rifles.  Not only did the 5/60th Rifles have the honour of being the first rifle battalion in the British army, they won more battle honours than the 95th during the Peninsular War.
 
Raised in the American colonies in 1756 as the 62nd (Royal American) Regiment to defend the thirteen colonies against attack by the French and their Native American allies, and later deployed to the West Indies, by 1797 a 5th battalion had been raised on Barbados, with additional companies formed on the Isle of Wight, and equipped entirely with rifles.  The troops of the 5th battalion were so effective that Sir Arthur Wellesley recommended their use to the divisional commanders describing them as the “most useful, active and brave troops in the field”.  This is the story of their service in that long campaign recounted by discussing some of the extraordinary, distinctly roguish, characters in that Regiment.  You will hear tales of looting, murder and treachery, but also steadfastness, loyalty and heroism.
 
Tickets cost £20.00 (or £17.50 if you are a friend of the museum) and include a drink and canapes after the talk. Tickets must be purchased prior to the talk:
01962 828549
https://shop.rgjmuseum.co.uk/evening-talk--21-nov-2019-1665-p.asp
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OCTOBER HALF TERM

28/10/2019

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October half term at the royal green jackets (rifles) museum

28/10/2019

 
Date: 28th October to 2nd November 2019
Venue: The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) Museum
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“Chindit Operations”

24/10/2019

 
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Speaker: Piers Storie-Pugh
Venue: The Kincaid Gallery, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Date: Thursday 24 October 2019
Time: 6:15pm
Tickets: £20 (or £17.50 for friends of the RGJ Museum) per head including glass of wine and nibbles
Booking: https://shop.rgjmuseum.co.uk/evening-talk---24-oct----2019-852-p.asp


Heritage open days

21/9/2019

 
Date: 21st and 22nd September 2019
As part of the national Heritage Open Days event, Winchester's Military Museums will be opening for free over the weekend of Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September. 
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THE ASHCROFT VICTORIA CROSS COLLECTION

19/9/2019

 
Speaker: David Erskine-Hill
Date: 19th September 2019
Venue: The Kincaid Gallery, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Time: 6:15pm 
Tickets: £20 (or £17.50 for friends of the RGJ Museum) per head including glass of wine and nibbles
Booking: ​https://shop.rgjmuseum.co.uk/evening-talk-19th-sep—-2019-1651-p.asp

Summer holiday activities

1/9/2019

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Date: 29th July to 1st September 2019
Venue: The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) Museum
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make & take: pebble painting

28/8/2019

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Date: 28th August 2019
Venue: The Rifles Museum
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POP UP MUSEUM

14/8/2019

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Date: 14th and 21st August 2019
Venue: The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) Museum
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Camouflage Activity days

14/8/2019

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Date: 14th and 21st August 2019
Venue: The Rifles Museum
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SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

11/8/2019

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Date: 5th and 11th August 2019
Venue: Winchester's Military Museums
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make & take: eggbox tanks

7/8/2019

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Date: 7th August 2019
Venue: The Rifles Museum
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A Day in the life of a rifleman

31/7/2019

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Date: 31st July 2019
Venue: The Rifles Museum
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Salamanca day at peninsula

20/7/2019

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Date: 20th July 2019
Venue: The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) Museum
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May half term

25/5/2019

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Date: 25th May to the 1st June 2019
Venue: Winchester's Military Museums
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Winchester fashion week

30/4/2019

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Date: 30th April 2019 to 6th May 2019
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The Great’s Game: The Legacy of Alexander the Great in Victorian Central Asia

18/4/2019

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Speaker: Doug Henderson
Date: 18th April 2019
Venue: The McDonald Gallery, The Gurkha Museum, SO23 8TS
Time: 12:30 followed by lunch at 13:15 with cash bar
Tickets: £7 per head including sandwich lunch
Booking: ​01962 842832 or AlisonB@thegurkhamuseum.co.uk
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Children's make & take activity

12/4/2019

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Date: 12th April 2019
Venue: The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum
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Make & Take: Eggbox Tanks

11/4/2019

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Date: 11th and 18th April 2019
Venue: The Rifles Museum
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This Easter Holiday come along to The Rifles Museum on Thursday 11th or Thursday 18th April to build your own eggbox tank.
Get inspired by the real vehicles used by the British Army today and the tanks of the past. Or come up with your own design! You can also enjoy tank and armoured vehicle colouring, and discover the story of the relationship between armour and The Rifles regiment.
 
A great day of a family fun and activities.
 
£1 per child
Ideal for children aged 5-11
10:30 am - 3:30 pm

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Easter Holidays at The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum

8/4/2019

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​Date: 8th April to 22nd April 2019
Venue: The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Help Brigadier Bear on his quest to find the Easter Eggs hidden around the Museum! Have a go at making a daffodil or an Easter card to take home with you!
Trail and crafts will be running from Monday 8th April – 22nd April
Activities are free to take part in.  Children 16 and under visit for free and must be accompanied by a paying adult.
The Museum will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

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The Life and Death of Manfred von Richthofen – the Red Baron

21/3/2019

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Speaker: Nick Saunders
Date: 21st March 2019
Venue: The McDonald Gallery, The Gurkha Museum, SO23 8TS
Time: 12:30 followed by lunch at 13:15 with cash bar
Tickets: £7 per head including sandwich lunch
Booking: ​01962 842832 or AlisonB@thegurkhamuseum.co.uk
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Kaleidoscope Making

20/2/2019

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Date: 20th February 2019
Venue: The Rifles Museum
This half term holiday, come along to The Rifles Museum on Wednesday the 20th February to design and build your own kaleidoscope. Also, enjoy kaleidoscope-colouring – what patterns will you create? A great day of family activities.
 
£1 per child

10:30 am - 3:30 pm
 Closed for lunch 12:00 am – 1:00 pm


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Help Find Joey

19/2/2019

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Date: 19th February 2019 to 23rd February 2019
Venue: HorsePower, The Museum of The King's Royal Hussars

New for half term 2019, Help Find Joey is a children's trail around the museum based on a real warhorse.
As always, free entry for children under 16.

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