Bodmin Keep

Bodmin Keep needs urgent preservation work which means we are temporarily closing the museum from Saturday 10 August. We apologise for any disruption to your plans this may cause and look forward to seeing you soon.

Our volunteers are working busily to catalogue the regular flow of items that are kindly donated to Bodmin Keep. This week, our collections volunteer Val Marshall accessioned a scrapbook chronicling the Army’s deployment in Belfast during the early period of The Troubles.

Here's a tasty treat from our archive! This recipe book was compiled by William Kent, a Cornishman who served as a field cook in WW2. Our student intern Emily Brown baked a fruit cake from this book which is as good as it looks!

Thank you to volunteers Megan and Lily for decorating our Christmas tree this week, with their beautiful handmade soldiers. Our tree is on display at St.Petroc's Christmas Tree Festival which is open everyday (except Sunday) 10.30am- 4.30pm.

80 years ago the 5th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry fought in one of WW2's fiercest battles in North West Europe. Anthony Adams took part in the Battle of Hoven Wood, Nov 1944 and was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry. Find out more: ow.ly/t3cT50UcL1u

Recently, we had the pleasure of visiting Bude Primary Academy Juniors, who participated in our new immersive British Home Front workshops. Thank you for sharing these photos with us! We had a great time working with you. 📸 #ImmersiveLearning #BodminKeep #WWII

“Put that light out!” Jon Pertwee, son of Bill, actor and comedian of 'Dad’s Army' fame, has loaned Bodmin Keep the iconic ARP helmet Bill wore as Chief Air Raid Warden Warden Hodges in support of the museum and to share memories of the ever-popular TV show with fans.

"𝖠𝗍 𝖾𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗈'𝖼𝗅𝗈𝖼𝗄 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝗇 𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗋𝗎𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗋𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗀𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗄𝗂𝗇𝖽." ~ David Lloyd George, Prime Minister, 11 November 1918. #ArmisticeDay

Thank you to the Light Infantry and The Rifles Association and the Royal British Legion Bodmin Branch for today's Service of Remembrance at Bodmin Keep and the participation of The Lord Lieutenant, Mayor of Bodmin, Revs Andrew Earl and Paul Holley and the Bodmin Town Band.

Today is National STEM Day supporting science, technology, engineering and mathematics. To celebrate technological innovations developed by the military, in this video our curator takes a look at a Mark V Heliograph in the collection at Bodmin Keep. #NationalSTEMDay

Thank you Harry Maddox @rocks.up for your touching tribute to the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Join us at Bodmin Keep at 9am on Sunday for our commemoration of Remembrance Sunday. #remembrancesunday #lestweforget #neverforget #poppy #thankyou

At 9am on Sun 10th Nov there will be a wreath laying at the Memorial at Bodmin Keep. A Remembrance Garden has been created so residents may place a cross in honour of family or friends killed in action. Contact the The Rifles Office at the Keep for details T: 01208 73595 or DM.

Bodmin knows how to do fireworks! ❤️ #Bodmin #Fireworks #BodminFireworks #FireworkDisplay #cornwall

Thank you to Eddie and Helen, our volunteers who also give their time to support the Poppy Appeal. They prepare the wreaths you will see laid on memorials around Bodmin on Remembrance Day. To purchase a wreath, please email info@bodminkeep.org.uk #LestWeForget #RoyalBritishLegion

This November the Charles Seale-Hayne Library at the University of Plymouth will host a display of artefacts and documents from Bodmin Keep. We have designed these exhibits in collaboration with three students from the University: Brandon Coyle, Emily Brown and Milly Thompson.

—𝒘𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓, 𝑩𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒈𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒈𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅. HALLOW-E'EN, 1915 by Winifred M Letts #BodminKeep #poetry #HappyHalloween Have fun, be safe!

Thank you to everyone who braved the weather this week to retrace the steps of the thousands of British and American servicemen based at Bodmin in WWII. The donations raised from these walking tours will help secure the future of our museum and collection for future generations.

We are delighted to have been awarded an @Aimuseums and @ThePilgrimTrust Collections Care grant. This will fund conservation-grade packing materials to remove artefacts from the museum while building works take place, protecting them for future generations.

Today at 11am and 1pm, last chance! Join Bodmin Keep's History Tour and retrace the steps of thousands of American soldiers posted to Bodmin during the Second World War! visit: ow.ly/xX5X50TNnC8 #bodminkeep #HeritageTour #KeepBodmin #MilitaryHistory #LocalHistory

Today at 11am and 1pm, it's Bodmin Keep's History Tour! Join us as we retrace the steps of thousands of American GI's posted to Bodmin during the Second World War! visit: ow.ly/7SgR50TNnlV #bodminkeep #HeritageTour #KeepBodmin #MilitaryHistory #HistoricTours #LocalHistory

Mick and Jesse, went to BBC Cornwall to talk to James Dundon on the breakfast show about their work with The Ferrets - the group of volunteers bringing our Ferret Scout Car 'Lady Tina' back into working order. Listen here: ow.ly/G7Rq50TQLpt