Whilst Ruddington’s Framework Knitters’ Museum remains closed for the usual January break it’s worth remembering that you can still support them just by shopping at the Co-op!
Our nationally acclaimed museum was chosen for Co-op Local Community Funding last year. This has already raised over £650 which will go towards their Key Stage One educational programme for school children. That funding has now been extended until April 30th 2017, so there’s still plenty of time to raise money by purchasing Co-op own-brand products and services.
However, please remember you have to select them first! Anyone within 15 miles of Ruddington with a Co-op Membership Card can simply log in to their account online and choose the Framework Knitters’ Museum as their Local Community Funding case. To start raising funds for them you then just need to remember to swipe your card every time you shop. Once everything’s set up, the Co-op will donate 1% of everything you spend on own-brand products and services, plus the proceeds of carrier bag sales, to your chosen Local Community Fund.
Nicola Wood took over as the museum’s curator from Paul Baker on the 12th of December last year, having previously worked for both Erewash Museum and Nottingham City Museums. Before that she actually worked in the textile trade herself.
She told The Nottingham Post: “I’d like to continue the work Paul has done, raising aspirations, taking the museum to the next level, developing our schools work and helping to make it an international attraction.”
