Museum welcomes guests at Preview Evening
Friends of Fairlynch and many other supporters of the Museum enjoyed the opportunity of seeing the new season’s displays during our evening opening on 3 April. Many local Councillors attended the event. Left to right are Cllrs Alan Dent and Caz Sismore-Hunt, together with Alan Tilbury (President of Budleigh Salterton Chamber of Commerce). The theme of the 2014 Costume Exhibition is ‘Fashion in the 1920s’, illustrated by this display of a dress shop interior. Included in the Lace Room display are items made by a former Fairlynch lacemaker, recently donated to the Museum by her niece who lives in the USA. Also in the Costume Room is a display of dolls and toys entitled ‘Hidden Treasures.’ L-r: Lynn Cook, Bernard Hadley, Christine Bailey, Margaret Williams and Martyn Brown. L-r. Iris Ansell, Laurence Scullion and Dr James Scullion. Previ...