Oak House Dairy visited by HRH Duke of Gloucester

HRH The Duke of Gloucester visited Oak House Museum on 8th October 2014 to open the museum's new visitor centre. As part of the day's events, the Duke visited Creative Good's recently completed project - a 17th Century dairy within the Grade 2* Listed Oak House.

Sandwell Council required a working dairy with static interpretation that could be interpreted/demonstrated by access to interpretation within the space as well as through 1st and 2nd person costumed interpretation. We provided a full interpretive design and build service, including specialist research and interpretive planning.

Dairy tools, furniture and cooperage items were manufactured using traditional techniques and are fully functional for use in programmed activities. We produced a simple phone app for visitors to access additional information on site in a fun and engaging way, and its content is duplicated in a leather-bound book to ensure access for all. A dynamically subtitled audio-visual presentation provides insight into the life of a 17th century dairy maid.

Mary Jones World formally opened

Creative Good recently completed the installation of a new exhibition within the deconsecrated church of St Bueno's in Llanycil, Bala. Mary Jones World tells the story of a 15 year old girl who, in 1800, walked 26 miles to buy a Bible, an event that led directly to the formation of Bible Society.

The new visitor and education centre was formally opened on 5th October 2014 at a ceremony attended by dignitaries from around the World, to mark the bicentenary of the death of Thomas Charles, who formed British and Foreign Bible Society in 1804.

The opening has been reported by the BBC, ITV and Bible Society themselves.

Patrick Tootal, of the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust, gives a tour of 'The Wing'

The Wing building is taking shape nicely. Steelwork has now been erected on site and the overall form of the building is clearly visible. Creative Good have designed and are managing the fit-out of the welcome areas, interpretive displays and retail space within The Wing.

Patrick Tootal, of the Battle Of Britain Memorial Trust, has spoken about the project to the BBC and ITV. Please follow the links to view the videos.

Battle of Britain centre at Capel-le-Ferne takes shape

The BBC has published a short update on the progress of The Wing. Please click here to read more.

Bradgate Park Visitor Centre project launched by Sir David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough was guest of honour at the launch at Bradgate Park yesterday. The Rotary Club of Leicester is hoping to raise £150,000 towards the construction of the new centre, as part of it's Centenary celebrations in 2016. Sir David, whose father was once president of the Rotary Club of Leicester, said Bradgate Park was a place of world importance. His enthusiastic support for the project was reported by the BBC.

The event was also attended by a host of dignitaries, including Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby, Bishop of Leicester the Right Reverend Tim Stevens and county council chairman Rosita Page. We were delighted to present our concept for the new visitor centre to the assembled audience.

St Albans Cathedral wins Heritage Lottery Fund support for major new development project

Creative Good is proud to have been involved in the successful bid for HLF funding. We were commissioned to work with Nick Stead Interpretation in developing an Outline Interpretation Plan to set out how visitors will be engaged through a new and comprehensive scheme for informal heritage learning.

Creative Good contributed concept design proposals for a variety of interpretive solutions including dedicated permanent and temporary exhibit spaces, site wide interior and exterior interpretive graphics, web-based and site-downloadable digital applications, and physical and digital reconstructions.

https://www.stalbanscathedral.org/news/alban,-britains-first-saint-telling-the-whole-story/

Must Farm boats now on display

The Must Farm log boats have been transported to Flag Fen where they are undergoing conservation by a team of world-class experts to preserve them for future generations. These internationally important archaeological discoveries were found two miles to the east of Flag Fen, at a site near Whittlesey that was part of the same prehistoric landscape as Flag Fen 3,500 years ago.

Creative Good was appointed by Vivacity Peterborough in 2012 to help develop plans to house the boats at Flag Fen, in specially built refrigerated units, during their conservation.

http://www.vivacity-peterborough.com/museums-and-heritage/flag-fen/discover-the-must-farm-boats/

New Visitor Centre for Bradgate Park

Creative Good has been assisting the Bradgate Park Trust in developing interpretive design concepts for a new visitor centre. Bradgate Park is a very special place. A Site of Special Scientific Interest, its landscape, history and wildlife are exceptional, and the new visitor centre will interpret these features.

Bradgate Park is Leicestershire’s largest Country Park and most popular visitor attraction, welcoming 900,000 visitors every year. The Park was the birthplace and early home of Lady Jane Grey – nine days Queen of England. An historic deer park, enclosed by the Normans as a hunting preserve before 1240, herds of Red and Fallow Deer still roam freely within the boundary walls.

John Martin, interpretation consultant and one of our regular collaborators, has been leading the interpretive development of the scheme and advising the client on wider issues of heritage interpretation across the Park. The project is supported by the Rotary Club of Leicester, to mark their centenary in 2016, and fundraising is ongoing.

www.bradgatepark.org

Bronze Age discoveries

Creative Good has been assisting Vivacity Peterborough with project development for new exhibitions to display and interpret a selection of wonderful Bronze Age finds.



Must Farm, near Peterborough,  is one of the most important Bronze Age sites in Europe. Excavations deep below ground level have uncovered a huge variety of archaeological remains including weapons, clothing, jewellery, bowls and pots still full of food.

Just over 12 months ago the first of eight nationally-important Bronze Age boats, hollowed out from huge oak trunks, was discovered in the clay. The oldest of these, dating from 1,300BC, is the earliest example of its kind in England.

This unique site was awarded both Best Archaeological Project and Best Archaeological Discovery at the 2012 British Archaeological Awards.

www.mustfarm.com
www.vivacity-peterborough.com/museums-and-heritage/flag-fen/current-and-future-research/

Flag Fen Lives

In July 2012, we completed a small project for Vivacity Peterborough, updating displays in the Preservation Hall at Flag Fen. The archaeology park is home to a wooden causeway some 3,500 years old that is so unique it is held by experts all over the world in the same esteem as Stonehenge. Our work was linked to an important and unique excavation project on the site: Flag Fen Lives.

On an extremely limited budget and tight timescale, the project sought to achieve a number of key objectives:

• To change an entry room used as a thoroughfare into a dedicated exhibition space which is attention grabbing, informative and pleasant to linger in
• To bring all the elements of the site together in explaining what Flag Fen is about
• To prepare visitors for viewing exposed Bronze Age timbers in the adjacent preservation chamber

We redesigned the layout of the room to accommodate new graphic panels, re-used display cases and a new interactive AV unit. Working closely with the staff at Flag Fen we advised on exhibit content and object displays, and designed, artworked and managed the installation of the new graphic panels. Our work was completed within budget and on time - less than 4 weeks from being commissioned to installation!

During installation

During installation

Entry Room before the project