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Hello Everyone

We would like to thank all our friends, supporters and visitors over this last year.  Again, it has been a busy year with all our usual events plus an additional one, a Commemorative Service for the life of Georgiana, the 4^th Duchess of Newcastle. 

This year was the 200 years anniversary of her death (26.09.1822).  This service was a mixture of music, hymns, a poem, quotations from the diary of the 4^th Duke and also an insight into the life of the Duchess.  A special part of the service was a reading of the 23^rd Psalm via internet from America by the Lady Patricia Pelham-Clinton-Hope, daughter of the 9^th Duke and great, great, great granddaughter of Georgiana. A very unique event.

We will be finishing the year with our very popular Carols by Candlelight on Saturday Dec. 3^rd from 4pm – 5pm.  This event is now fully booked and we are running a waiting list.

Our first event of 2023 will be our Sunday lunch in April, more details to follow, which precedes our regular Sunday openings of the Mausoleum from 2-4pm beginning on Sunday May 7^th. We are again planning a year full of a variety of events and look forward to seeing you all again.

May we wish you a very Happy Christmas and a Healthy New Year.

The Friends of the Milton Mausoleum Committee

Christmas Gifts and Crafts Fayre

SATURDAY 12^TH NOVEMBER 2022   10AM-4PM  FREE ENTRY

A great variety of stands with plenty of quality and unique gift ideas from local traders

HOT & COLD REFRESHMENTS ON SALE IN THE EAST MARKHAM W.I. MARQUEE (SEATED AREA)

RAFFLE & COMPETITION

Tours of the Monument Room are available at set times on the day.

Please come along and support this popular event!

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SATURDAY 3^RD DECEMBER  4PM – 5PM 2022

Our annual Carols by Candlelight concert is already a sell-out event and we are running a waiting list.  This is the event that gets our Christmas off to a good start!  There is mulled wine, mince pies and a raffle.

SUNDAY 25^TH SEPTEMBER 2022

On this date a special service was held to celebrate the life of Georgiana, the 4^th Duchess of Newcastle. (29^th June 1789 – 26^th September 1822).   This was a poignant service with incidental music, hymns, a short talk about Georgiana’s life, poetry and quotes by Dr. Richard Gaunt from the 4^th Duke’s diaries. A specially recorded reading of the 23^rd Psalm from America by the Lady Patricia Pelham-Clinton-Hope, daughter of the 9^th Duke and great, great, great granddaughter of Georgiana was a feature of our service.  The service was followed by tea and cakes which was enjoyed by all.  Thank you for your support for this historical event.

Milton Mausoleum is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Any enquiries  Email: milton.mausoleum@outlook.com

September 2022 is the 200^th anniversary of the death of Georgiana, 4^th Duchess of Newcastle, and she is the focus of our next event.

Each year, from May to September, we open the Mausoleum on Sunday afternoons from 2pm – 4pm when our volunteers will give you a tour of the building and share the story of the 4^th Duke & Duchess of Newcastle.  Why not bring along members of your groups for a tour of the building, with refreshments, at pre-arranged times.  Our volunteers are happy to welcome you to this historic place.           

Our latest fundraising project “Unrestored Windows” is already off to a great start and gathering pace!

Here are the final events planned for 2022

Sunday 25^th Sept          A Celebratory Service will be held at 2.30pm on the 200^th anniversary of the death of the Duchess.  We will be hearing extracts from the Duke’s diaries giving us an insight into her extraordinary life. This will be followed by tea/coffee and cake.

Please contact us to reserve your place.

Sunday 25^th Sept.         Sunday openings – season closes

Saturday 12^th Nov.       Christmas Gifts and Craft Fayre 10am – 4pm Back by popular demand!

Saturday 3^rd Dec.         Carols by Candlelight at the later time of 4pm-5pm

Please contact us to reserve your place at the events listed. We thank you for your continued support and hope to see you at these events. 

The Friends of Milton Mausoleum

     

June 2022

We hope that you all had a great time celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee Year.

We are now progressing with a full year of events and hoping that life runs smoothly for everyone.

The building is now open every Sunday from 2pm – 4pm until the end of September and we have several group visits booked throughout the year. Our volunteers are always pleased to welcome you to this historic place and tell you of the history of the Dukes of Newcastle who lived locally. We now have a ‘Children’s Corner’ with books/crafts to interest the younger visitors.

Come and see the statue of Georgiana, she has been professionally cleaned thanks to donations and fundraising from our supporters and friends.  

Our latest fundraising for “Unrestored Windows” is now running and we thank you for donations received so far.

Our next event is our summer concert ‘Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days’ which is to be held on Sat. 16^th July. 7pm. Tickets are £8 each with refreshments and a drink. There is a raffle and another draw of our One Hundred Pound Lottery. There is still time to reserve your seat!  You can contact us by email at milton.mausoleum@outlook.com

Other events this year –

Sunday 25^th Sept          Georgiana Memorial Service at 2.30pm with music and a talk by Dr Richard Gaunt followed by tea/coffee and cake. Please contact us to reserve your seat.    (Georgiana died on the 26^th September 1822)

Sunday 25^th Sept.         Sunday openings – season closes

Saturday 12^th Nov.      Christmas Gift and Craft Fayre 10am – 4pm.  Back by popular demand!

Saturday 3^rd Dec.          Carols by Candlelight at the later time of 4pm-5pm

We thank you for your continued support and hope to see you at these events.

The Friends of Milton Mausoleum

We were delighted to welcome a visitor from America on 5th May 2022.                                                    Lady Patricia Pelham Clinton Hope, eldest daughter of the 9th Duke of Newcastle under Lyne, Henry Edward Hugh Pelham Clinton Hope and Lady Mary Dianna Montagu Stuart Wortley Mackenzie, is visiting Clumber Park the former family seat of The Dukes of Newcastle to plant a Cedar of Lebanon tree as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. A supporter and member of The Friends of the Mausoleum for many years, she was very appreciative of the work that The Churches Conservation Trust and The Friends group at the Mausoleum are doing to maintain the history and fabric of the building.

                                                                                   

The building is now open for our seasonal Sunday afternoon openings from 2pm – 4pm.

Come along and find out about the 4^th Duke of Newcastle and his wife Georgiana, 4^th Duchess of Newcastle.  Our volunteers are happy to welcome you to this historic place. The statue of Georgiana, has been professionally cleaned thanks to donations and fundraising from our supporters and friends.

Our latest fundraising for “Unrestored Windows” is now running and we thank you for donations received so far.

Groups are welcome at any suitable time in the week, by prior arrangement.  Please contact us to arrange a visit with tea/coffee and cake to follow.     

Our next event is our Summer Music Concert 7pm.  Sat. 16^th July. Tickets are £8 each.  Please book now to reserve your seat!  You can contact us by email at milton.mausoleum@outlook.com

Other events this year –

Sunday 25^th Sept      Georgiana Memorial Service at 2.30pm with a talk by Dr. Richard Gaunt followed by tea/coffee and cake. Please contact us to reserve your seat. (Georgiana died on the 26^th September 1822)

Sunday 25^th Sept.    Sunday openings – season closes

Saturday 12^th Nov.  Christmas Gift and Craft Fayre 10am – 4pm.  Back by popular demand!

Saturday 3^rd Dec.   Carols by Candlelight at the later time of 4pm-5pm

We thank you for your continued support and hope to see you at these events.

The Friends of Milton Mausoleum