Flint… stones Early people started using stone tools around 2.5 million years ago. This most likely started in Africa and as people travelled, they brought their tools with them. Others would have seen how useful these new-fangled gadgets were and would have got on board. A flint arrow to fire at your dinner instead of […]
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Museum Musings – Royston Tapestry Once upon a time, 300 million years ago to be more precise, there was a particle of sand called Sandie who was surrounded by millions of other sand particles. One day, Sandie became trapped by sand building up overhead. Being sand, there wasn’t much Sandie could do about this, except
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Royston Tapestry Scene Two The Ice Age This month we’re taking a closer look at the second scene of the Royston Tapestry. Our first scene took us back 64 million years. Now, take a massive jump forwards to just 2 million years ago! From then to around 11,000 years ago, the world was in an
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Welcome to the first scene of Royston Tapestry. We love dinosaurs! What amazing, mind boggling, huge, colourful, feathery creatures! It’s no wonder young children (and adults) are enthralled by them. And one time, long ago, dinosaurs walked the along the land where we now live! Right now, you could be sitting on a spot once
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Royston Tapestry With the last stitch now in place, we’re excited that the Royston Tapestry is complete! What a great way to start 2019! We’re now looking for people to help get this amazing piece of embroidery ready for display. We’ve got big plans and want to make it a real community effort. You don’t
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With the last stitch now in place, we’re excited that the Royston Tapestry is complete! What a great way to start 2019! We’re now looking for people to help get this amazing piece of embroidery ready for display. We’ve got big plans and want to make it a real community effort. You don’t have to
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