Walking tour tickets

Tickets are now on sale on the website for the 2013 season of walking tours.Book now to avoid disappointment !

http://www.dadsarmythetford.org.uk/tour.htm

Da walking tour May 2013

The date for the May walking tour has been set as May 12th.Tickets for all the tour will be on sale from the web site later this month.Tour vouchers are on sale now and can be used for any of the 2013 walking tours .http://www.dadsarmythetford.org.uk/booktour.htm

Video clips

There are some great video clips of the Jones’s Van on our Facebook group,why not join and take a look !

Dads Army Museum Thetford Facebook group

Are you in Great Yarmouth on Wednesday December 12th ?

Web shop & walking tours

A very large thank you to Chris Evans for the publicity he gave us on Monday - it has meant a tremendous reaction and we are very grateful! We have packed up and sent out 30 orders today and there is another 21 on their way tomorrow - phew! Exhausting but very happy with the response - thanks everyone & new website is getting there - new holding page should be up by tomorrow.

The dates for the 2013 walking tours have just been announced,take a look and book a tour or but someone a voucher for Christmas http://www.dadsarmythetford.org.uk/booktour.htm

BBC news report on the sale of Jones’s Van

Click on the image for the full story.

Jones’s van

The museum is pleased to announce that our bidding team has been successful and the van will be coming home to Thetford.Now we need some fundraising to pay our funders.Full statement to follow.

Winter break

The museum has now closed for it’s winter break.We will reopen at Easter 2013.The museum shop will remain open.

New t-shirts on sale online

Click on the image to be sent to our online shop.

December 1st

The museum will remain open until 3pm on Saturday December 1st then we will close for our winter break and reopen on Easter Saturday 2013.So hurry along for tea & cake at Marigolds.If you are in the area the weekend of November 30th / December 1st come along to Thetford.On Friday evening the Christmas lights will be switched on and there will be a market and craft fair and the Guildhall.The museum will have a stall there.On Saturday December 1st our friends `The Thetford Players` will be having a Christmas Fair and again we will have a stall there as well.

Anglia News report.

Report from Anglia News

Sneak preview !

Here is the first look at our new design t-shirts.They will be on sale in the museum shop this Saturday.Details of how you can obtain them online will be on the website soon and in our email newsletter this weekend.

Jones’s Van Donation

Dad's Army Museum in Jones van auction bid

Click on the pictures for more information.

Clive Dunn OBE

The museum was saddened to learn yesterday (November 7th) of the death of Clive Dunn aged 92 in Portugal.He will of course be remember for his role as Corporal Jones.Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this very sad time.His picture appears on the Thetford Dad’s Army walking trail leaflet.

You can read the story of this very funny man at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20239694

Missing from the Swallow Bank

Our Captain Mainwaring (Mick Whitman) was missing from the Swallow bank last Wednesday (October 16th).He was at Lloyds TSB in King Street Thetford to reopen their refurbished customer area.He was soon back at the Swallow Bank to keep an eye on Pike & Wilson.

Classic Visitors

On Sunday October 14th the museum was pleased to welcome the Suffolk Classic Car Club.They came to the museum is some wonderful cars and enjoyed a tour around the museum and tea in Marigolds.

Out to Lunch

On Sunday October 6th the volunteer team from the Dad’s Army museum made there way to the Six Bells at Bardwell for Sunday lunch.We all thought that it would be a nice idea to all meet up as we near the end of another busy season.The Six Bells featured in 2 episodes of Dad’s Army,Wake up Walmington and Ring Dem Bells.

Tripadvisor review

To read the full tripadvisor review click here.

Steve Lilly

Steve is the wonderful artist who has done a number of pictures for the museum including the wonderful cast drawing on display in the museum and for sale in the shop.If you can get along to this show please do.

Full details on the events page.