Chance to celebrate opening of Crawley's new museum
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Located at 103 High Street, The Tree is now home to Crawley’s heritage and has been sensitively restored and fitted out and the Annexe has become an education room.
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Backed by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Crawley Borough Council and sponsored by Thales, the museum will feature permanent displays including a 1903Rex Forecar, donated to the museum by Ron Shaw, and a Bronze Age sword.
Cabinet member for Wellbeing, Councillor Chris Mullins, said: “I am delighted that our fantastic new museum is opening to the public. It’s a unique space, perfect for housing Crawley’s diverse heritage and I encourage all our residents and visitors to come along and celebrate the new museum and the history of Crawley.”