201 years ago today, the incredible RNLI was founded to save lives at sea. Happy Birthday!🥳 Our #LancsSchoolLoans offer EYFS ‘People Who Help Us’ boxes. We will be taking 2025/26 bookings from Easter, so get prepared and check out what we have on offer- shorturl.at/r906t

📢Calling all young storytellers across #Lancashire! This year we're expanding our #Schools #HLLStoryTellingFestival by inviting KS2 children to take on an exciting story writing challenge. Teacher contact [email protected] / 01772 534089 for more information.

We love to share teacher feedback - here's a recent one for our World War Two Session Lancashire Museums MoL - "It was a super day, the children really enjoyed their time learning about World War II. All the staff were wonderful" 🥲 shorturl.at/NayjS

15th March getting us in the mood for our Shakespeare #HLLSpecialEvents next week @LancasMuseums - 'Beware the Ides of March!' The famous warning from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar (1599) #LancashireShools #GawthorpeHall #IdesOfMarch

🎭"But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." Well the sun certainly came out for day 2 of our Shakespeare #HLLSpecialEvent #GawthorpeHall Lancashire Museums. What a glorious day!

On Friday 21 March, Lancashire County Council enters the official "pre-election period" until 1 May During this period our usual activities continue but posts on this channel will be limited to essential information only. lancashire.gov.uk/heritage-learn… #LancsCCElections

🦴Join Dr Stewart at #ClitheroeCastle museum on 5th July. Buried Biographies is a free hands-on workshop exploring what bones tell us about identity, lifestyle and more. Find out more and secure your place at tiny.cc/EventsAtClithe… #Clitheroe #FestivalOfArchaeology #RibbleValley

🕵️‍♂️ Secret War – Bookings Now Open! 🕵️‍♀️ Train in aerial reconnaissance, master the tricks of the SOE in spy operations, decode Morse code and uncover the top-secret plans for the D-Day invasion Suitable for KS2 pupils. shorturl.at/8WaYO

🪄Yesterday our #HLLMagicFest 2025 participating #Lancashire schools took to the stage to show off their new found skills in #Magic. Their mesmerising storytelling was inspired by visits to Lancashire Museums. What a fantastic day - we are so proud of them! 👐

⚱️Throughout July celebrate archaeology at #ClitheroeCastle museum. ⚔️join the hunt through the galleries for the lost swords. 🖍️get creative with our themed craft activities. 📍Daily drop in events 🔗find out more at tiny.cc/EventsAtClithe… #Lancashire #Archaeology #RibbleValley

Entries from 'Ten Tall Tales' have made us all feel hungry this afternoon: 'Grindelwald sat in his tower reading a book and eating a Bakewell tart….' 'He had his servants bring him a platter of grapes (or whatever posh people eat) ' Brilliant!👏 #HLLStorytellingFestival

#HLLMuseumLoans subscribers! Our popular Museum Loans boxes are in high demand, and bookings for 2025–26 are filling up fast. If you’re planning ahead, we encourage you to submit your subscriptions and orders as soon as you can to avoid disappointment! - shorturl.at/138Uo

A fantastic day at our annual gathering, full of connection, learning, and inspiration! Huge thanks to Lancashire Museums Collections team for an engaging session. We ended with an exciting sneak peek at our upcoming project: 'Breaths and Beats' with the brilliant Hutch. 🪇

It's a busy last few weeks and we're loving the energy from #Lancashire schools enjoying trips and outreach before the end of term! Thinking ahead to Autumn 2025? Our calendar fills up fast so get in touch as soon as you can to secure your date! lancashire.gov.uk/heritage-learn…

🎅 Is it too early to mention the C word? We don't think so… because Victorian Christmas bookings for #Lancashire schools are now OPEN! #GawthorpeHall 24 – 28 Nov #JudgesLodgings 1 – 5 Dec For more info 👉shorturl.at/hYfrw

We’d like to wish all our fantastic teachers a restful and well-earned summer break. Here’s to slow mornings, sunshine 🤞 and time to recharge! #HLLMuseumLearning #Lancashire

📣We're Hiring! Are you dynamic, enthusiastic and engaging with a passion for helping children and adults connect with heritage, education and learning? Then we need you. Applications are open for Heritage Learning Facilitators across #Lancahsire - shorturl.at/OhvoO

#Lancashire teachers studying WW2 - there's still time to book our 'Secret War' #SpecialEvent in November. KS2 recruits will train in aerial reconnaissance, master the tricks of the SOE, decode secret messages and uncover the top-secret plans. shorturl.at/IRTWk

Luke Wallace is a dynamic folk musician whose work champions environmental causes and inspires young minds to take action. He’ll be joining us for a week-long journey and your class could get involved! More information to follow... shorturl.at/MoUP5

Last year, our new KS2 'Crime through Time' session at #LancasterCastle was a great hit! We’re excited to continue to offer the session in 2025/2026. Find out more shorturl.at/lOrDQ #HLLMuseumLearning #KS2History #LearningOutsideTheClassroom