Monthly Newsletter

Tec In - Brief - Summer 2023

We have decided to put together this bumper summer edition of the e-newsletter to make sure you didn’t miss out on all of the exciting work that has been going on at the museum over the last couple of months. As you will see there is some excellent news about our education programme, and you will get to learn a little about Macy Campbell; the museum’s fantastic summer intern……

TEC In - Brief - May 2023

May is here, and we are starting to plan for the summer months. As you can imagine June to September are our busiest months here at the museum and, with the main tourist season almost upon us, planning is key to maximising our potential with the visitor experience. Carla, our operations manager, works hard to develop the plan and events that will make up our summer programme.…..

TEC In-Brief - April 2023

April is always a busy month for our museum and this April is no different. We have just kicked off the Childrens Fossil Competition, which is in its second year now. The inaugural competition was incredibly popular and produced some amazing entries; you can still see last year’s 6 winners on display at the museum. If you would like to learn more about this year’s competition, you can visit the competition webpage…..

TEC In-Brief - March 2023

For this month’s Meet the Team slot we are highlighting Catherine Smith who is one of our Front of House team members. Affectionately known as Cath to the museum family, she has worked as a member of the front of house team for 4 years now. When working Cath never stands still, she is constantly on the go. When she is not welcoming and looking after museum guests, she is pricing incoming stock, straightening up and re-stocking the displays, cleaning…..

TEC In-Brief - February 2023

In this month’s e-newsletter we are continuing our series ‘Meet the team’ and this month Emily Ford is in the spotlight.

Emily has been with the museum for 5 years now, which makes her one of our longest serving members of staff. Emily not only works front of house, but she also supports Nick Nugent with our educational programmes and has become our expert on the fun educational activities, notably for guiding students as they explore fossils through our high-powered microscope…

TEC In-Brief - January 2023

Happy New Year to you all! We hope that you have had a restful and fun festive period and you are looking forward to the New Year as much as we are here at the museum. Work continues on a number of projects that encapsulate the importance of outreach, education, and fun.

TEC In-Brief - December 2022

Dear Friends, A year in review… 2022 has been a very eventful year here at the museum. There are many success stories, so, let’s look at just a few of the highlights from the past 12 months. We launched this newsletter in both the e-mail and print formats, both of which continue to be popular…..

TEC In-Brief - November 2022

Dear Friends, Welcome to the November edition of our monthly e-newsletter. As you may have noticed there has been a theme running through the last couple of opening sections of our TEC In-Brief newsletter, namely a Meet the Team theme. We hope that you are enjoying getting to know the staff here at the museum….

Dear Friends, Welcome to the October edition of our monthly newsletter. The fundamental aspect of the day to day running of our museum is vital to its achievements. Our team is committed to the continual development and success in all aspects of the museum…

Dear Friends, Welcome to the September edition of our monthly newsletter. Digital and social media plays a huge role in what we do here at the museum. Naturally during the pandemic our digital social media platforms became our main channels of communication with our visitors, supporters and people looking for virtual activities to supplement educational materials and entertainment…

Dear Friends, Welcome to the July edition of our monthly newsletter. With the main tourist season upon us here at the museum and lots of visitors coming through our doors it’s often a difficult time to sit down and reflect on things because all hands are on deck…