Monthly Roundup 15th April to 19th May 2024

This month our free gardening club for young people has returned for 2024 and we were delighted to welcome Bruce Keith into The Devil’s Porridge Museum to give a free talk. Keep reading to find out everything that happened in our Monthly Roundup for 15th April to 19th May 2024!

Monday 15th April

Arts and Crafts club was on again today. It was fantastic to see the young people at The Devil’s Porridge Museum being so creative! Learn more about Arts and Crafts club by clicking here>

Wednesday 17th April

Brilliant to have a group visit to The Devil’s Porridge Museum today. Learn more about group visits by clicking here>

Thursday 18th April

On This Day (18th April) in the first planes took off at RAF Annan.

At its peak RAF Annan could boast a staff of 400 RAF personnel housed across its 200-acre site. The airfield’s main focus was training young, inexperienced fighter pilots in offensive attacks. Pilots came from far and wide to train at RAF Annan.

Tragically, many pilots lost their lives while training at RAF Annan.

You can learn more about RAF Annan by visiting The Devil’s Porridge Museum.

Saturday 20th April

We were happy to have a group visit again today. Please be aware that you have to book any group visits in advance. Any food also needs to be booked in advance. Find out more about group visits here>

Monday 22nd April

Our Cordite Club was on again today. This week they had Scotch pie and beans for dinner. Following this they played Dominos and Connect Four. To learn more about Cordite Club click here>

Arts and Crafts club was on again today. Click here to learn more about our Arts and Crafts club>

The 22nd April is was also Earth Day. The Devil’s Porridge Museum’s volunteer and Youth Council member, Calum wrote a very interesting blog about Earth Day and What The Devil’s Porridge Museum does to help the planet. To read this click here>

Friday 26th April

We were delighted to welcome Bruce Keith into The Devil’s Porridge Museum to give a free talk about his third book “Scotland Beneath the Surface.” A huge thank you to him and to all those who came along!

Saturday 27th April

Our gardening club started again for 2024! The young people who join for our free gardening club us will learn how to grow beautiful plants, fruits and vegetables. Why not come along and join in? You can learn more about gardening club and how to book your place by clicking here>

This week they planted strawberries and potatoes! Below are some photos this.

Monday 29th April

Monday means our free Arts and Crafts club is on! Learn more about this here>

Tuesday 30th April

On the last day of April it was great to have another group visit. Fantastic to have them with us! Learn more about group visits here>

Saturday 4th May

Gardening club was on again today! A huge thank you to Wendy, our gardening expert, as always. Fancy joining us for gardening club? Click here to learn more>

Wednesday 1st May

May started with Preston Lodge School’s visit The Devil’s Porridge Museum. It was fantastic to have them at the museum! Take a look at some photos of their visit below.

You can learn more about school visits here>

If you fancy joining our education volunteer team at The Devil’s Porridge Museum and helping out with school visits, youth activities and more, you can click here to learn how to get involved!

Thursday 2nd May

Fantastic to have a group visit with us today! It was lovely to have them and they also enjoyed some sandwiches, traybakes tea and coffee at The Devil’s Porridge Museum.

We would be happy to provide catering for your group visit too, but please be aware that your visit and any food will need to be booked in advance. Find out how by clicking here>

On this day (2nd May), in 1959 Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station was officially opened as a combined military and civilian nuclear power station by Sir John Crabbe. It was the first Nuclear Power Station in Scotland.

You can learn more about Chapelcross by visiting The Devil’s Porridge Museum.

The section of The Devil's Porridge Museum, which is about Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station.

Tuesday 7th May

We had another group visit to The Devil’s Porridge Museum. Please remember that it is essential to book group visits in advance. Learn more about this here>

Wednesday 8th May

Today was a very busy day!

Another group from Preston Lodge School came to visit The Devil’s Porridge Museum in the morning. Read more about school visits here>

In the afternoon it was time for another group visit! As always you can read more about group visits by clicking here>

Thanks to them both for coming along to visit The Devil’s Porridge Museum.

Saturday 11th May

Our gardening club was busy learning new skills today. Fancy learning more about growing your own fruit, vegetables and plants? Why not come along? Find all you need to know about our free gardening club here>

Sunday 12th May

Fantastic to have another group visit to The Devil’s Porridge Museum today. Please read more about group visits and how to book these in advance by clicking here>

Monday 13th May

Another group came to visit The Devil’s Porridge Museum today. It was brilliant to have them!

They also enjoyed sandwiches and a craft activity, which they had booked in advance. You can find out more about group visits here>

It was fantastic to have our Arts and Crafts club on again today. This week they made beautiful paper fans. Perfect for the summer weather! Click here to learn more about Arts and Crafts club>

Below are some photos of this.

Tuesday 14th May

Two more groups came to visit The Devil’s Porridge Museum today. If you would like to learn more about group visits please click here>

On This Day in 1915, The Times newspaper reported the huge shortages of ammunition on the Western Front leaving the British vulnerable. As a result, the British Government created the Ministry of Munitions with David Lloyd George taking up the role. He created H.M. Factory Gretna.

We’re proud to tell the story of H.M. Factory Gretna and the people worked there at The Devil’s Porridge Museum. Why not come and visit us to find out more?

Thursday 16th May

Another school came to visit The Devil’s Porridge Museum today. Find out more about school visits by clicking here>

Photos of this school visit are coming soon!

Saturday 18th May

Gardening club was on today. To learn more about gardening club click here>

On This Day (18th May) in 1917, King George V & Queen Mary visited H.M. Factory Gretna.

Victoria May McIver was chosen to present flowers to flowers to the Queen, as she was the youngest patient in the hospital at the time of the royal visit. Below is a photo of this.

Victoria May McIvor greeting the royal couple visiting the factory.

Learn more about Victoria by clicking here>

And that’s it for our latest Monthly Roundup! In June, we will be back with another Monthly Roundup, until then you can check out our Roundup for last month by clicking here> To keep up to date with everything that’s happening at The Devil’s Porridge Museum be sure to follow us on social media. You can find our social media platforms here>