Waterways Museum hosts Christmas Carol Concert
The National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port is hosting an evening Christmas Carol concert in one of its atmospheric Victorian warehouses on Friday 18 December 2009, from 7.30pm to 10pm.
Carols will be sung by the acclaimed Wirral Singers and Ringers and the rich-toned Great Sutton Male Voice Choir. Tickets are priced at £6 and include a coffee and mince pie. To book in advance call 0151 355 5017. Steve Stamp, Chairman the Boat Museum Society of volunteers, explains: “The Singers & Ringers annual carol concert at the Museum is very popular and we are delighted to welcome two excellent local choirs this year. “It really does put everyone in the Christmas spirit with a wonderful atmosphere and backdrop provided by the Museum’s historic buildings. It’s also a great opportunity to see the Museum at night, with festive twinkling lights reflected on the water! Please do book in advance as we have limited tickets available.” The National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port is home to the national collection of historic working boats, some of which visitors can board to explore and find out how the working boat people used to live. The Museum also has a trip boat, hands-on exhibits, films, touch-screen displays, stables, a blacksmith, docks, pump houses, workers cottages and gardens, an archive, a soft play area, Museum shop and cafe. For more information call 0151 355 5017 or visit www.nwm.org.uk/ellesmere. ENDS
For further press information contact:
Debbie Walker, Communications Manager, The Waterways Trust
T 077486 40577 email: debbie.walker@thewaterwaystrust.org.uk
Ailsa Rutherford, The Boat Museum Society, T 01352 756164 Notes for Editors: The Waterways Trust is a national charity which works in partnership with individuals, communities and organisations to conserve, restore, improve and interpret all aspects of the UK’s inland waterways. It owns and operates three waterways museums. www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk The National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port, together with the Waterways Museum at Gloucester Docks and Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne, house the designated inland waterways collection. Together with the Waterways Archive, these museums bring to life the fascinating story of our waterways. www.nwm.org.uk The National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port is on South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire CH65 4FW. Follow the brown signs from the M53 Junction. There is free parking there. It’s a 15 minute drive from Chester, 25 from Manchester and 45 from Liverpool. The Museum is a ten minute walk from Ellesmere Port train station and 20 minutes from the bus station. www.nwm.org.uk/ellesmere
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