A blog of Friends of Wollaton Park volunteering activities in Wollaton Hall.
Hall Repairs
Read more: Hall RepairsRevocation work on the Hall has started.
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Organ Demonstrations
Read more: Organ DemonstrationsThere will be an Organ demonstration each month in Wollaton Hall.
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Organ Repaired
Read more: Organ RepairedThe Wollaton Hall Organ has been repaired and tuned… Future work is required on the bellows.
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Walled Garden Volunteer Roles
Read more: Walled Garden Volunteer RolesThe Wollaton Walled Garden Project are seeking a Volunteer Administrator and Volunteer Lead.
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Borne Out With Whalebone
Read more: Borne Out With WhaleboneA special fundraising event at Wollaton Hall. Can someone in full Elizabethan dress ascend to the Prospect Room?
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Commissioner “could not rule out the sale of Wollaton Hall”
Read more: Commissioner “could not rule out the sale of Wollaton Hall”Mr McArdle told the BBC he did not know if further cuts would be needed in the future and said he could not rule out the sale of community assets such as Wollaton Hall and Nottingham Castle.
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‘Bankrupt’ council will not sell Wollaton Hall
Read more: ‘Bankrupt’ council will not sell Wollaton HallNottingham City Council leader David Mellen has insisted the struggling authority will not sell its most historic attractions.
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Litter Picking
Read more: Litter PickingAmazing & Thank You. 27 People attended our February litter pick.
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Deer Incident
Read more: Deer IncidentThere are reports in the National Press of a Deer attacking a member of the public.
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Splendour Festival Cancelled
Read more: Splendour Festival CancelledWollaton Parks Splendour music festival has been cancelled this year.
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Planning Consent Given for Hall Repairs
Read more: Planning Consent Given for Hall RepairsWollaton Hall has been awarded a grant of £469,992 by Arts Council England. As the Hall is a listed building, planning consent was needed, which has now been granted.
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Wollaton Hall Organ Restoration
Read more: Wollaton Hall Organ RestorationWollaton Hall has an organ in the gallery of the Great Hall, but it is in need of restoration. The organ was restored in 1981 and 1995 but hasn’t been maintained since then. You will hear from the recording below that the organ needs tuning. £600 is needed to restore the organ. For a donation…
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