Home | About Us | News | Museum | Collection | Friends | Links | Memories | Miscellaneous | Contact     Community Open Day - Saturday 16th July 2011 Update: Despite a rainy start to the day which caused a few last minute head scratches to get some stands moved inside, the day was a huge success. There were in the region of 1500-1600 visitors many travelling from far away as the opportunity to see the old Fire Engines and collection items of the Trust was a huge draw. Local visitors enjoyed the day with the many displays and exhibits to watch and see plus learning about some different interests and pastimes. All the hard work put in by the volunteers to pull off this day has certainly proved fruitful and a huge success and already people are asking when the next Open Day will be. The day has been invaluable for our local community groups in attendance and most importantly has helped to raise the profile of FIREWORLD and the work of the Trust. A huge thank you must be extended to all the volunteer helpers, the people who attended with their exhibits and displays, VOSA for the site for car parking and so many others too many to mention - thank you.   Buy a special Open Day copy of SAVED magazine - full of interesting information about the Trust, lots of history and photographs relating to the Fire and Rescue Service and of the Depot site, the site intended to be the home of the National Museum of Firefighting. Community Open Day - Saturday 16th July 2011 It will be held on Saturday 16th July 2011 from 11 to 5pm at The Depot, Bridge Street, Weedon. Admission to the event will be free In attendance on the day will be: Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service Northamptonshire Police British Timken Bowmen Badby Photo Club British Legion Combustuk Charwelton Station Model DACT Daventry Volunteer Centre Friends of Fireworld Moulton Morris Men Northampton Ramblers Northampton Guide Dogs for the Blind Northants Rural History Society Northants Retired Fire Fighters Association Scania lorries - new prototype fire engine Spitfire Group SNVB Towcester Towcester Aikido Woodford Halse CE School - Sure Start And from Weedon Bec: Parish Council Neighbourhood Watch Village Fete History Society Bridge Group Primary School Scouts Pocket Park Football Club Sports Association Napoleonic Re-enactment Regiment Varied Refreshments will be available throughout the day. Please follow the signposts for parking - main site will be the VOSA testing station off the A45 Weedon to Daventry road   We hope that you will join us. Norman Dickerson. Chairman Health and Safety Warning: There will be no on-site parking for visitors - you must follow the signposts to designated parking areas. The site contains an open sided canal and parents / carers should be aware of the hazards and take responsibility for those in their care. Only Guide Dogs and dogs on leads under good control will be allowed access so we can protect the wildlife that use the canal. The surfaces throughout the depot area not very even and should be treated with caution, wheelchair access is ok with care and we are having toilet facilities (including for the disabled) situated on site.   Open Day funded by: The Fire Services National Museum Trust Cavalry House, Building 86, The Former Royal Ordnance Depot, Bridge Street, Weedon, Northampton NN7 4PS © The Fire Services National Museum Trust