8 CLARENCE ROAD, EAST COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT
OPENING HOURS
The centre is open from the first Monday in February to December 23rd, except bank holidays.
Opening hours are Monday to Saturday from 10.00 am until 1.00 pm.
ENTRY IS FREE
We are a voluntary group, funded by the sale of our books and information leaflets, photocopying, occasional grants for special projects, and donations, especially for our research work.
The Heritage Centre is open to visitors but with limited numbers allowed in the shop. The displays in the windows are regularly changed to show new acquisitions and to mark anniversaries of events in the town.
THE EAST COWES HERITAGE CENTRE PROVIDES
Permanent exhibitions showing the history of East Cowes
Temporary exhibitions highlighting events and people of the town
Reference material for research and an archive of items donated to the centre
Local history books for sale
Volunteering Opportunities
We always need stewards and helpers, the more the merrier. Under normal circumstances the Centre is open every morning from 10a.m. until 1p.m and we like to have two Stewards on duty.
Helping as a steward can be as simple as unlocking and turning the lights on, and welcoming visitors who look round by themselves. Knowing where to direct people in their research is useful, but soon learnt. Some stewards enjoy preparing exhibitions, doing research on a subject or physically cutting and sticking pictures on displays.
The filing new material, indexing and sorting the artefact cupboards are on-going jobs. Computer skills can be useful and using the photocopier is a skill soon learnt, with plenty of opportunities to practise!
CONTACT US using the form on the contact page or ring when the shop is open.