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📣 St Michael's Tower Heritage Centre: volunteering opportunity!![]()
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Following completion of extensive restoration work funded by Gloucester City Council and Historic England, we are very pleased that St Michaels Tower is now scaffold free and will be open once again to welcome visitors to Gloucester.![]()
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For those who do not know, The Tower as it is fondly known; it is a 15th century tower and is all that remains of the once large parish medieval church of St Michael the Archangel. ![]()
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The Civic Trust operate the Tower as a small Heritage Centre, providing a history of the church and that of bell making in Gloucester. There are two very impressive Rudhall bells dated 1710 on display. In addition, we provide talks, heritage displays and Gloucester information for visitors. Situated as it is in the centre of the city it is ideally placed to help visitors to Gloucester to locate all the treasures the city has to offer. ![]()
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We will be opening in April 2025 and are looking to recruit volunteers to keep this precious resource open through the summer months. If you have a few hours to fill, enjoy meeting new people and sharing the history of Gloucester this would be an ideal role for you. We would particularly like to meet you if you have an interest in IT and audiovisual displays.![]()
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Our volunteer team is led by Carole Carpenter who will ensure a warm welcome to the team. If you are interested or would like more information, then please email tower@gloucestercivictrust.org