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Volunteering at Firepower
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If you would like to meet new people and do something worthwhile with your spare time in an interesting environment why not become a Volunteer at The Royal Artillery Museum?
We have a range a volunteering opportunities on offer for all ages such as conservation, research, tour guiding, catering and education. If you feel you have the enthusiasm and skills or experience then please contact Nigel Clifton on nigelc@firepower.org.uk
STOP PRESS - FIREPOWER VOLUNTEER WINS AWARD
Peggy Contento has won the Special Youth Award for her work at Firepower as part of the 2010 London Volunteers in Museums Awards organised by Renaissance London. Peggy developed the Museum’s database of citations for medals, which record stories of incredible bravery by individual soldiers. The Museum aims to publish this database when it is complete.
Her step-father, Jason Mortimer, won a London Volunteers in Museums award in 2009, also for his work at Firepower. Peggy says “When my step-dad won the award, I started thinking about volunteering. I wanted to work at Firepower because I’ve always been interested in the history of war. Looking at the different stories on the medal database has been my favourite bit of work - I find it astonishing some people got so many medals. I like seeing documents and handling things that have been around since World War One – I find it so interesting that I’m actually looking at them, it seems so surreal.”
Peggy Contento, award-winning Firepower volunteer.
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