Here at CMT, we are proud of being a dog friendly site. We are big believers that heritage is for everyone, and that includes our furry friends! We welcome all creatures to the Museum when we open, but we are also fortunate enough to have a number of dogs that we call are own.
These pooches are all regulars to our site, and if you make your way to us when we are open, you might just get a chance to spot one of them!
Samantha Fox
Samantha Fox in her natural habitat — posing.
Samantha Fox, just like her namesake, is a born model.
Brought to us by our volunteer Andy (‘New Andy’, not to be confused with ‘Old Andy’), Samantha is the poster girl of the Museum thanks to her ability to always find her light and strike a pose whenever she sees a camera! Samatha often hangs out at the Museum over the summer (or whenever her humans go on holiday and leave her in Andy’s capable hands) and will always be here whenever she hears the word ‘photoshoot’.
Samantha Fox is a very good girl.
Lulu
Lulu (pictured in HER museum).
Lulu is our longest serving museum dog and has certianly put in her hours over the years!
Lulu belongs to Andy (‘Old Andy’, not to be confused with Samantha Fox’s human, ‘New Andy’), and is here most steam days to help support our stokers at the boiler. Lulu’s favourite activites include eating absolutely everything, snoozing by the warm boiler, and letting everyone know that she owns the place (the Museum belongs to Lulu and she is kind enough to let us open it to the public).
Lulu is a very good girl.
Wilf
Wilf showing off his fabulous haircut!
Wilf is a handsome pooch who comes and helps on our ticket desk with his human Richard.
Like his owner, Wilf supports some fabulous hair and helps to make us a fashion forward musuem. Wilf enjoys lounging behind the ticket desk, having treats and welcoming all the dogs who come and visit the Museum.
Wilf is a very good boy.
Flo
Flo looking as regal as usual!
Flo is the new kid on the scene, and has certainly made her presence known in the time she has been here.
Coming with her owner Leila, Flo is a classy lady who loves to look stylish (she HATES to put her raincoat on, much prefering to support a more ‘natural’ look). She is poised, playful and enjoys saying hello to anyone who wants to see her. Flo is often seen with fellow museum dog, Lulu, and, contray to their size difference, is often being told what to do by her.
Flo is a very good girl.
George
George basking in the sun.
George (Georgie Porgie to his friends) is a very paitent fellow who comes with his own steam engines! A member of the Allen family, George helps to run engines, William and Bostin, and does a fine job of doing it.
In between helping with the engines, George can be found dozing, looking for people to play with, and hoping someone will giving him a good scratch.
Georgie is a very good boy.
Getting ready for Folk Day @CMT
Come along and burn off some steam this summer. Get hands on with history, learn about our industrial past, and have some fun in the process!
On Friday 5th July, we hosted our first ever Repair Cafe at the Museum, in partnership with Abbey People. This event was in association with the Cambridge Carbon Footprint network who host a range of Repair Cafes across Cambridgeshire !
We had 69 items come through the door and our volunteer repairers managed to fix over 48 of them. This is the most items Abbey People have had at a Repair Café to date, and prevented around 197kg of waste and 1,053kg CO2 emissions, as well as helping a lot of people learn new skills. Over 30 people said that they would now try a repair themselves!
This is what some of the people who came along to the Repair Cafe had to say:
“Very friendly community event that brings people together to share knowledge, skills and experience. Well worth supporting!”
“I am very happy that repair cafe exists. It's really helping people”
“Brilliant initiative and many thanks for providing this service. So valuable to reduce waste and encourage people to improve their skills and increase their confidence”
Abbey People would like to give special thanks to the National Lottery players for their support through the National Lottery Climate Action funding the River Cam CAN (Climate Action through Nature) project.
