Jim, That is intriguing, and I bet very few people in Putney are aware of these details. What seems to be lacking, however, is any widespread community involvement.  Perhaps it happens, but is simply not reported. In my childhood in a small Sussex town, we were twinned with a French town, and the benefits were enjoyed across the board.  Thus during the summer holidays, children were exchanged with families in the other town.  At other times of the year, there were football and rugby matches between the teams drawn from either side of the Channel. More recently, I have become aware of the Sister Cities organisation, which effectively twins an American city with a similar conurbation in a foreign country.  (It is worth googling ' Sister Cities ' for further details). Putney simply does not seem to indulge in any such activities today; or, if it does, they are well hidden. As I see it, the museum now has a very valuable role to play in creating a sense of civic identity, through its history.  There is a lovely description of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight RAF Lancaster, which comprises ' 50,000 rivets flying in loose formation '.  Perhaps the same could be said of Putney?  Lots of wonderful people around, but we never seem to get together in any meaningful sort of way.  Yes, there is the Putney Society; yes, there is the Putney Music Society.  But these both appeal to a comparatively narrow range of interests. The new museum is only yards away from the Putney boundary.  How about those reading this thread meeting for lunch at the museum this coming Friday, 8 October?  Since we collectively complained about the closure of the old museum, we could collectively get the new museum going by injecting a little bit of cash, buying lunch, and putting faces to familiar names.  And putting the world to rights! Incidentally, the 170 bus also passes the museum, as well as the 37 and the 337, serving as it does West hill, and Roehampton via the Green Man.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
museum	25/08/10 12:08:00	Jean Gilmore
Re:museum	25/08/10 16:12:00	Dave Roberts
Re:Re:museum	25/08/10 16:53:00	Jean Gilmore
Re:Re:Re:museum	25/08/10 16:58:00	Dave Roberts
Re:Re:museum	25/08/10 18:53:00	Sandi Bloomfield
Re:museum	25/08/10 17:12:00	Simon Knight
Re:Re:museum	25/08/10 21:18:00	Lucille Grant
Re:Re:Re:museum	26/08/10 08:24:00	Simon Knight
Re:museum	25/08/10 17:39:00	Dale Ingram
Re:Re:museum	25/08/10 18:18:00	Jean Gilmore
Re:Re:Re:museum	25/08/10 18:54:00	Martine Guy
Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	25/08/10 22:24:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	25/08/10 22:37:00	Martine Guy
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	25/08/10 22:44:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	25/08/10 23:02:00	Martine Guy
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	26/08/10 11:37:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	26/08/10 08:42:00	Caroline Whitehead
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	01/09/10 09:46:00	Dale Ingram
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	01/09/10 10:40:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	02/09/10 10:15:00	Adrian Knowles
Everybody's £8 ...	25/08/10 22:35:00	Bill Davids
Re:Everybody's £8 ...	26/08/10 09:59:00	Sarah Smith
Re:Re:Everybody's £8 ...	26/08/10 10:11:00	Adam Tripp
Museum entry charges	26/08/10 12:04:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Museum entry charges	26/08/10 12:45:00	James Dixon
Re:Re:Museum entry charges	26/08/10 13:48:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Museum entry charges	27/08/10 21:02:00	Simon Knight
Re:Re:Re:Re:Museum entry charges	28/08/10 12:19:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Museum entry charges	28/08/10 13:10:00	Martine Guy
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Museum entry charges	28/08/10 14:00:00	Simon Knight
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Museum entry charges	28/08/10 20:08:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:museum	27/08/10 22:17:00	Patrick David Barrs
Re:Re:museum	28/08/10 09:20:00	Jean Gilmore
Re:Re:museum	28/08/10 11:23:00	Lucille Grant
Re:Re:Re:museum	28/08/10 12:30:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	28/08/10 13:38:00	Jean Gilmore
Re:museum	28/08/10 18:51:00	Ros Lewis
Re:Re:museum	28/08/10 20:10:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:museum	28/08/10 23:10:00	Martine Guy
Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	28/08/10 23:45:00	Craig Fordham
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	29/08/10 11:19:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	29/08/10 13:32:00	Simon Knight
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	29/08/10 14:19:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	29/08/10 15:09:00	Jean Gilmore
Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	01/09/10 05:44:00	Patrick David Barrs
Re:Re:Re:Re:museum	01/09/10 05:53:00	Patrick David Barrs
Re:museum	31/08/10 10:22:00	Natalie Price
Boris opens the Museum!	01/09/10 16:39:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Boris opens the Museum!	03/09/10 17:15:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Boris opens the Museum!	03/09/10 20:24:00	James Dixon
Re:Re:Re:Boris opens the Museum!	03/09/10 20:55:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Boris opens the Museum!	03/09/10 17:48:00	Caroline Whitehead
Re:Re:Boris opens the Museum!	03/09/10 19:52:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Boris opens the Museum!	04/09/10 10:19:00	Roland Gilmore
Re:Re:Re:Re:Boris opens the Museum!	04/09/10 11:18:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Boris opens the Museum!	05/09/10 13:24:00	Lucille Grant
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Boris opens the Museum!	05/09/10 13:41:00	Simon Knight
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Boris opens the Museum!	05/09/10 15:14:00	Jean Gilmore
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Boris opens the Museum!	05/09/10 21:25:00	Jonathan Callaway
Anybody been yet?	01/10/10 16:05:00	Simon Knight
Re:Anybody been yet?	01/10/10 16:22:00	James Dixon
Re:Re:Anybody been yet?	01/10/10 16:36:00	Simon Knight
Re:Re:Re:Anybody been yet?	01/10/10 17:07:00	Lucille Grant
Re:Re:Re:Anybody been yet?	01/10/10 19:37:00	Matt Palmer
Re:Re:Re:Re:Anybody been yet?	01/10/10 19:45:00	Simon Knight
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Anybody been yet?	01/10/10 21:16:00	Martine Guy
Re:Re:Anybody been yet?	01/10/10 16:57:00	Jim Maddan
Re:Re:Re:Anybody been yet?	01/10/10 17:21:00	Martine Guy
Re:Re:Re:Re:Anybody been yet?	02/10/10 21:18:00	James Dixon

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