News and Views
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- June 4, 2018
Life of the People
Discover the stories and videos created by storyteller and author Chip Colquhoun inspired by the MERL collections, exploring rural life, work and folklore.
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Author
- josefinabravo
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Published Date
- May 25, 2018
The MERL Test Bed: Germination!
In 2018/19 Soil Science PhD students are testing whether the Three Sisters intercropping method can increase the yield of corn in the MERL Test Bed.
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- May 21, 2018
Friday Fledglings: What’s it all about?
Discover the value of outdoor learning in this interview with Charlotte Allchin, a Forest Leader who runs the MERL’s Friday Fledglings toddler group
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Author
- fionamelhuish
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Published Date
- May 16, 2018
The new buzz about bees : the Cowan Bee Collection
Discover the Cowan Bee Collection, the MERL library’s most recent acquisition, donated by Defra, which will be catalogued thanks to the Eva Crane Trust
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- April 6, 2018
Growing Communities: 3 Years of Forging Histories at The MERL
Discover the highlights of the Museum of English Rural Life’s 3 year HLF-funded programme of projects with communities in Reading and beyond
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- March 28, 2018
A tractor you can climb on!
Discover story behind the new wooden play tractor for families in the garden at Museum of English Rural Life
