Do you have a bit more time to spare?

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Stiletto Wikipedians »

Our researchers have brought together a lot of information about different women from around Essex. We are now looking for volunteers to put this information onto the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, either to write new articles or update existing ones.

Bentalls- Essex Women in Engineering »

We are seeking to find out stories about the roles of women within companies who have invented, developed or manufactured items within our collection, including Bentalls of Heybridge, over the last 100 years, with t

Giving a day will open up wonderful opportunities.

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Uncover the Life of Josephine Culling from Brightlingsea »

We are looking for more information about Josephine Culling, the first female Chair of Brightlingsea Urban District Council, former teacher and National Bowls Champion.

Festival and event volunteer »

Over the summer and autumn we will be taking a stand out to festivals and events and are looking for volunteers to help with this.

You could become one of our regular volunteers.

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Podcast our stories »

Help us to share some of the stories uncovered by our volunteer teams by making a series of podcasts

Help create a browsing book for Brightlingsea Museum »

It’s an exciting time for Brightlingsea Museum as they are moving to new premises and have a whole new space to tell the history of the town. As part of this they are creating a series of beautiful browsing books on different themes and would like to cr

Could you spare a few minutes?

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Share the Essex Fire museum's Blog »

Follow and read the blog and share on social media.

Share Brightlingsea Museum’s Tweets »

Help spread the word about Brightlingsea Museum’s move into new, purpose built premises and the research taking place for Snapping the Stiletto.

It's always better to do things together!

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Become part of the Snapping the Stiletto events team »

We will be taking news about the project on the road and are looking for people who would like to join us and help by talking to people at community fairs and festivals.