60th Anniversary Events Programme

Celebrating 60 years!

We are celebrating our 60th anniversary with an exciting programme of events inspired by our Everyday stories of country folk exhibition. Visit the exhibition or join us at any of the diverse opportunities to celebrate MERL's achievements over the last 60 years and help us think about our plans for the next 60!

Click on the links below to find out how you can get involved...

• Everyday stories of country folk: celebrating 60 years of The Archers and MERL
  1 May to 22 December, 2011
  
  
• Archers Day
  1 October, 2-4pm
  
  
• Family events and workshops
  October half term
  
  
• MERL Annual Lecture 2011
  'From Ambridge to Afghanistan' to be given by Felicity Finch
  24 November, 7pm
  
  
• Christmas in Ambridge
  3 December, 2.15pm
  

 

Previous events

• Exhibition at the Royal County of Berkshire Show
  17 & 18 September
  Photos from the Berkshire Show 2011 on the MERL Flickr page
  See pictures of the 'pop-up' version of the exhibition on the University of Reading's award-winning trade stand at the Berkshire Show and of Tim Bentinck, the actor who plays David Archer, visiting the stand, taking part in a Q&A session with exhibition curator Mark Mason and adding to his collection of photos vintage Ferguson tractors!
  
  
• MERL Village Fete
  4 June, 10am to 5pm
  Photos from the 2011 Village Fete on the MERL Flickr page
  
  
• Museums at Night - '50s Night at MERL
  14 May, 8pm to midnight
  
  
• MERL Symposium: media and the countryside
  12 May, 10am to 5pm.