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📢 We're looking for school dinner staff uniform

📢 We're looking for school dinner staff uniform! 📢

Were or are you a dinner lady/supervisor or school chef? Do you still have any uniform that we could borrow?

We're looking for uniforms from 1906 to the present to help us tell the story of the crucial people who made our lunch in our upcoming exhibition School Dinners. 🏫

If you have anything that might be of interest, please get in touch at schooldinners@foodmuseum.org.uk

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Learn to make your own delicious fruit preserves!

Learn to make your own delicious fruit preserves! 🍓

On Saturday 21 September, 10am-1.30pm, discover the basics of making preserves using seasonal orchard fruits 😋

From glistening plum jam to ruby-pink quince paste to classic apple jelly, come away with your own stock of homemade produce 🍏

Booking essential via the link in our bio

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Home-made sourdough fresh from the oven available

Home-made sourdough fresh from the oven available in the shop tomorrow! 🍞

Our brilliant learning team have been making delicious sourdough today, ready to bake tomorrow 😋

Loaves will be available to buy from the Food Museum shop from midday! 😍

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📢 We're looking for objects relating to school

📢 We're looking for objects relating to school dinners! 📢

Were you a dinner lady/supervisor or school cook? Did you bring your packed lunch in a favorite box? 🧃

For our next exhibition School Dinners, opening in 2025, we'd like to loan items telling the story of school dinners from the community - both modern and historic

From uniform to lunchboxes, if you have anything you'd like to share the story of, please email schooldinners@foodmuseum.org.uk 📧

School Dinners is kindly funded by @heritagefunduk

Photos by theirhistory and Chris Radburn, Creative Commons licensed

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🍃Family Forest School starts this Friday 6! 🍃

Family Forest School is a relaxed drop-in style session where adults are a part of the fun 😁

This is great for children with special education needs or who need more support, as well as an opportunity for children and carers to learn together 👩‍👧‍👦

Booking essential - book via our website or in our shop 🎟️

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Want to create your own perfect loaf? 🍞 Our In

Want to create your own perfect loaf? 🍞

Our Introduction to Sourdough Baking workshop next Friday 6 Sept will teach you all you need to know to bake delicious bread at home 😋

Learn from an expert baker and miller, as well as touring our historic watermill to learn where your flour comes from 🌾

Booking essential via the link in our bio ⬆️

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Explore Suffolk Wonders past and present with Suff

Explore Suffolk Wonders past and present with Suffolk Archives pop up display this Friday 30 August at the Food Museum 😍

See natural and manmade wonders from across the county, recreated in LEGO® bricks! ⛪

Be inspired to get creating yourself and create your own badges to take home 🧑‍🎨

#FoodMuseumUK #LegoBuilding #SuffolkArchives