Children got creative to commemorate the 200 anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.
The St Neots Museum organised a Regency Radicals event where children were given a chance to make Duke Wellington’s hat or Emma’s handbag.
Curator Liz Davies said: “All the children loved it, and the parents really enjoyed themselves as well.”
The idea was that those who came to the session on last week (July 23-24) were able to make a replica of Wellington’s hat with the help of volunteers at the museum.
“We also wanted to give girls the chance to make handbags as around the Edwardian time sheer dresses came into fashion so women started to wear bags rather than tying reticules around their waist as they previously did,” added Liz.
The event was a part of the museums summer of activities exploring history through a variety of craft workshops.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here