All about us
The Museum was founded in 2018 as a CIC (A community interest company, registered with Companies House - no. 11567980) We are totally reliant on the generous support of our community and volunteers. member organisations, supporters and donors to meet the ever-increasing demand for our services and help. The museum is funded from the café, shop, and fundraising. We do not receive any money from Flintshire County Council or Holywell Town Council for the running of the building. We do receive grants from both when an application is successful which amount to a few hundred pounds. We only have one part time paid employee. The rest are volunteers. The Museum is a place where items of historical interest and objects pertinent to the history and development of Holywell and its surrounding villages are preserved for display and interaction by our community. This includes photographs and documents showing the development of the area through its people and industries. The Museum also houses ‘hardware’ including cast iron signs, chapel crockery, vintage electronics, school uniforms and medical paraphernalia. We strive to cater for all ages, providing a glimpse of days gone by. We have items dating from the stone age up to the present day. The Museum is extremely lucky to have so much support from the community who donate items for display telling their history. Holywell and its surrounding area have a place to relive memories, learn and be educated about the past – a past involving school, work, shopping, or leisure. The Community is proud of the history of the town and believes preservation of the past, present and the future is vitally important. . Running alongside the heritage aspect of the Museum is the vitally important community aspect of the museum