Philip Bettles (left) on behalf of Rushden Transport Museum with Davidsons Homes sales manager Alan Hames and area sales manager Alison Humber.
Rushden Transport Museum has been able to buy a customised donation box thanks to the help of a housebuilder. Davidsons Homes, which is building at its nearby Sanders Fields development, gifted £250 to the museum to help with the purchase.
The museum and railway, off Station Approach in the restored Victorian Rushden Station is owned by Rushden Historical Transport Society. “We have been hoping to purchase a customised donation box for a while, so we were really pleased when Davidsons Homes reached out to offer support,” says society president Richard Lewis.
“As we do not charge admission fees, we rely heavily on the generosity of people making donations so to have this new feature is a great way of encouraging this.”
Adds Simon Tyler, sales director of Davidsons Homes South Midlands: “Rushden Historical Transport Society is a focal part of the local community that celebrates the town’s rich heritage, which is why we were keen to show our support. The new donation box looks great and we hope it helps to boost donations so that visitors can continue to enjoy the museum and its facilities.”
