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W E L C O M E

Welcome to the first edition of our new look Petworth Express.

This revised format is the result of all our feedback, gathered from the entire team. Thank you for your thoughts, we hope that you enjoy each fortnightly edition. Needless to say, “one can never please all of the people, all of the time” but do please let us know what you think so we can continually improve.

- Rob Jackson, General Manager

W E L C O M E

As far as 2014 is going, we are more or less on budget. Considering how stretching the budgets were for this season, that “more or less” disguises something really quite impressive, and my thanks go out to everyone who has helped to ensure our ongoing success so far: we couldn’t do it without you!

- Rob Jackson, General Manager

U P D A T E

Don’t forget to tune in

on Sunday 31st August,

BBC 1, 8pm

C O L L E C T I O N S& E X H I B I T I O N S

Reynolds’s Macbeth and the

Witches is now safely at Sophie Reddington’s London studio and conservation work is underway. I hope to visit her in the coming weeks and will circulate news and images of progress.

This week we have the first of six visits from Tankerdale, our furniture conservators, to carry out a comprehensive survey of our paintings frames.

The final list of museum loans is now complete for Mr. Turner

– an exhibition and I also have meetings arranged to finalise clips, props and original ephemera for the show.

Turner’s Forest of Bere from the North Gallery is going to Tate this week in advance of its inclusion in an exhibition at the RA (on Rubens and his influence).

The final sample of our new bespoke picture-light hood arrived this week and I am awaiting confirmation of when the first batch of lights can be ordered. -

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Retail

The sale continues in the shop, and we have just received some further markdowns. We have also introduced a new line to the shop, ‘Shrieking Violet’ Flower jewellery; a beautiful collection of jewellery made with real flowers. The flowers have been expertly cultivated by master gardeners, briefly dried and then set in resin and sterling silver. Each item comes in a stylish gift box, making them the perfect present.

Catering

Lovely fresh produce from Lady Egremont’s Garden - including cucumbers, raspberries, blackberries and nectarines - has been used this week by Elaine in salads and delicious fruit tarts.

We are also recruiting for Catering Assistants and a Retail Assistant. For more information please contact Lorna Marechal lorna.marechal@nationaltrust.org.uk Tel: 01798 345521

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H O U S E A N D P R E M I S E S

The focus for the remaining ‘Conservation in Action Wednesdays’ in August will be Bugs featuring a display and live specimens in the Marble Hall.

The ‘Petworth has Lost its Marbles’ event was very well received. Thank you to all volunteers who helped to sell trails in Oak Hall over the three days.

We would like to welcome Joanne Embleton to the house team as Conservation Assistant. Joanne will be replacing Sarah who has moved into the role of House Steward at Dunham Massey.

Please get in touch if you are able to help with the Conservation for Access visitor counting. The first of which are on Monday 25th August. Results from these surveys will help determine how access to the house and collection are managed.

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V I S I T O R E X P E R I E N C E

I often feel that time moves somewhat differently from the rest of the property within the walls of the visitor experience office. Whilst visitors enjoy ice creams and summer sunshine, we are often to be found working on events that will not happen until the depths of winter.

I have just completed the descriptive text for winter events which Jo will now turn into a visual marketing feast, in the form of a winter leaflet.

Meanwhile Emma and Bryony are nearing the end of a five week Adventure Ahoy and Treasure Trove marathon, they too will shortly be planning Christmas and even… Easter!

Jenny and Paul of the VRA team report tremendous success from offsite recruitment at the Chilli Fiesta and Cranleigh Classic Car Show, netting over £2,268 in member credits. They tell me they are "full throttle" for the Goodwood Revival in September.

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V O L U N T E E R I N G

The 2014 National Volunteer Survey will begin soon; we hope that you will all take part and share your views.

On 1st September a link will be emailed to the online survery, or paper copies will be available across the property. This will run until 28th September.

In 2013 only 34% of Petworth volunteers completed the survey. The feedback they shared was analysed by a volunteer focus group and resulted in us implementing several changes that hopefully have improved your volunteering experience here at Petworth House and Park.

The more feedback we receive, the more we can continue to make the volunteering experience exceptional. Tell us what is working well and where we can improve. It is also a chance to influence change, celebrate success and share our pride in Petworth with the wider National Trust.

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I N P I C T U R E S

- Peter Symonds, Visitor and

Volunteer Coordinator

A number of people have asked me about the typical arrangements for an historic family funeral.

We are fortunate to have a good account of the funeral of Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Somerset, who died at Northumberland House in 1722.

Arrangements were speedily made, and a servant of the Duke of Somerset was immediately dispatched to Salisbury to inspect the vault and whether it could accommodate not only the Duchess’s body, but also the bodies of two of her children (who were to be exhumed and reinterred from Westminster Abbey) and, eventually, the Duke himself.

All being found acceptable, the Duchess’s final journey left London in early December, with her servants and some of her surviving children. The procession took four days, with overnight stops at Bagshot, Basingstoke and Stockbridge.

All members of the clergy were there to greet the bodies of the Duchess and her two dead sons, and the procession down the nave consisted of a ‘sufficient’ number of bearers with ’12 men in cloaks’ following behind.

The Duke of Somerset was not in attendance. He was interred next to her 26 years later.

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- Peter Symonds, Visitor and

Volunteer Coordinator

A number of people have asked me about the typical arrangements for an historic family funeral.

We are fortunate to have a good account of the funeral of Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Somerset, who died at Northumberland House in 1722.

Arrangements were speedily made, and a servant of the Duke of Somerset was immediately dispatched to Salisbury to inspect the vault and whether it could accommodate not only the Duchess’s body, but also the bodies of two of her children (who were to be exhumed and reinterred from Westminster Abbey) and, eventually, the Duke himself.

All being found acceptable, the Duchess’s final journey left London in early December, with her servants and some of her surviving children. The procession took four days, with overnight stops at Bagshot, Basingstoke and Stockbridge.

All members of the clergy were there to greet the bodies of the Duchess and her two dead sons, and the procession down the nave consisted of a ‘sufficient’ number of bearers with ’12 men in cloaks’ following behind.

The Duke of Somerset was not in attendance. He was interred next to her 26 years later.

- Peter Symonds, Visitor and

Volunteer Coordinator

A number of people have asked me about the typical arrangements for an historic family funeral.

We are fortunate to have a good account of the funeral of Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Somerset, who died at Northumberland House in 1722.

Arrangements were speedily made, and a servant of the Duke of Somerset was immediately dispatched to Salisbury to inspect the vault and whether it could accommodate not only the Duchess’s body, but also the bodies of two of her children (who were to be exhumed and reinterred from Westminster Abbey) and, eventually, the Duke himself.

All being found acceptable, the Duchess’s final journey left London in early December, with her servants and some of her surviving children. The procession took four days, with overnight stops at Bagshot, Basingstoke and Stockbridge.

All members of the clergy were there to greet the bodies of the Duchess and her two dead sons, and the procession down the nave consisted of a ‘sufficient’ number of bearers with ’12 men in cloaks’ following behind.

The Duke of Somerset was not in attendance. He was interred next to her 26 years later.

“Arrangements were speedily made”

- Peter Symonds, Visitor and

Volunteer Coordinator

A number of people have asked me about the typical arrangements for an historic family funeral.

We are fortunate to have a good account of the funeral of Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Somerset, who died at Northumberland House in 1722.

Arrangements were speedily made, and a servant of the Duke of Somerset was immediately dispatched to Salisbury to inspect the vault and whether it could accommodate not only the Duchess’s body, but also the bodies of two of her children (who were to be exhumed and reinterred from Westminster Abbey) and, eventually, the Duke himself.

All being found acceptable, the Duchess’s final journey left London in early December, with her servants and some of her surviving children. The procession took four days, with overnight stops at Bagshot, Basingstoke and Stockbridge.

All members of the clergy were there to greet the bodies of the Duchess and her two dead sons, and the procession down the nave consisted of a ‘sufficient’ number of bearers with ’12 men in cloaks’ following behind.

The Duke of Somerset was not in attendance. He was interred next to her 26 years later.

“The procession took four days”

- Peter Symonds, Visitor and

Volunteer Coordinator

A number of people have asked me about the typical arrangements for an historic family funeral.

We are fortunate to have a good account of the funeral of Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Somerset, who died at Northumberland House in 1722.

Arrangements were speedily made, and a servant of the Duke of Somerset was immediately dispatched to Salisbury to inspect the vault and whether it could accommodate not only the Duchess’s body, but also the bodies of two of her children (who were to be exhumed and reinterred from Westminster Abbey) and, eventually, the Duke himself.

All being found acceptable, the Duchess’s final journey left London in early December, with her servants and some of her surviving children. The procession took four days, with overnight stops at Bagshot, Basingstoke and Stockbridge.

All members of the clergy were there to greet the bodies of the Duchess and her two dead sons, and the procession down the nave consisted of a ‘sufficient’ number of bearers with ’12 men in cloaks’ following behind.

The Duke of Somerset was not in attendance. He was interred next to her 26 years later.

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