Volunteering - Framework Knitters Museum

What will you do?

You can look after our visitors

Greet visitors; tell them about the museum; take admissions; provide information about exhibitions and events; serve in the cafe; serve in the shop; keep the place clean and tidy

You can get historical

Tell visitors about framework knitting in Ruddington; give them the history of the site; introduce them to the story of the families who lived and worked here; explain what they can see and appreciate as they go around the site; answer questions; explain about demonstrations of the frames and the stocking machines

How much time can you spare?

Most of our volunteers choose to do a 3 hour ‘slot’, morning or afternoon on a weekly or fortnightly basis.

Don’t want a regular commitment?

Some of our volunteers help out at occasional events such as Christmas and Bank Holidays; creative workshops; exhibitions; Ruddington village activities; school and group visits

Some volunteers have specific skills which they want to use when the need arises, but not on a regular basis - such as gardening, social media, crafts, technology or administration

What happens next?

If you'd like to find out more about volunteering with us, please get in touch with the museum.

If we feel your skills and experience could benefit the museum, we’ll ask you to come in for a chat to discuss how you’d like to work with us.

You’ll be able to ask questions, talk to existing volunteers and see some of the tasks in which you might get involved.

If you then decide to join us, we'll provide an induction process to make sure you understand what’s expected from you and what to expect from us in return.

Top 10 places to visit in Ruddington

My sister and I loved this museum. Especially the guided tours explaining how the machines work and the working and living conditions of the frame knitters at the time.
Even got the chance to take a look at Queen Victoria’s stockings in the former methodist church across the cottages. Excellent museum! Very entertaining and interesting
Terrific Museum

Second visit to this fascinating museum, a veritable storehouse of social history, staffed by knowledgeable, enthusiastic folk.
Some steps may prove difficult for the elderly or infirm but there’s plenty to appreciate at ground level.
Living History

My sister and I loved this museum. Especially the guided tours explaining how the machines work and the working and living conditions of the frame knitters at the time.
Even got the chance to take a look at Queen Victoria’s stockings in the former methodist church across the cottages. Excellent museum! Very entertaining and interesting! Lovely to see such a local and ordinary history preserved
Excellent Museum!