Firstly, thank you to everyone who helped make Heritage Open Day happen this year, our volunteers, Kings Weston house, and all the visitors who turned out to make it such a success. This year was a record-breaker, with over 860 visitors through the door on the day, and the most donations we’ve ever taken towards KWAG’s work. It was so popular that people were already queuing outside before doors opened at 10am.
Remarkable was the size of the groups attending the tours hosted by KWAG around the ground floor rooms. There were five held throughout the day, all of which, predictably overran; this is an inevitable consequence of shepherding such larger groups from room to room. We had some heart-warming feedback on these and the day as a whole.
The weather on the day was horrible, with torrential rain coming across during the afternoon that would have discouraged even the most intrepid from heading up to The Echo and exploring the wider estate. We’re not sure if the weather counted in our favour or against it, but it would have been difficult to manage many more visitors on the day.
We hope everyone who came enjoyed the event. If you did, we are still taking donations via our paypal link.
