Soldiers in Silloth aims to provide a first-class exhibition/museum displaying toy soldiers and related items from around the world as a new visitor attraction in the seaside resort of Silloth on Solway, Cumbria.
A group of local people are setting this up on behalf of the community, based on the private collection of over 10,000 figures, vehicles, guns, castles etc built up by local resident Tim Barker. He was born and grew up in Silloth and wishes to dedicate the collection and premises to house it in for the benefit of the town. A ground-floor flat in Criffel St is ready to be converted and planning permission has been granted.
The collection includes figures from the Wild West, the American Civil War, Roman campaigns, the Crusades, British campaigns, Robin Hood and much more in dioramas and audio-visual presentations.
That's why we are looking for willing volunteers to donate maybe half a day per week to help run the premises. And we still need financial help as we are opening on borrowed money.