Schools and Museum made Designer Deckchairs with a difference

 Fancy a doze on a deckchair in the Budleigh Salterton sunshine?  Some very special seating will be available for visitors from this season, but in limited numbers.

 

 

The East Devon town is proud of its place on the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage site made up of cliffs dating back 180 million years.  But Budleigh’s Fairlynch Museum is looking back only one hundred years with its current exhibition about the impact of the 1914-18 world conflict on residents of the town and surrounding villages.

A total of ten designer deckchairs have been produced to mark the event, using artwork provided by children from local schools.  Some of the seating will be on show outside the Museum, but local shops will also be hosting the unusual artefacts.

 

 “I think the deckchairs are a great idea,” commented Budleigh Wines owner James Findlay. “They’ll be an interesting talking-point in the shops and a colourful addition to the town.  The Great War is very much part of our heritage and it’s so good that children have been involved in the project.”

Deckchairs on display  outside McMillan's Delicatessen on Budleigh High Street

 ‘The Great War at Fairlynch’ Exhibition runs until Sunday 30 September 2014, and is scheduled to be repeated next year. The Museum is open from 2.00-4.30 pm daily except Mondays.  

The Exhibition has benefited from an award of £6,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to mark the First World War Centenary.

 Local schoolchildren who designed artwork for the deckchairs show off the finished product outside the Museum

A colourful display with a message. And the deckchairs are comfortable as well

Pictured above are Museum Chairman Roger Sherriff, left, and Martyn Brown, who masterminded the Fairlynch deckchairs project  

‘The Great War at Fairlynch’ 2015 exhibition at Budleigh Salterton’s very special museum! Reviews included: “Wonderful display on WW1, informative, bright and relevant. Well done!! 

The Exhibition has benefited from an award of £6,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to mark the First World War Centenary.