This show was recorded at the Royal Marines Museum in Portsmouth, England on 15 Feb 2012.
The volumn is a bit low as I wasn't expecting to record anything and it was all done on my iPhone. The docent who begins the recording was quite the character, and I just thought I'd be recording his bit, but as we went into the museum, it was filled with sounds, music and audio which I thought you might enjoy.
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There won't be any added music, as there is plenty during the show already.
Intro from HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, the Captain General of the Royal Marines
From the RMM website:
"Explore the fascinating history of the Royal Marines. Take a walk through history from 1664 and learn about the lives of the extraordinary people who have become Royal Marines. Follow a recruit through training and on to deployment around the world, then creep through the jungle, marvel at the medal collection and take a trip down memory lane in our WW2 home front kitchen. Finish your day in our award winning café The Quartermaster’s Kitchen and our Museum shop and enjoy our seafront location."
"The Royal Marines have a unique place in the country's armed services. They were rated in 1664 as sea soldiers and, even after 340+ years, their fundamental role remains much the same."
Where
Southsea, Portsmouth, along the seafront.
The Museum is open everyday throughout the year 10-5, but closed over Christmas.
Opening Times
7 days a week, 10am to 5pm
Open all Bank Holidays except Christmas,
Admission Prices as of 1 Jan 2012
Adult £7.95
Senior £5.95
Children £5.50 (under 5 free)
Student £5.50
Disabled £3.50 – with free admission for one Assistant
Family Ticket £21.50 – for two adults and up to four children
Annual Pass
If you are a UK tax payer become a Gift Aid visitor and receive free entry to the Museum for a year from the
date of your visit. Fill out a Gift Aid form on arrival at the Museum.
Includes school holiday activities but excludes special events.
"We offer free school sessions at the Royal Marines Museum. All school sessions at the museum are facilitated by members of our Learning Team. We offer sessions for key stages 1 to 4 as well as further & higher education. The sessions are active, interactive and hands-on. We try to make full use of the museum, its grounds and our excellent teaching collection of artefacts. Our education provision includes a menu of prepared sessions that cover topics including World War II and Remembrance as well as science & citizenship sessions. We try to work in consultation with teachers to tailor the sessions to meet the school's needs. We will even consider building bespoke sessions to meet your needs.
Our school sessions
We offer a wide menu of free sessions for schools. Each session is built from a selection of activities including activities in our grounds, activities in our galleries and handling artefacts from our collection.
Usually we start the session by giving the group a little taste of Royal Marines drill. We get them into formation and give them some simple orders. It makes for a fun start to the session.
Where appropriate we try to finish by having some of the group dress up in our teaching collection uniforms.
It's a fun, interactive photo opportunity as well as being a chance to reinforce some of the messages of the session. If none of these sessions are quite what you're looking for, please contact us and we'll do what we can to accommodate you."
If you are a local to the Portsmouth area, you might concider becoming a "Friend" of the museum which has many benefits, not the least of which is one years free admission to the museum and free all day parking. We paid 2 pounds for 3 hours parking which was just enough for a visit, but for 20 pound individual or 26 pound family annual pass... the parking alone will make up the savings. The car park is as close to the beach as you can get, off street, and easily accessible for all ages and abilities.
The Museum website is www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk
Twitter: @royalmarinesmuseum
@billthesnakeRMM
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