Roman Coin Story Competition

Thornbury People and Thornbury Museum would like

to announce that we are organising an

exciting story competition for schoolchildren based on the museum’s Thornbury

Roman Coin Hoard exhibition.

Children are invited to write a

story around the mystery of the Thornbury Roman Coin Hoard. Who might have

hoarded them? Why were they buried? And why did no-one go back for them? The

hoard consists of a cache of more than 11 thousand small Roman coins found in a

garden in Thornbury in 2004. Most of the coins are in Bristol City Museum but about 200 are on display in

Thornbury and District Museum accompanied by large information

panels and other Roman finds.

The competition gives an

opportunity to research the lives of the people living here at the time of the

Romans and particularly the coins of the time, to appreciate the importance of

local history and archaeology and to think creatively about the questions posed

by the discovery, so much later, of so many coins together.

The museum always welcomes children

accompanied by parents or other adults. It can also arrange special opening for

small groups or stay open after the normal closing time of 4pm if requested in

advance ( please email enquiries@thornburymuseum.org.uk if you are interested

in doing this).

The competition will be

running from today until it's closing date at 5.00 pm on 16th April. The judging and

awarding of prizes will take place on 8th May.

For more information about the competition you can email

thornbury@the localpeople.co.uk (please enter 'Roman Coin Story' in the subject

field).

Follow this link for the Coin Story Terms&Conditions.

Good luck!