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VOLUNTEERS WEEK 2026: The Power of Volunteers

June 4, 20263:27 pmJune 4, 2026 5:11 pmLeave a Comment

To celebrate Volunteers Week 2026, we at the museum are recognising the amazing work our team of volunteers do! Volunteers give their time and knowledge to support museums across the country, and the Mercian Regiment Museum (Worcestershire) is no different. As a registered charity, volunteering is crucial in maintaining the smooth running of many of […]

Museum Announcement:

May 8, 20268:43 amLeave a Comment

The Worcestershire Soldier at The Commandery awarded grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to safeguard access to Worcester’s military heritage. Today (8 May 2026), The Mercian Regiment Museum (Worcestershire) and Worcester City Council are announcing a £1,045,122 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to safeguard the county’s Regimental museum collections and secure public […]

News from the Museum: The Rawalpindi War Cemetery

April 23, 20262:58 pmApril 23, 2026 3:00 pmLeave a Comment

Guest Article by Museum Trustee Darrell Rivers While being posted with my wife out here to Pakistan I had occasion to visit the Rawalpindi War Cemetery, just outside the Pakistani capital Islamabad. Rows and rows of clean white headstones are flanked by pristinely maintained flowers and greenery, cared for by Commonwealth War Graves. The cemetery […]