ALTHOUGH Cornwall’s Regimental Army Museum Bodmin Keep is currently closed to the public, it is still offering a jam packed schedule of activities and exhibitions over the summer.

Many of these activities have been put together by, and for young people. Among these is volunteer Meggie Slater, who took over the Keep’s social media for a day to give her take on the museum’s collections, and to explore how people in the past responded to pandemics.

Central to Bodmin Keep’s current programme is a brand new exhibition all about the history of Cornwall’s Citizen Army. It tells the story of Cornwall’s Territorial Army volunteers, from Victorian times with the formation of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, to the important role they played in both World Wars, and up to their work in recent decades . The exhibition includes some fascinating objects and photographs of the Drill Halls where the Territorial Army groups met and trained each week in many towns across Cornwall.

Meanwhile for Children’s Art Week, which runs until July 19, Bodmin Keep will be working with artist Felicity Tattersall to create a new art resource for families on the theme of ‘Connecting across Generations’.

It’s supported by a grant from Engage, and printed copies of the art activities will also be delivered to Wadebridge Foodbank for free distribution to local families.

The latest edition of the museum’s popular home learning activity sheets ‘Keep Kids’ is based on the theme of Music and the Military. It comes with a specially made video all about Bugle Calls, created by local young musician George Barnes-Collier who is a cadet with Padstow Sea Cadets.