MUSEUM trustees are appealing for donations for a new exhibition which is set to "pass on the Worcestershire soldier story."

The Worcestershire Soldier at the Commandery is a new project by the Mercian Regiment Museum which will be developed at The Commandery in Sidbury.

The display will combine the history and heritage of Worcester in the Civil War in 1651 with the story of its Regiments from 1694 to today.

The Mercian Regiment Museum will move from its current base at the Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum following a National Lottery Heritage Grant.

It is expected that the overall costs of this project will be in the region of £1,200,000.

£523,200 has already been sourced which will go towards the cost of the project.

Worcester City Council have designated £175,000 from Central Government’s post-Covid Towns Fund and the two charities have committed £105,000.

The National Heritage Lottery Fund has earmarked a £243,200 development grant.

However, the museum says the remainder of the costs will need to be raised by businesses and members of the public, together with a follow-on delivery grant from the National Heritage Lottery Fund.

People can donate to the Commandery appeal via worcestershireandmercianregimentmuseum.org/commandery-appeal.

Mark Jackson, chair of the board of trustees at Mercian Regiment Museum, said: "An essential part of our county’s heritage, the Worcestershire Soldier will cast fresh light on the lives, achievements, tragedies, and triumphs of the generations who preceded us and to whom we owe so much.

"Uniting the Worcestershire Soldier with the Commandery is an inspiring project and it is great to know that we are a step closer to preserving the museum for the current and future generations.”