AN open day is being held at Mildenhall Museum as part of the expansion plans for the popular King Street attraction.

Organised by Forest Heath District Council, the idea is to get visitors to voice their opinions of the current museum and how it could be improved.

On Saturday 29 March there will be two sessions at 11am and 2pm when visitors will be shown around the exhibits and then invited to a short discussion session to air their views. The tour and discussion should last about 90 minutes.

Space is very limited and there are only 20 places available on the day so if you would like to be part of shaping the museum's future then please call Arts and Heritage Officer Lizzi Cocker on 01638 719257 or email her at Lizzi.cocker@forest-heath.gov.uk

Mildenhall Museum is home to replicas of the famous Mildenhall Treasure. Unearthed by a ploughman in West Row in 1943, the hoard of treasure contains 34 pieces of Roman silverware including The Great Dish. This is the most spectacular piece of the treasure and measures 60.5cm in diameter and weighs 8.256kg. The original silverware, which includes goblets, bowls, spoons and platters, is housed in The British Museum.

The Mildenhall Museum also houses artefacts from the area dating from Anglo-Saxon times, through to the Victorian era and beyond.

For opening times of the museum please call 01638 716970.