The Josephine and John Bowes Museum houses the personal collection of the wealthy Victorian couple, much of it furniture, paintings, and ceramics. Opened in 1892 the building is in the style of a French chateau. Use of the Action for Market Towns website is developing fast. Since its launch in April, the site has had almost 30,000 hits. Copies of Press releases are soon to be featured, joining back issues of this newsletter, case studies and other archive material.
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A popular section is the Members' Noticeboard, where users can promote their own messages, and ask and respond to each other's questions. Also growing in popularity is Members On-line, an automatic link to members' own websites. If any members want help with creating websites, call Trudi Taylor at the address on the front page . The new Market Towns Research Network is to continue linking its annual gathering of academics and specialists wth the Action for Market Towns convention. Its inaugural meeting, on the eve of the recent convention in Wellington, attracted almost 40 delegates.