Volunteers instrumental in the curation of a museum's exhibitions have won an award.

Epping Forest District Museum and Lowewood Museum Collections Volunteers team were presented with Collections Champion Award from SHARE Museums East, a body that connects museums and their works in the east of England.

Volunteers Andrew and Sarah Goodliffe attended the celebration evening at the Museum of East Anglian Life in Stowmarket on June 6 to collect the award on behalf of the whole volunteering team.

With one full-time specialist collections officer, the museum relies on the help and care the team of volunteers bring to the collection to fulfil its potential.

The core team of collections volunteers consist of 12 members, with a further 12 working on specialist projects and exhibitions such as the recent exhibition Stephen Warner: One Man’s Journey through War at Lowewood Museum.

Find out more at www.sharemuseumseast.org.uk