YOUNGSTERS with a taste for history are being given the chance to get involved in the world of museums.

A new monthly volunteers club is starting at Ripon museums this month for young people aged between ten and 18.

Youngsters will get the chance to work behind the scenes at the Workhouse Museum, the Police and Prison Museum and the Courthouse Museum.

“We have had a lot of interest from young people who would like to help out in our museums, which gave us the original idea for starting this new club,” said volunteers coordinator Wendy Hunwick Brown.

People are invited to find out more at the first club session on January 24, at the Workhouse Museum, from 9.30am to 11.30am.