A NEW timeline which depicts events in the history of an East Cleveland town has been installed in a museum.

The panel, which shows events from the burial of Captain James Cook's father in 1779 to Malcolm Campbell's land speed record on Marske Beach in 1922, was unveiled today (Tuesday, September 16) by Saltburn, Marske and New Marske Parish Council chair Norah Cooney at Winkies Castle Folk Museum in Marske-by-the-Sea.

It depicts the town's history from the 11th century to the present day and also features the First World War aerodrome which counted WE Johns, the author of the famous "Biggles" books as one of its instructors.

The design and printing of the timeline was funded by the parish council and it will be on display in the entrance at the museum, which attracts more than 1,000 visitors a year. It is run entirely by local volunteers who have spent many hours researching the information for the new timeline.

The museum is open to the public from 11am to 4.30pm every Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from Easter Saturday to the end of September, and also during the October school holiday.

The museum was founded by local cobbler Jack Anderson in 1975 and bequeathed to Redcar and Cleveland Council on his death in 2001. It is based in one of the oldest cottages in Marske.