All 'Friends', i.e. members of the Friends of Bushey Museum, are welcome to come along to the Events, Meetings and Outings listed below: some need pre-booking, others - just come along on the day! If you want more information about any of these events, have a look in the regular 'Meetings, Exhibitions, Outings and Events' leaflet sent to all Friends. It also includes details of who to contact for each event.
Charity Commission
Friends of Bushey Museum is a registered charity with the Charity Commission in England and Wales No. 1039713.
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If you wish to join the Friends please visit the Friends of Bushey Museum page here. All Members receive the 3-monthly Newsletter and Events Leaflet listing all future events.
Events
Book and Jigsaw Swap
Coffee Morning
Saturday 21st February 11am—2pm
You are invited to bring along a book that you have read, for someone else to enjoy, and/or a Jigsaw which you have enjoyed and swap it for another one to take home.
Please note: No items accepted before the day.
Refreshments available in the Meeting Room – coffee, tea and home-made cakes.
Open Day—Herkomer and his 3 wives
Saturday 18th April from 11am to 4pm
As part of the Herkomer Portraits Exhibition, we invite you to join us for a day which includes a talk on the artist and a guided walk around Bushey highlighting places associated with Herkomer.
Further information and details available in the March edition of the Friends’ Newsletter.
Meetings
Talk by Dave Annal - “How to Start Your Family Tree”
Tuesday 3rd March 7pm—9pm
at The Bushey Community Centre, High St., WD23 1TT
Here is a good opportunity to start the search for your family tree. A former Principal Family History Specialist at The National Archives, Genealogist Dave Annal has forty years’ experience as a family historian.
Only 40 seats available. Advance booking is essential.
Tickets free to members of Friends of Bushey Museum. Non-members of Friends: £5 each.
Contact Jo Willis now on 07806 553885, or email jirwillis@hotmail.com
Refreshments available.
Outings
Visit to Kew for their annual Orchid Festival
After our successful trip to Kew Gardens Christmas Lights in November, it has been suggested that the Friends return to Kew for their annual Orchid Festival which runs from 7 February to 8 March, 2026. The price is included with standard entry to the gardens; visitors must book a timed entry slot.
We propose to book the trip for the week beginning 16 February 2026. Full details and a booking form will be available on the website once we know that the number of Friends makes it financially viable. So please contact Rita Castle on 01923 236852 to register your interest. Our deadline for numbers for the Kew visit is 12 January 2026.
Other Outings
Friends of Bushey Museum have enjoyed many outings over the years. Post-Covid, we have visited The Higgins Museum at Bedford; Reading Museum and Museum of Rural Life; Charleston in East Sussex with beautiful grounds and charming farmhouse; and nearer to home, the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, with a wonderful display of William Morris art and fabrics, and a major exhibition of portraits of American Heiresses by John Singer Sargent at Kenwood.
The Friends of Bushey Museum would like to continue these Outings but to do so we need your support. While the cost of coach hire has increased, it is still good value for money, the more so if the coach is well filled. Don’t delay. Decide today!