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.
Events
Thursday 9th July at 2 pm
A talk by Nick Olley on The Artist Grenville Manton (1855-1932)
At the Meeting Room (at rear of Bushey Museum)
As part of the Bushey Festival we are delighted to host a talk to be given by Mr Nick Olley, the great-great-nephew of George Henry Grenville Manton, a former pupil at the Herkomer School. The talk will feature details of Grenville Manton’s personal and professional life as well as some of his paintings and illustrations.
Thursday 14th July from 2 pm to 4 pm.
The History of Leavesden Hospital
At the Bushey Centre, High Street, Bushey WD23 1TT
Martin T. Brooks, founder of the Leavesden Hospital Association in 2011, has been researching the archives and history of Leavesden Asylum/Hospital for many years and has written a book on the subject and the local area. At the Association’s HIVE Heritage Centre a collection of artifacts, memorabilia, oral histories and documents, helps towards keeping the memories of the people, places and events that make up the history and heritage of the hospital alive for future generations to learn from.
Tuesday 22nd September 7-9 pm
A talk by genealogist Dave Annal: 'My Ancestor was a Liar'
At the Bushey Centre, High Street, Bushey WD23 1TT
Tuesday 22 September 7 pm - 9 pm
A return visit by former Principal Family History Specialist at The National Archives, genealogist Dave Annal has forty years’ experience as a family historian. This talk covers the story of an interesting member of his own family ancestry.
Only 40 seats available. Advance booking is essential. Tickets free to members of Friends Bushey Museum. Non-members of Friends: £5 each.
Contact Jo Willis by email at jirwillis@hotmail.com
Refreshments available.
Saturday 10th October 11 am - 2 pm
Book & Jigsaw Swap and Coffee Morning
To be held at Bushey Museum.
Refreshments served in the Frobisher Studio, at the rear of the Museum – Tea, coffee and homemade cakes
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.
Tuesday 27 October at 11 am
Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Bushey Museum
Venue to be confirmed
Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th November from from 11am to 4pm
Arts and Crafts Fair
To be held at the Bushey Museum
Following the continued success of this event, with positive comments last year from both stall-holders and visitors, we are pleased to welcome again local artisans who will be displaying and selling their wares to the local community at the Museum. A good opportunity to seek Christmas presents!
Refreshments available: Saturday only, from 11am to 1pm.
Outings
Saturday 19th September 2026
Visit to Buckingham Palace: 'Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style’
Full day outing by coach
To mark the centenary of Queen Elizbeth II’s birth, the King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace will play host to the largest exhibition of the late Queen’s fashion ever mounted, featuring her Wedding Dress and over 200 items of clothing, jewellery, hats, shoes plus sketches and accessories and handwritten correspondence revealing the behind-the-scenes process of dressing the most famous woman in the world.
Coach departing from Bushey Centre car park at 8.30am for timed entry of 10.15am. Cost: £59.00 per person
The visit will take approximately one and half hours. Then free time to have lunch, wander in the parks: Green Park and St James’s Park are nearby, or the banks of the Thames.
Rejoin the coach at approx. 2pm for return to Bushey. The timing and place will be confirmed on the day.
Limited ticket availability, so book now! To download the Application Form click here.
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!
Want to join the Friends?
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.
Charity Commission
Friends of Bushey Museum is a registered charity with the Charity Commission in England and Wales No. 1039713.