Don’t miss Members’ Day on 18 March!
Members’ Day is your special day! Cobham Hall will be open from 0930 to 1700 with a programme of events and attractions for Members. The Museum Shop will be open and there will be a collectors’ market inside the building, including our own ‘donated items’ stall (if you have any
27 February 2012 – The Museum wants your transport items
The Museum fundraisers have done a superb job over the last two years, selling items which have been donated by Members and supporters, raising in excess of £15,000 towards the running of the Museum. NOW THEY NEED MORE STOCK and this is where you can help. If you’re having an
27 February 2012 – Members’ discounts on the Wisley models announced
Discounts have been announced on the two limited-edition EFE models to be issued at the Spring Gathering at Wisley on 29 April. Card-carrying Museum Members can buy each model for £13, saving £2 on each model on the normal price of £15. See here for full details of the models.
26 February 2012 – Priority reservation of EFE models for Wisley volunteers
We still need more volunteers for the Big Spring Gathering on 29 April – our biggest fundraising event of the year and we can’t do it without your help. One good reason to volunteer is that you will be able to reserve in advance the limited-edition bus models which will
16 February 2012 – Pre-WW2 Green Line moquette to be re-manufactured
Member David Cooper is proposing to have some moquette re-manufactured which will suit pre-WW2 Green Line coaches. If anyone would like to share in the order (re-cover the sofa, perhaps?), please contact David here.
13 February 2012 – February issue of LBM News is out
The February edition of LBM News has been published today and you can read it, or download it, in the Newsletter section of the Members’ area on the left-hand side of this page.
6 February 2012 – Members’ Bus Trips Programme is out!
The programme of 2012 trips, exclusively for Museum Members and their guests, has now been published and the application form for tickets is here. The following trips have been arranged: Sunday 15 July to the Alton Running Day at the Watercress Line on RT3491 Sunday 12 August to the Bluebell
6 February 2012 – Still no phone line
We much regret the continuing delay by BT in the installation of our telephone lines and broadband (order placed in May 2011). The wayleave problems have been solved and the lines were due to be installed during the latter part of January but BT now advise that they have run
16 January 2012 – Volunteers still needed for Spring Gathering
Around 40 Members have offered their services at the Spring Gathering on 29 April so far. Thanks to those 40 but it’s nowhere near enough! We need at least 100 pairs of hands to run this fantastic event (click here for details of the event) and, as our biggest fundraiser,
12 January 2012 – School Visits, help needed
Bob Bailey, the Museum’s Schools Liaison Officer, is establishing a Schools Education Programme involving, not only visits to the Museum by school parties, but also the Museum going out, sometimes with a bus, to local schools. It is envisaged that there will be attractions in the Museum specifically aimed at