Events

May to September 2012

Tue 1 May 8.00 pm - First Tuesday (Informal members evening)

Sat 5 May 2.00 pm - Walk: Spring Woodland Flora, Outwood

Sat 12 May , Museum Open Day, 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm

Wed 16 May 8.000 pm Lecture - Peter James, Rebuilding Ockley Windmill

Tue 5 June 8.00 pm - First Tuesday (Informal members evening)

Sat 9 June , Museum Open Day, 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm

Sat 16 June 2.00 pm Founders Day Strawberry Tea

Wed 20 June 8.000 pm Lecture - Alison Murphy, Your water supply: every drop counts

Tue 3 July 8.00 pm - First Tuesday (Informal members evening)

Sat 7 July 2.00 pmVisit - Mayfield Lavender Farm, Oaks Park

Wed 11 July meet 9.20 pm Glow-worm walk

Sat 14 July, Museum Open Day, 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm

Wed 18 July 8.00 pm Lecture - Lester Hicks, A history of Reigate Stone

Tue 7 August 8.00 pm - First Tuesday (Informal members evening)

Sat 11 August, Museum Open Day, 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm

Tue 4 September 8.00 pm - First Tuesday (Informal members evening)

Sat 8 & Sunday 9 September 10.00 am to 4.00pm - Heritage Open Days at the Museum

Wed 19 September 8.00pm AGM followed by President's Lecture

Museum Open Days 2012

The Holmesdale Natural History Club Museum will be open to the public from 2.00pm to 4.30pm on:

Saturday 12 May

Saturday 9 June

Saturday 14 July

Saturday 11 August

All are welcome to come and see the Museum's collections and special displays for the open days, highlighting new acquisitions, local history research, natural history and the activities of the Junior Club.

Admission is free

The Museum will also be open on the Heritage Open Days, 8 & 9 September, from 10.00am to 4.00pm.

Holmesdale Natural History Club, Founded 1857

President: Dr Gerry Moss

The Holmesdale Natural History Club is a charity (Registered No. 273602), which exists to promote the study of natural history, local history, archaeology and geology in the vicinity of Reigate. It has an extensive library and museum collections (with some specimens collected in the eighteenth century) which include a large collection of stuffed birds, herbarium specimens (including material collected by James Brewer for the first Flora of Surrey which was published by the Club in 1863), local history and archaeological collections.

Lectures given by visiting speakers or Club members are arranged on the third Wednesday of the month (except December and August) in the museum lecture room. Later in the month there is usually some other activity such as a walk, excursion or social event. The museum and its library is open to members on the first Tuesday evening of each month for private study and for the sharing of interests. Members receive a Bulletin three times a year with details of the programme, news, and notes on items of interest to the Club.

The Museum Club for 8-15 year olds usually meets on the first Saturday of the month (excluding July and August). The activities range from exploring the countryside with visiting experts in wildlife, archaeology or local history to visiting museums and other places of interest.

Annual membership fees (from January to December) are £12 per person; £18 for two people living at the same address; and £7.50 for Museum Club members aged 8 to 15. Fee for life membership for those over 21 is at the rate of ten years of the appropriate subscription. A bankers order form will be sent on request. Please apply to the Membership Secretary, The Museum 14 Croydon Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0PG. Click here for a membership form.