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 Launched at the 10th annual Farm & Countryside Festival in June 2014, the Friends of Bassetlaw Museum (FoBM) is an independent support group for the museum. More than 80 individuals signed up as Friends of Bassetlaw Museum over that sun-drenched weekend with many more joining over the following months. At the time of writing, membership has continued to increase with more than 100 people from near and far (e.g. USA) now supporting our museum.
The Friends of Bassetlaw Museum will be kicking off their 2025 programme at 19:00 on 27th February when the Museum’s new Curator, Dr Mike Galer, will be talking about The Derbyshire Yeomanry in the First World War.
He will explore the fortunes of this part-time territorial cavalry unit as it was mobilised and sent to Egypt, Gallipoli and then to Bulgaria. Dr Galer is a published author on this subject and on the experiences of the people of Derby, how they reacted to the outbreak of the Great War, lived through it and then transitioned back to peacetime life. There will be small admission charge to hear Dr Galer.
The Friends would also like to remind the people of Bassetlaw that tours of your museum have now returned. These will take place on the first Friday of the month, the first one will be at 14:00 on Friday 7th February. They are free of charge although a cash donation to the Friends of £5.00 per head is suggested. If you want to learn more or book a place, please drop an email to:fobm.tours@gmail.com or call in to the museum, as places are limited.
If you would like to know more about The Friends and what they do or would like to join them, please drop them an email to:fobm.membership@gmail.com. Membership application forms can also be found on their Facebook page or via the home page of the Bassetlaw Museum website
Important notices: Have you replied/returned your form giving FoBM permission to hold your contact details? If not, you will cease to receive Newsletters and other communications (GDPR requirements)
Also, have you renewed your subscription? Our museum continues to benefit from FoBM donations and support but this depends, critically, on numbers of members.
The September, 2017 Friends meeting enjoyed a fascinating ‘Art and History of Making Corn Dollies’. Interested? Read the report of this meeting here...
 Friends of Bassetlaw Museum’s launch flyer released prior to the 2014 Farm & Countryside Festival.
At its launch, a programme of events for members (and the wider public) was promised. The following is the first instalment of this programme...
Friends of Bassetlaw Museum - preliminary meetings for 2014.
If you’d like to become a Friend, download this membership application form today!
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