<![CDATA[The Friends of Honeywood Museum - Latest News]]>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:48:25 +0000Weebly<![CDATA[2026 Talks Update]]>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:19:29 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/february-05th-2026
We still have a few seats available for Bernard Winchester's revealing Talk on Sir Adrian Conan Doyle's life and works whilst he lived in South Norwood.

Our February and March Talks are now Fully Booked.

​We hope to reveal our May Talk very soon - June will bring The Friends' 2026 Annual General Meeting.
]]><![CDATA[New Exhibition opens Thursday 5 February]]>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 21:06:49 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/new-exhibition-opens-thursday-5-februaryChallenging Perceptions: An Inclusive Exhibition of Photography and Art

Showing 5 to 25 February

Following its launch at Whitehall Historic House in 2025, this striking exhibition features professional portraits of adults from Nickel Support, taken by local photographer Yani Yordanova of Nova Photo Atelier. Nickel Support is an award-winning learning disability service in Carshalton and Cheam. The portraits aim to challenge societal perceptions by showing trainees at their most confident, revealing the people behind the disability.

​The exhibition also includes artwork by trainees from a project with local artists Kate Marsden and Jo Sharpe, funded by Arts Network Sutton.]]><![CDATA[Bookings are now available for our first 2026 Talks]]>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:08:06 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/bookings-are-now-available-for-our-first-2026-talksUpdated 12 January

Please do book early to ensure you have your seat(s)!

​Click/tap on the pics below for larger images.

​Click/tap here for a downloadable printable Booking Form.
Visit our Events page for all the details.
]]><![CDATA[Festive Fun at Honeywood - Sat. 6 December 12:00-14:00]]>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:04:49 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/festive-fun-at-honeywood-sat-6-december-1200-1400
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Festive Fun at Honeywood

Saturday 6 December
12:00-16:00

See pic for details - click / tap for a larger image

Spaces to visit Santa in his Honeywood Grotto are limited so must be purchased in advance. Tickets (£3 per child) on sale at Honeywood Museum NOW!
]]><![CDATA[Honeywood Museum Part of Guinness World Record Attempt!]]>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:44:57 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/honeywood-museum-part-of-guinness-world-record-attemptWe had a bit of a strange request recently when visitor Ben Melham asked a volunteer to sign his book and provide a museum-branded item! It turns out Ben is attempting a Guinness World Record to visit the most museums in the UK in one year!
 
He’s a pro at this, having previously broken the record for most museums visited in 24 hours back in October 2024 - here's a news article about Ben’s earlier record attempt.
 
Long-standing volunteer Margo Cartwright was happy to help, signing Ben’s book and sending him off with one of our iconic ‘Honeywood Pencils’! We’re all rooting for Ben in his world record attempt!!
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Image acknowledgement: Guinness World Records
]]><![CDATA[Shop Update!]]>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 20:04:44 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/shop-update
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Many new gift items are now in stock, appealing to all tastes and price ranges, so even if you have visited before, pop in again to see what’s fresh on our shelves.
 
We have a variety of items on sale at affordable prices, including mugs, trinket boxes and storage caddies, coasters, tea towels, notebooks and notepads, glasses cases, soaps, and lots of greeting cards. We like to support the growing Carshalton community of artists, and stock cards and other items created by some of them, including coasters, book marks and magnets featuring our local pubs and landscapes. And we have a range of books, leaflets and maps relating to local history, many written by local authors.
 
We are also very proud to now be selling a range of useful and quirky Fairtrade items with a guarantee that they have been ethically produced.

​Shop local and support us! We take both cash and cards. Our Shop page.
]]><![CDATA[The Friends' annual Autumn Raffle]]>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 17:06:44 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/the-friends-annual-autumn-raffle
Tickets are now available at Honeywood Museum - as always we have some terrific prizes!!

It will be drawn by Alison Weir, world famous local author, at her Talk for us at CryerArts Centre on 27 November.

Click/tap on the pic for details of the event.
]]><![CDATA[Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - 150th Anniversary]]>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:39:38 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/samuel-coleridge-taylor-150th-anniversaryPicture
Today is the 250th Anniversary of the birth of composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, in Holborn, on 15 August 1875.

​Brought up in Croydon, after a hugely successful career that brought him fame and amazing popularity, he died at the young age of 37, and lies buried in Bandon Hill cemetery, Wallington

Find out more, and listen to some of his wonderful music HERE. 
]]><![CDATA[Our October Talk is now open for booking]]>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:52:19 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/our-october-talk-is-now-open-for-bookingClick / tap on the image below for our Events page for details and how to book.
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]]><![CDATA[Our September Talk is now open for booking]]>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:51:27 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/our-september-talk-is-now-open-for-bookingClick / tap on the image below for our Events page for details and how to book.

​Please do book early - our Talks almost always sell out quickly!
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]]><![CDATA[Mother's Day 30 March 2025]]>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:56:03 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/mothers-day-30-march-2025Lovely gift ideas on our Shop page!
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]]><![CDATA[New Talks now available for booking]]>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 20:18:20 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/new-talks-available-for-bookingClick / tap on the images below for our Events page for details and how to book.

​Please do book early - our Talks almost always sell out quickly!
]]><![CDATA[Rare viewing of the Burton Ledger Stone in Carshalton Parish Church]]>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 13:41:47 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/rare-viewing-of-the-burton-ledger-stone-in-carshalton-parish-churchThe ledger stone to Charles Burton (died 1661) of Carshalton will be revealed for a one-off event on Sunday 23 February.

The Burtons were a major family in Carshalton during the late 16th and early 17th centuries, and this is one of the few extant remains of the family in Carshalton that survives today. The slab is deeply incised, and has an excellent coat-of-arms which lead us to the 'City of the Legions' in Roman Wales!

This monument is invariably covered up under the carpet beneath the Altar in the sanctuary of the Lady Chapel, roughly behind the rails and white notice seen in the image of the East end of the chapel, and had not been seen for many years until uncovered late last year.

It has been agreed that the ledger slab should be uncovered for a short time, between 12:15 and 14:00 on Sunday 23 February, just after the Sunday service which ends around 12:00, to allow visitors a unique opportunity to view it - the Altar is VERY heavy and it will not be moved again in the foreseeable future! All are welcome - both public and congregation alike.
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There will be teas/biscuits available immediately after the service, if you would like to come early for refreshment before seeing the monument. There will be other information about the monument on the day, and well-known local historian Andrew Skelton will be in attendance.
All Saints' Church, High Street, Carshalton SM5 3AG
Images courtesy & Copyright © Andrew Skelton 2025.
]]><![CDATA[Sorry, this Talk is now fully booked]]>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 13:40:24 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/sorry-this-talk-is-now-fully-booked7778213
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]]><![CDATA[January sale now on!]]>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:48:41 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/january-sale-now-on
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]]><![CDATA[NEW 2025 Talks announced!!]]>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 21:08:45 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/new-spring-talks-announced
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Click / tap on the image above to visit our Events page with all the details.
]]><![CDATA[Shop Sale Now On!]]>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:08:48 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/shop-sale-now-on
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Some lovely, and rather different, Christmas Cards are now available too!
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Visit our shop page for lots of delightful Christmas gift ideas!
]]><![CDATA[Volunteering opportunities]]>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:16:16 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/volunteering-opportunitiesClick / tap on the image below for further information. We'd love to hear from you!
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]]><![CDATA[The Old Rectory, Carshalton]]>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:28:41 GMThttp://friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/latest-news/the-old-rectory-carshalton
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The Old Rectory pictured on 4 October 2024 - find out more about the current situation from here.
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