Membership benefits

a) Participation in our programme of talks and walks. Each year we have about ten such events typically covering nature and wildlife, horticulture and history.

b) Receipt of three Friends' Newsletters each year containing information about all aspects of the Parks.

c) An invitation to attend (at modest cost) our Summer Party at a suitably interesting venue.

In addition, through your Membership, you can benefit the Parks by:

i) Donating, if you wish, towards special Friends' projects, which in recent years have included tree plantings, bat and owl boxes, and facilities for children's education in the Parks.

ii) Providing practical help with Friends-specific activities, including Committee work, and being aware of increasing opportunities for volunteering in the Parks, in direct collaboration with Parks' management.

iii) Being part of a collective group that presents Parks users' views to senior people in the Parks' management and relevant government organisations.

In today's political climate, the continuing healthy existence of public assets such as the Parks cannot be taken for granted. They need visible active public involvement and support if they are not to wither or become excessively commercialised.

One-off injections of capital money – such as that currently being sought for Bushy Park from the Heritage Lottery Fund – are extremely welcome.

However, routine maintenance is becoming chronically under-funded. Membership of the Friends is an explicit expression of the importance that people attach to the well-being of the Parks – and numbers matter in how much influence we have.

Membership Subscriptions

Annual Subscriptions, usually becoming due on 1 February, are:

Individual £ 6.00
Couple/Family £ 8.00
Concessions (Senior Citizens/ Unwaged) – individual £ 4.00 Concessions – couple £ 5.00

Cheques should be made payable to THE FRIENDS OF BUSHY & HOME PARKS.
(We are not a Registered Charity so cannot at present benefit from Gift Aid)

How to Join Us

Please send your name(s), address (including post code), together with the appropriate subscription to Jean Smith, The Membership Secretary, 55 Admiralty Way, Teddington TW11 0NL