Become a Friend
of the Anson

Our Friends Scheme

Friends are the lifeblood of the museum, supporting our activities and sharing our passion for our engine heritage and exciting future.

As a Friend of the Anson, you can enjoy many benefits and meet up with like-minded people.

Visitors watching a demonstration of one of our larger engines at the museum.

Benefits

As a member, you will enjoy:

  • Free entry to the museum - just show your membership on entry!

  • Invitations to special ‘Friends only’ events.

  • The satisfaction of knowing your financial contribution will help to

    • promote and further the aims of the museum

    • support the maintenance, recovery and installation of engines

    • fund the preservation and availability of local history exhibits

    • ensure our long-term sustainability.

Visitors watching a metal casting demonstration at the museum.

Membership options

Annual membership: £35

  • free admission

  • special invitation events

  • discounts on some shop items

  • membership runs from the 1st of January each year.

Dual annual membership: £45

  • free admission for 2 people living at the same address

  • special invitation events

  • discounts on some shop items

  • membership runs from the 1st of January each year.

Family annual membership: £65

  • free admission for for families with 2 or more children over 12 and under the age of 18

  • special invitation events

  • discounts on some shop items

  • membership runs from the 1st of January each year.

Life membership: £350

  • enjoy the benefits of membership for life, for a one-off payment

  • free admission

  • invitations to ‘Friends’ events

  • discounts on some shop items.

Affiliate membership: £45.00

  • designed for organisations such as clubs, societies or companies

  • this option is not open to individuals. 

Join us today!

To join us as a member, please:

Payment

You can either:

  • send us a cheque in the post, along with your completed application form, or

  • make your payment online, after you’ve submitted your online application form.

We use PayPal for all online payments. So, please remember to add a note to let us know what the payment is for (for example: ‘Friends of the Anson, life membership’).