Some of our Past Events - the most recent are first
 

Saturday 28th January 2012	Mini-exhibition - West Mersea Methodist Church Photographs, books and papers from the exhibition in July 2011, to celebrate the church's 150th Anniversary. Resource Centre and Shop open for visitors. 10am to 3pm Free admission - donation invited for refreshments.
Friday 20th January 2012	Edwardian Colchester A illustrated talk by Patrick Denney. 7.30pm. Admission £5 for non-members or £3 for members including refreshments.
Saturday 14th January 2012	Resource Centre and Shop open for visitors 10am to 3pm the Resource Centre and will be open. Come and browse the pictures and information we have available. Free admission - a donation will be invited for refreshments.
25th to 27th November 2011	Art Show at Mersea Museum. Preview 7.30pm to 9pm on Thursday 24th. Open 10am to 5pm 25th to 27th.
Saturday 3rd December 2011	Resource Centre and Shop open for visitors 10am to 3pm the Resource Centre and will be open. Come and browse the pictures and information we have available. Free admission - a donation will be invited for refreshments.
Saturday 17th December 2011	Resource Centre and Shop open for visitors 10am to 3pm the Resource Centre and will be open. Come and browse the pictures and information we have available. Free admission - a donation will be invited for refreshments.
Saturday 19th November 2011	Mini exhibition - historic maps, developer's plans, maritime charts. Resource Centre and Shop open for visitors. 10am to 3pm Free admission - donation invited for refreshments.
Friday 18th November 2011	Visible history of Colchester A illustrated talk by Mark Davies. 7.30pm. Admission £5 for non-members or £3 for members including refreshments.
Saturday 29th October 2011	Autumn Fair Mersea Museum Autumn Fair, with a wide variety of stalls. General craft goods and gifts, Christmas cards and decorations. Refreshments. Admission 50p. 11am to 3pm.
Friday 21st October 2011	Local village signs An illustrated talk by Keith Lovell.
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd October 2011	Mersea, Monet & Mike @ Mersea Museum An exhibition of images by local photographer Mike L. Davies 10am to 3pm. Free Admission.
Saturday 8th Ocober 2011	Resource Centre and Shop open for visitors 10am to 3pm the Resource Centre and will be open. Come and browse the pictures and information we have available. Free admission - a donation will be invited for refreshments.
2nd October 2011	Summer Exhibition closes. Your last day to see it!
Saturdays 4th June to 24th September 2011	Guided History Walks in West Mersea. Tours start and finish at the Museum. Saturday afternoons at 2.30pm. £1.50 per person. Tickets available from the Museum on the day.
Saturday 27th to Monday 29th August 2011	Mersea Island Photographic Society Exhibition Exhibition of photographs in the Resource Centre.
24th to 27th March 2011	Spring Art Show. Wonderful paintings for all to enjoy. Preview evening on 24th. Open Friday 25th, Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th March at 10am. Free Admission.
18th March 2011	Latest finds on Ray Island Did Mehalah live there ? An illustrated talk by David Nicholls followed by Annual General Meeting of Mersea Island Museum Trust.
Friday 18th February 2011	4,000 years of land use - an illustrated talk by Alan Shearring of Essex Wildlife Trust. 7.30pm. Admission £5 for non-members or £3 for members including refreshments.
Saturday 29th January 2011	Flint and its uses by man. An exhibition in the Resource Centre, of Flint, its formation and uses.
Friday 21st January 2011	Home Front - Colchester in the Second World War An illustrated talk by historian Patrick Denney.
Saturday 15th January 2011	Time Capsule buried
25th to 28th November 2010	Art Show at Mersea Museum. Preview 7.30pm to 9pm on Thursday 25th. Open 10am to 5pm 26th to 28th.
Saturday 20th November 2010	Display of boat models. Resource Centre and Shop open for visitors 10am to 3pm the Resource Centre will be open. There will be a display of boat models, loaned for the day and from the Museum's collection.
Friday 19th November 2010	The Blackwater Slides and a talk by Ron Green, covering the River Blackwater, sailing barges and Mersea.
Saturday 30th October 2010	Autumn Fair Mersea Museum Autumn Fair, with a wide variety of stalls. General craft goods and gifts, Christmas cards and decorations. Refreshments. Admission 50p. 10.30am to 2pm.
Saturday 23rd October 2010	Resource Centre and Shop open for visitors 10am to 3pm the Resource Centre will be open. Museum acquisitions officer Joanne Godfrey will be surveying the costumes held in the museum stores and working out ways to conserve them. We have recently been awarded a grant to help with materials and would welcome volunteers to help with this.
Friday 22nd October 2010	MERSEA PAST - at work, rest and play A talk by local historian Brian Jay to jog a few memories, with scenes and people from the "old days" into the 1950s and 1960s.
28th-30th August 2010	Mersea Island Photographic Society Exhibition Exhibition of photographs in the Resource Centre.
24th July 2010	Official Opening of the Heritage Resource Centre by Andrew Phillips The new Resource Centre was be opened by well known Colchester historian Andrew Phillips. Read more about the new Resource Centre
12th June 2010	2010 Summer Exhibition Mersea Museum re-opened for the 2010 Summer Season. The theme of the exhibition is "Odd Objects". As well as featuring the ENDEAVOUR tow-rope and photographs, we will have objects relating to farming, Mersea businesses, medical matters, World War 2, the church - and a few other odd things. Click for the highlights
24-25 March 2010	Higher Education Field Academy visited Mersea to dig test pits. See previous years for a little more information.
19th March 2010	Romans, Saxons and Vikings - Mersea in the 1st Millennium - an illustrated talk by Sue Howlett followed by Annual General Meeting of Mersea Island Museum Trust The talk and meeting will be held at 7.30pm in the Church Hall, behind West Mersea Parish Church.
18th January 2010	BBC A History of the World Mersea Museum is taking part in A History of the World in Objects. Our object is a portion of the tow rope which severed in 1937, leaving the yacht ENDEAVOUR adrift in the Atlantic. For more of the story, go to      Yacht ENDEAVOUR missing with local people on board For more on the BBC series of programmes, go to      A History of the World
26th to 29th November 2009	Art Show at Mersea Museum. Preview 7.30pm to 9pm on Thursday 26th. Open 10am to 5pm 27th to 29th.
17th November 2009	Mersea Island Society. A.G.M. and talk on Wildfowling
31st October 2009	Autumn Fair at Mersea Museum. 10am to 3pm. Refreshments
20th October 2009	Mersea Island Society. Open Meeting
27th September 2009	The last day of the Mersea Museum 2009 Season. Click for the highlights
Saturday 23rd May 2009 Sunday 24th May 2009	Mersea Island Food, Drink & Leisure Festival At Mersea Island Vineyard, Rewsalls Lane, East Mersea. CO5 8SX.
2nd May 2009	2009 Summer Exhibition Mersea Museum re-opens for the 2009 summer season. Topics include the Little Wigborough Zeppelin, the life and times of King George VI, Edwardian weddings, old maps and charts, recently-found sperm whale jaw bones.
27th to 29th March 2009	Spring Art Show Paintings in various media plus some sculptures and pottery, with prices from just a few pounds to several hundred. Or, just come and enjoy looking at some unique and splendid art. 10.00 am to 5.00 pm each day. Free admission. Thursday 26th March, evening preview, 7pm to 9pm
March 2009	Higher Education Field Academy visited Mersea to dig test pits. Click for details
Saturday 21st March 2009	Spring Fair 10am to 3.30pm Variety of stalls, including bric-a-brac, cakes and new items. Admission 50p. Tea, coffee, sandwiches, savouries, crisps and chocolates available.
Friday 20th March 2009	Mersea Museum Public meeting with a selection of local films, followed by the Annual General Meeting for Members. 7.30 pm.
17th March 2009	Mersea Island Society. 7.30pm
Saturday 28th February 2009 Sunday 1st March 2009	Stamp exhibition daytime Exhibition of stamps and King George VI memorabilia, including sales. Refreshments available. 10am to 4pm each day. Entrance 50p.
Saturday 21st February 2009	Antiques & Bric-a-Brac Fair All day
17th February 2009	Mersea Island Society. 7.30pm
Thursday 5th February 2009	Essex Storytellers 7.30pm A programme entitled "The Bridge of Magpies", a collection of Chinese love stories conceived in relation to the Essex/Jiangsu Festival. Tickets will be available from the Library. www.storyteller-essex.com
Saturday 31st January 2009	Lifeboat Guild 'SOS' Event in aid of RNLI 10am to 12.30 Bric-a-Brac sale. Admission 50p.
Tuesday 6th January 2009	Twelfth Night Special 7.30pm A light-hearted evening with Alan Mogridge, West Mersea's energetic mayor, talking about Morris dancing, with demonstrations. £2 (Mersea Museum Members £1). Tickets at the door. Refreshments available.
28th to 30th November 2008	Art Show at Mersea Museum. 10.00 am to 5.00 pm each day. Free admission. Thursday 27th November, art preview at 7.30pm.
18th November 2008	Mersea Island Society. 7.30pm A.G.M. followed by Paul Button talking about the current youth programme at Mersea Outdoors Centre.
4th November 2008	At Your Convenience - an entertaining talk by Stuart Warburton at Mersea Museum. 7.30pm. £2 (Mersea Museum Members £1). Tickets at the door.
25th October 2008	Autumn Fayre at Mersea Museum. 10am-12.30pm
21st October 2008	Mersea Island Society - Fire Brigade. 7.30pm
28 September 2008	The last day of the Mersea Museum 2008 Season. Click for the highlights
23-25 April 2008	Higher Education Field Academy visited Mersea to dig test pits. Click for details
16-17 April 2008	Higher Education Field Academy visited Mersea to dig test pits. Click for details
6 March 2008	Carenza Lewis visited Mersea Museum to talk about the recent Higher Education Field Academy digs on the Island. Photographs and More Information.
30 September 2007	The last day of the Mersea Museum 2007 Season. Click for the highlights
24-25 April 2007	Higher Education Field Academy visited Mersea to dig test pits. Click for details
30 September 2006	The last day of the Mersea Museum 2006 Season. Click for the highlights
27-28 June 2006	Higher Education Field Academy visited Mersea to dig test pits. Click for details
30 September 2005	The last day of the Mersea Museum 2005 Season. Click for the highlights