There will be three firings through the day from 11am to 4pm and the team will be around the museum all day showing visitors kit and uniform and giving short talks and demonstrations.

This years Friends of Firepower AGM will be held on Monday 24th June 2013. The start time will be 2pm in the Gunnery Hall.

Only Friends of Firepower may attend.

You will be able to take part in one of eight led cycle rides along the Thames Path, they are mostly flat and traffic free routes, perfect for families and new beginners:

• The shorter 30 minute route will travel eastwards to Thamesmead, leaving at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.
• The longer 45 minute route will travel westwards along the Thames to New Charlton, leaving at 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm.

All rides will start and end at the Woolwich Arsenal Pier in Royal Arsenal, Woolwich.

To take part in a ride, either email greener@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or call 020 8921 3359 to secure your place. Please state the name, address and age of all participants*.

As well as the cycle rides, there will be other cycle related entertainment near the Woolwich Arsenal Pier, so come along and get involved:

• Try out the Smoothie bike to pedal yourself a Smoothie
• Take part in the Pedal Powered Scalextric
• Find out about how to maintain your bike from the Dr Bike service
• Take part in the Limited Edition Cyclists cycling skills course and slow bike race
• Get your bike security marked by the Metropolitan Police
• Find out how you can get cycling to work and get your own personalised route plan
• Find out about cycle training in the borough

* You will be asked to sign an agreement on the day to confirm your bike is fit for purpose and that you agree to follow instructions of the Ride Leaders at all times. Participants under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Participants between 12 and 18 years can cycle on their own, but their parent/guardian must sign a consent form on the day.

We look forward to seeing you on the day!

This Half Term join us for a fun packed time as we present Rocket Week. Each day kids will have the chance to launch rockets at a model of Fort McHenry recreating the moment in 1812 when Congreve fired rockets at the fort. Take a kids tour to find out about early military rockets. We will have mad science propulsion demonstrations using household items. There will also be rocket making crafts.

Add to this all our usual activities including: military style drilling, camo zone & face painting. Our team will also be giving a demonstration of how they fire the 25 pounder at the front of the museum.

All this for just £4 per child plus admission.

Tuesday 28^th May – Friday 31^st May 2013

Timetable will be advertised closer to the event but will run 11am – 4.30pm

This year we are very excited to announce that on Wednesday 5th June 2013 our Royal Artillery Band will be performing Music for a Summer Evening in The Gunnery Hall.

Music for a Summer Evening will feature British light music, music from the stage and screen, popular classics and specially selected solo items.

Doors open 7.30 and a glass of wine is included. The concert will start at 8pm. There will be an intermission with the chance to purchase other refreshments or browse the shop.

Adults £12.00

Concessions £10.00

Child £6.00

Buy Tickets Here

Our annual Carol Concert is always a sell out and we are expecting this to also sell out so don’t delay.

Calling all heroes to step forward and be counted.

The local area has suffered heavy bombardment over the last couple of days. This has made the open ground very dangerous to cross. Navigate through the Challenge Course as a team, to enable the medical team to save the agent and set charges to clear the debris.

Additional charge of £1.50 per child.

© Alison Baskerville

On Tuesday 5th march, Alison Baskerville will be giving an illustrated talk about the project behind the photographs displayed in The White Picture, as well as sharing her personal experiences of working as a female photojournalist in regions torn apart by conflict.

Adults: £5.00

Children and students: £3.00

Alison Baskerville is an award-winning freelance journalist. She served with the Royal Air Force for 12 years, during which time she saw active service in Northern Ireland and Iraq. Whilst in Iraq, Alison was inspired to capture her surroundings on an old Nikon camera. This gave her the motivation to leave the RAF and train as a photojournalist. In 2011, the Territorial Army called on Alison’s professional military and photographic skills. She was deployed to Afghanistan as a Territorial Army photographer, where she served with the Defence Combat Camera Team for six months. Her work from this tour won awards for Best Operational Image and Best Portrait in the professional category of the 2011 British Army Photographic Competition. Her experience and skills made her the immediate choice when The Royal British Legion looked for a volunteer to travel to Afghanistan to document women’s lives on the Front Line.

Tickets must be booked in advance.

The Talks will be held at 11:00 AM and 14:00 PM and last for about an hour followed by a tour of A Women’s Place with Alison Baskerville.

To buy tickets online please go to our shop here.

For more information about our new A Women’s place… exhibition, which features the work of Alison Baskerville, please click here.