Programme 2012

All evening meetings are held at the Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Road, Bromyard, and unless otherwise stated  start at 7.30pm.
Visitors are always very welcome but may be asked to pay a small charge. Coffee and biscuits cost 50p.

Saturday 11th February	Family History Workshop – This is currently booked up but please feel free to contact us and we will try and fit you in another day.
Saturday 10th March	Family History Workshop – Booking essential
Wednesday 14th March	Francis Frith – A Victorian Photograher by Dorothy Nicol
Wednesday 11th April	Talk – Dr Noel Meeke, MBE, Chairman of the Museum Trust. ‘The Waterworks Museum – Hereford’
Tuesday 17th April	Visit to the Waterworks Museum, Hereford. Members and friends are invited to visit the museum from 2pm onwards. Please note this trip will be dependent on your own transport.
Monday 14th May	Visit to the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire. Depart from the Conquest Theatre at 9am to travel to the 150 acre arboretum to take full advantage of the group package with guided talk. Land train for those that require it.
Monday 18th June	Visit to the SS Great Britain and Dock. Depart from Conquest Theatre at 8.30 am and return at approx. 5.30pm
July 7th & 8th	Bromyard Gala – Launch of the new exhibition
Wednesday 12th September	Anniversary Lecture. Amanda Huntley from the Huntley Film Archives ‘Treasures of the Film Archives’. Amanda will talk about the work of a film archive and illustrate it with some of the best examples of the historic and rare films they have. This is a good platform for questions about film conservation and use of film as historic primary source material.
Tues 18th & Wed 19th September	Visit to Huntley Film Archives. This will consist of a two and a half to three hour session where visitors will be able to see the film vaults and watch some of the film restoration process and cataloguing. Max. 15 people each day. £12 each plus transport to Ewyas Harold
Tuesday 9th October	Day trip to Presteigne. The coach will leave the Conquest Theatre at 10am. Explore the town individually or in small groups, take advantage of the town trail, a visit to St Andrew’s Church or some of the many other offerings this ancient Radnorshire town has to offer. The party will then meet together again as a group for a visit to the Judge’s Lodging, which will bring the visit to a close.
Wednesday 10th October	BDLHS Talk – ‘The Breconshire Lands of a Herefordshire Abbey and what became of them’. 7.30pm at The Conquest Theatre Bromyard. Members Free. Non members £2. All Welcome.
Wednesday 17th October	AGM 7.30pm at the LFHC
Wednesday 14th November	BDLHS Talk – Brian Bargery -‘The Railway Navvies – A history with songs and pictures‘. 7.30pm at The Conquest Theatre Bromyard. Members Free. Non members £2. All Welcome.
Wednesday 12th December	Visit to the Hall at Abbey-Cwm-Hir. Coach will leave the Conquest Theatre at 8.30 am to take us for a tour of the 52 rooms in this Victorian gothic revival hall. All rooms will be decorated for Christmas.

Farm Buildings Recording Group Meetings
(these take place throughout the year)
No longer required for modern agriculture, farm buildings are disappearing so fast that it was felt imperative to make a start recording the ones that remain.  A small group is visiting local farms with the aim of building up detailed records that will include many photographs. The records are stored in the archive and should prove to be a marvellous source of information in years to come for anyone interested in the agricultural history of the area.  To access them now, permission from the farmer or landowner must first be gained. If you wish to help with this important work, please contact Jennifer Weale 01886 821368 or email weale@tinyworld.co.uk