Bromyard & District Local History Society

Founded 1966  Registered Charity No 1051572   E-mail: bromyard.history@virgin.net

www.bromyardhistorysociety.org.uk

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Programme March 2010 – April 2011

Please Note: All evening meetings are now held at the Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Road, Bromyard,

unless otherwise stated and start at 7.30pm.

 

Visitors are always very welcome but may be asked to pay a small charge.  Coffee and biscuits cost 50p.

Programme Secretary – John Allan.  Telephone 01886 821450 or contact at bp.allan@btinternet.com

 

August  1st  TBA
Tuesday September 7th
Visit to the Elan Valley Dams and Visitors Centre.  Details from John Allan, 01886 821450.
Wednesday September 8th  Anniversary Lecture – Medieval Tedstone Wafre and the Mortimer Connection – Dr Martin Toms
Saturday September 18th Fun Quiz, Bromyard Public Hall, 7.30 – 9.30.  £10 per team of four. Booking essential, contact Mandy 01885 490269 or Ali 01568 760351.
Wednesday October 13th Talk – The Mormons and Herefordshire – Dr Louise Manning.

Wednesday evenings September 22nd & 29th

& October 6th

 

An Autumn Course at the Local & Family History Centre

What Your House can tell you about its History - Tutor: Duncan James

Three lectures all at 7.30 pm. There will also be a field day, the date of this will be arranged to suit participants. We will explore the houses in the area and what they can tell us about their origins both from the outside and clues that survive inside. We will look in detail at windows, staircases, doors, bricks and timber in order to see how they can inform us about the house. Planform and styles will also be considered. Those attending the course will be invited to bring in photographs of their own houses for discussion and analysis. Cost: £29 to include 3 lectures and a field day. To book your place, phone Jennifer Weale 01886 821368 or

email:weale@tinyworld.co.uk
20th October The Society AGM at the Local & Family History Centre starting at 7.30PM  (PLEASE NOTE NOT AT THE CONQUEST THEATRE)
Wednesday November 10th Talk – Five Extraordinary Churches – Penny Platts.
Saturday November 20th  Christmas Fair at the Local & Family History Centre, 2pm – 6pm. Grand prize draw, mulled drinks and mince pies, cake, book, and bric-a-brac stalls.
Sunday December 5th

Christmas Lunch at Stoke Lacy Village Hall,12.30 – 3.30pm. Please bring a present, valued at less than a pound. Contact – Mandy 01885 490269 or Ali 01568 760351.
Wednesday December 8th Talk – Francis Frith, Victorian photographer – Dorothy Nicolle.
 

2011
Wednesday January 12th Talk – Gloucester and Hereford Canal, featuring Yarkhill – Chris High.
Wednesday February 9th  Members evening, at Stoke Lacy Village Hall.
Wednesday March 9th Talk – The Victoria County History Research project – Dr Sylvia Pinches
Wednesday April 13th

TBA.

 

 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  

Programme Secretary – John Allan.  Telephone 01886 821450 or contact at bp.allan@btinternet.com