We plan to leave the Conquest car park at 9.00am on Thursday 12th June. This will be a car sharing trip, so please let David Grant, our programme secretary know […]
WWII – 80 YEARS ON THE END OF THE WAR – On May 8th 1945, World War II in Europe came to an end. As the news of Germany’s surrender reached […]
Over 700 years ago, the United Guilds of Warwick built their headquarters consisting of a conference room, banqueting hall, mansion for the Master of the Guilds, storage rooms and lodgings […]
Violette Szabo was a secret agent working for the Special Operations Executive during World War II. Violette took on special missions behind enemy lines following the death of her French […]
Dozens of events, talks and walks in medieval Gloucester. More information from GHF
A talk by Richard Willmott, a retired headmaster of the Dixie Grammar School and Chairman of the Traherne Association. Thomas Traherne lived in Hereford as a boy during the sieges […]
A talk by Dr David Parsons, Director of the Survey of English Place-Names, and Reader in the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. In 2026 the […]
At the Falcon Hotel – Oak Room. Members will receive agenda and supporting documents by email prior to this.
In 1986, Mike Thexton travelled to Pakistan to say goodbye to his brother, who died in the Karakoram Himalaya three years before. On the way home, his plane was hijacked […]
Archival films from the 1930s–1960s highlight the British motor industry, featuring Austin, Morris, and early Land Rover vehicles. Notably, a 1954 film covers the Rallye des Alpes with the TR2 […]
A talk by Dr Keith Ray – The literature on the Iron Age in Britain is replete with descriptions of the form and the excavation of hilltop or hillslope enclosures […]
A talk by Anthony Lunn. A nostalgic return to the days when passenger ships looked like ships and passengers had cabins not staterooms. Most of the images are of ships […]
Talks are held at the Conquest theatre in Bromyard unless otherwise specified – everyone is welcome; members free, guests £6.00.