Other Events Across the County
(programmes of local groups and societies)
Although every effort is made to keep this list up to date, changes may occur which we are not made aware of. We strongly recommend double-checking with individual societies before attending one of these events, to avoid disappointment.
Contact details for individual societies can be found on 'Other Societies' page.
| Wednesday 13 May 2026 | British Association of Local History online lecture- English merchant community of Western Andalusia (1507-1561), 7-8pm, £5 |
| Friday 15 May 2026 | Bidford & District History Society, Crawford Hall, Salford Road, 7.15pm: Paul Baker on The Lost Railway |
| Saturday 23 May 2026 | Voices From The Great War Women's Land Army, Fusilier Museum Warwick, 1:30pm. A fascinating dive by author Helen Frost into the personal histories of the women of the Land Army who kept Britain fed during the First World War. |
| Tuesday 26 May 2026 | Stoneleigh History Society, Village Hall, 7.30pm: Sheila Woolf on The tragic baron – Genius or Madman: Edward 6th Lord Leigh |
| Friday 5 June 2026 | Lillington Local History Society, Parish Church, 4.30pm: Carol Sleight on Lights of Leamington |
| Saturday 6 June 2026 | Voices of Normandy 1944, Fusilier Museum Warwick, 11am - 3:00pm. Final details to be confirmed, but a remarkable opportunity to hear from the third generation since WW2, the testimonies of their great grandfathers and uncles who landed with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on the beaches at D Day, 1944. There will be some overall analysis by Chris Cox, author of 'Action Rear'. |
| Friday 19 June 2026 | Bidford & District History Society, Crawford Hall, Salford Road, 7.15pm: Aaron Manning on God’s Anointed: raising aristocratic children in Puritan England |
| Tuesday 23 June 2026 | Stoneleigh History Society, Village Hall, 7.30pm: Lisa Reay and Sheila Woolf on Tales from the Churchyard – Part Two |
| Friday 3 July 2026 | Lillington Local History Society, Parish Church, 4.30pm: Peter Coulls on Let’s return to Lillington |
| Saturday 4 July 2026 | The Battle of the Somme 1916, Revisited. Fusilier Museum Warwick, 11am - 3:30pm. On the 110th anniversary of the Somme Offensive, four speakers, including major historian Gary Sheffield, will explore the Somme Offensive and its place in history. |
| Friday 17 July 2026 | Bidford & District History Society, Crawford Hall, Salford Road, 7.15pm: Mairi Macdonald on Mediaeval Children |
| Friday 11 September 2026 | Lighthorne History Society, Village Hall, 7.30pm: Maggie Wood on Ralph Sheldon and his Wonderful Tapestry |
| Tuesday 15 September 2026 | Stretton on Dunsmore History Society, Village Hall, 7.30pm: Kate Mawer on Uncovering the history of a Northamptonshire farmhouse |
| Tuesday 22 September 2026 | Lapworth LHG, Lapworth Village Hall, 7.45pm: The Peasants’ Revolt 1381 |