Other Events Across the County

(programmes of local groups and societies)

Although every effort is made to keep this list up to date, changes sometimes have to be made to published programmes by local history groups and we are not always made aware of them.  In addition, a lot of history societies are postponing their programme of talks at the moment due to the Coronavirus.  We therefore strongly recommend double-checking with individual societies before attending one of these events, to avoid disappointment.  You will be able to find contact details for these societies on our 'OTHER SOCIETIES' webpage, or by an internet search.

Saturday 10 February 2024

Rugby Archaeological Society.  Dr Stephen Young, Update on CLASP activities.  The talk will review the recent field work undertaken by CLASP on the Southern Extra Mural & Suburb areas of the Roman Small Town and Posting Station of Bannaventa on Watling Street near Whilton Lodge, Northamptonshire. Utilizing the latest statistical data and analysis from survey work and investigative excavation of this hinterland zone. It will also comment on the development of the site and its potential wider impact for the study of Roman Britain.Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, 2nd Floor Education Room, arrival from 10 am, starts at 10.15 am.  Or contact ireneg@coventry.ac.uk for the Zoom link.  £2 per person per meeting.

Monday 12 February 2024

Kenilworth History and Archaeology Society. Kenilworth and the Great War Tanks, Sue Tall, 7.45 pm in The Senior Citizens’ Club off Abbey End Car Park, behind The Almanack in Kenilworth Town Centre. All are welcome. Entry is free for members and entry for non-members costs £2.

Thursday 15 February 2024

Warmington Heritage Group, John Hunter, A history of odd islands and some strange people: the Small Isles, 7.30 pm, Warmington Village Hall, members free, guests: £2

Friday 16 February 2024

Bidford and District History Society. On the way to London, Vale of Evesham Roads, Speaker: David Ella Researcher and interpreter of historic maps, Crawford Hall, Bidford, 7.30 pm.  

Friday 16 February 2024

Kineton History Society. Stephen Barker, The Battle of Edgehill 1642 Meet in Kineton Village Hall, 7.30 pm, Non members £3.

Monday 19 February 2024

Solihull Local History Circle: Pam and David Humphries: A Virtual Tour of the Inner Circle Bus Route.  7.15 pm.  Solihull Methodist Church Hall, Station Road, Solihull.  

Tuesday 20 February 2024

Harbury Society: a talk by Tricia Scott about the work of the Bat Conservation Trust.  Doors open 7.30 pm.  Meeting in the Tom Hauley Room, adjacent to All Saints' Parish Church in Harbury.  All welcome - free to Harbury Society members - guests £2.

Monday 26 February 2024

Marton Local History Group.  The Temple family, lords of the manor of Frankton, 1580 -1680.  Marton Village Hall, 7.30 pm.

Tuesday 27 February 2024

Lapworth Local History Group, New Archaeology at Baddesley Clinton, Stephen Wass, 7.45 pm to 9.30 pm. Lapworth Village Hall, Old Warwick Road, Kingswood, B94 6LD.

Saturday 2 March 2024

Council of British Archaeology: "News from the Past: the latest archaeological discoveries in the West Midlands" day school 10.00am – 4.00pm at the Priory Rooms Meeting and Conference Centre, Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6AF.  This annual event includes illustrated presentations about sites and objects from rural and urban parts of the region across a range of periods.  Bookings now open. 

The  confirmed speakers and topics include:

·       Excavations at a medieval settlement site, Staffordshire - Simon Davies, Archaeology Warwickshire

·       Archaeological discoveries at Hartlebury Castle – Tim Cornah, Archaeology Warwickshire

·       Buildings At Risk project – Peter Jenkins, West Midlands Heritage Buildings Trust

·       Research Frameworks objectives for parish churches – Dr John Hunt, Birmingham University

·       Update on Sutton Park - Dr Mike Hodder, University of Birmingham 

·       Eastside lock pumping station - Pete Lovett, Worcestershire Archaeology

·       Digging Deeper: A community archaeology project - Dr Ian Parker-Heath

·       Discovery of bell-founding pits, Worcester Cathedral - Fiona Keith-Lucas, Worcester Cathedral

For the full programme and booking form please go to the CBA West Midlands website.  

 

Friday 8 March 2024

Lighthorne History Group, AGM followed by Why Look at Parish Churches, by Dr John Hall, 7.30 pm Lighthorne Village Hall

Saturday 9 March 2024

Gallipoli Association 5th Regional Conference, 10 am to 4 pm, Coten End Primary School, Warwick.  £25 (lunch not included).  Talks include: Stephen Chambers: Jack Tar, Churchill's Little Army at Gallipoli; Paul Colbourne: Feeding the Front: British Army Logistics 1914 - 1915; Clive Harris: Football in the Dardanelles.  Steve Warburton: A Campaign in Two Halves; The 29th Division's Incomparables from September 1915 to January 1916.  Go to the Gallipoli website for more details and to reserve a place.

Tuesday 12 March 2024

Aston Cantlow and District Local History Society.  AGM  7.30 pm. Wilmcote Village Hall. 

Wednesday 13 March 2024

Long Compton History Society, Place names, landscape and settlement in the Banbury region, Deborah Hayter, 7.30 pm Long Compton Village Hall; non members £3

Friday 15 March 2024

Bidford and District History Society. The Home Guard, Defence of the country during its Darkest Days, Speaker:  David G.P. Morse, Crawford Hall, Bidford, 7.30 pm.  

Friday 15 March 2024

Kineton History Society. AGM and Vanessa Morgan, Local Rogues and Villains of the 19th Century, Meet in Kineton Village Hall, 7.30 pm, Non members £3.

Tuesday 19 March 2024

Harbury Society: Annual AGM followed by a presentation given by Bill Timson, Chair of Harbury Heritage Group: "Harbury Windmill - Past Present and Future".  Doors open 7.30 pm.  Meeting in the Tom Hauley Room, adjacent to All Saints' Parish Church in Harbury.  All welcome - free to Harbury Society members - guests £2.

Thursday 21 March 2024

Warmington Heritage Group, Jackie West, Alice and the Adventurer: the life and times of Alice and Robert Dudley 7.30 pm, Warmington Village Hall, members free, guests: £2

Monday 25 March 2024

Solihull Local History Circle: Chris Rice: The Lunar Society.  7.15 pm.  Solihull Methodist Church Hall, Station Road, Solihull.  

Monday 25 March 2024

Marton Local History Group.  Frankton Church Visit.  Marton Village Hall, 7.30 pm.

Friday 29 March 2024

Welford and Weston History Group, A leap from the past: anecdotes from the Morris Dance traditions of South West Warwickshire, Simon Pipe

Tuesday 26 March 2024

Lapworth Local History Group, Migration of Warwickshire Labourers, A performance by Michael Luntley and friends, 7.45 pm to 9.30 pm. Lapworth Village Hall, Old Warwick Road, Kingswood, B94 6LD.

Monday 1 April 2024

Berkswell Windmill Open Day 12 noon to 4 pm

Saturday 6 April 2024

Revisiting Worcestershire's Past. Jointly organised by Worcestershire Historical Society and the University of Worcester, St John’s Campus, Henwick Grove, Worcester.  9.30 am to 5 pm. This exciting conference is dedicated to the re-interpretation of Worcestershire’s history. It seeks to involve the broad community of those who are interested in the county’s past. The emphasis throughout will be on how the concerns of, and the methods deployed by, historians have changed over the years and upon sources and our approaches to them. Sixteen experts will deliver papers on a wide range of topics including vernacular architecture, landscape history, the liturgy at Worcester Cathedral, football in the county, Worcestershire peasants in the middle-ages, the origins of the Worcestershire gentry, Worcestershire parliamentarians in the seventeenth-century, printing and Worcestershire elections in the eighteenth-century, the history of Worcestershire ceramics, money in Worcestershire history, and Worcester in the 1950s. There will also be an exhibition of local sources provided by the Worcestershire County Council Libraries, Archive & Archaeology Service For the full programme and booking details, please contact:Mrs Joy Morgan whshonsec@gmail.com or 07872 138135

Sunday 7 April 2024

Revisiting Worcestershire's Past. Jointly organised by Worcestershire Historical Society and the University of Worcester, St John’s Campus, Henwick Grove, Worcester.  9.30 am to 5 pm. This exciting conference is dedicated to the re-interpretation of Worcestershire’s history. It seeks to involve the broad community of those who are interested in the county’s past. The emphasis throughout will be on how the concerns of, and the methods deployed by, historians have changed over the years and upon sources and our approaches to them. Sixteen experts will deliver papers on a wide range of topics including vernacular architecture, landscape history, the liturgy at Worcester Cathedral, football in the county, Worcestershire peasants in the middle-ages, the origins of the Worcestershire gentry, Worcestershire parliamentarians in the seventeenth-century, printing and Worcestershire elections in the eighteenth-century, the history of Worcestershire ceramics, money in Worcestershire history, and Worcester in the 1950s. There will also be an exhibition of local sources provided by the Worcestershire County Council Libraries, Archive & Archaeology Service For the full programme and booking details, please contact:Mrs Joy Morgan whshonsec@gmail.com or 07872 138135

Wednesday 10 April 2024

Long Compton History Society, Cheltenham’s northern lights, a rival and a racecourse, Sean Callery 7.30 pm Long Compton Village Hall; non members £3

Wednesday 10 April 2024

Packington Hall Tour, 2.30 pm to 4 pm, Guided tour of the ground floor of the house and the gardens by owner Georgie Guernsey (garden tours may occasionally be taken by head gardener, Danni Hudson). £25, includes refreshments.  Visit the Historic Houses website to book.

Monday 15 April 2024

Solihull Local History Circle: Tracey Williams: Solihull: Back to the Future.  7.15 pm.  Solihull Methodist Church Hall, Station Road, Solihull.  

Tuesday 16 April 2024

Harbury Society: Mark Newbold: An Insider's View of the NHS.  Doors open 7.30 pm.  Meeting in the Tom Hauley Room, adjacent to All Saints' Parish Church in Harbury.  All welcome - free to Harbury Society members - guests £2.

Thursday 18 April 2024

Warmington Heritage Group, Professor Sarah Richardson, Writing women back into the political history of Warwickshire, 7.30 pm, Warmington Village Hall, members free, guests: £2

Friday 19 April 2024

Bidford and District History Society. History of Placenames in Worcestershire Speaker:  Dr Mike Jenkins Crawford Hall, Bidford, 7.30 pm.  

Tuesday 23 April 2024

Lapworth Local History Group, The Warwick Bank Crash, Rick Thompson, 7.45 pm to 9.30 pm. Lapworth Village Hall, Old Warwick Road, Kingswood, B94 6LD.

Wednesday 24 April 2024

Wellesbourne Local History Group, Shops of Leamington Spa, by Peter Coulls, 7.30 pm, Wellesbourne Village Hall, entry for non members: £3

Friday 26 April 2024

Welford and Weston History Group, AGM, Quiz and a Fish & Chip Supper. Quiz set by Paul and Sue Young

Monday 29 April 2024

Marton Local History Group.  AGM and Marton Whitehead Builders.  Marton Village Hall, 7.30 pm.

Wednesday 8 May 2024

Long Compton History Society, How the Brownies helped to win World War II, including their secret work for MI9, Karen& Bret Wiles 7.30 pm Long Compton Village Hall; non members £3

Wednesday 8 May 2024

Packington Hall Tour, 2.30 pm to 4 pm, Guided tour of the ground floor of the house and the gardens by owner Georgie Guernsey (garden tours may occasionally be taken by head gardener, Danni Hudson). £25, includes refreshments.  Visit the Historic Houses website to book.

Friday 10 May 2024

Lighthorne History Group, From the Pillory to the Prison Cell, by Ginny Davis, 7.30 pm Lighthorne Village Hall

Saturday 11 May 2024

Berkswell Windmill Open Day 12 noon to 4 pm

Thursday 16 May 2024

Warmington Heritage Group, The rescheduled RNLI talka by Peter Warrilow (tbc) 7.30 pm, Warmington Village Hall, members free, guests: £2

Friday 17 May 2024

Bidford and District History Society. Six Warrior Women of the English Civil Wars, 1642-51 Speaker:  Stephen Barker Crawford Hall, Bidford, 7.30 pm.  

Monday 20 May 2024

Marton Local History Group.  A Historic Marton Walk.  Marton Village Hall, 7.30 pm.

Monday 20 May 2024

Solihull Local History Circle: Roy Albutt: Light and colour: Our Heritage in Stained Glass Windows.  7.15 pm.  Solihull Methodist Church Hall, Station Road, Solihull.  

Saturday 8 June 2024

Berkswell Windmill Open Day 12 noon to 4 pm

Wednesday 12 June 2024

Long Compton History Society, Taking the waters: The waxing and waning of the English spa 7.30 pm Long Compton Village Hall; Melanie King, non members £3

Tuesday 18 June 2024

Solihull Local History Circle: Joint meeting with Solihull Archaeological Society.  Professor Andrew Hopper: English Civil War Petitions.  7.15 pm.  West Midlands Bridge Club, Warwick Road, Solihull

Wednesday 19 June 2024

Packington Hall Tour, 2.30 pm to 4 pm, Guided tour of the ground floor of the house and the gardens by owner Georgie Guernsey (garden tours may occasionally be taken by head gardener, Danni Hudson). £25, includes refreshments.  Visit the Historic Houses website to book.

Friday 21 June 2024

Bidford and District History Society. The Most Dissolute man in London Speaker:  Dr. Gillian White Crawford Hall, Bidford, 7.30 pm.  

Friday 12 July 2024

Lighthorne History Group, Threads Through Time by Lis Mann, 7.30 pm Lighthorne Village Hall

Saturday 13 July 2024

Berkswell Windmill Open Day 12 noon to 4 pm

Sunday 21 July 2024

Warmington Heritage Group, The Lighthorne walk with Colin Such.  Further details tbc

Wednesday 24 July 2024

Wellesbourne Local History Group, History of the Edge Hill Light Railway, Andrew Baxter, 7.30 pm, Wellesbourne Village Hall, entry for non members: £3

Saturday 10 August 2024

Berkswell Windmill Open Day 12 noon to 4 pm

Saturday 14 September 2024

Berkswell Windmill Open Day 12 noon to 4 pm

Tuesday 17 September 2024

Lapworth Local History Group, Transforming  a City: the work of the Civic Gospel in Birmingham, Andrew Reekes, 7.45 pm to 9.30 pm. Lapworth Village Hall, Old Warwick Road, Kingswood, B94 6LD.

Thursday 19 September 2024

Warmington Heritage Group, Stephen Wass, History of Morris Dancing, 7.30 pm, Warmington Village Hall, members free, guests: £2

Saturday 12 October 2024

Berkswell Windmill Open Day 12 noon to 4 pm

Tuesday 22 October 2024

Lapworth Local History Group, AGM followed by Needle Making in Worcestershire and Warwickshire, Richard Churchley, 7 pm to 10  pm. Lapworth Village Hall, Old Warwick Road, Kingswood, B94 6LD.

Wednesday 23 October 2024

Wellesbourne Local History Group Royal Cars, British Motor Museum 7.30 pm, Wellesbourne Village Hall, entry for non members: £3

Friday 8 November 2024

Lighthorne History Group, The Gunpowder Plot in Warwickshire, by Mairie Macdonald, 7.30 pm Lighthorne Village Hall

Tuesday 26 November 2024

Lapworth Local History Group, The Beauchamp Chapel, Tim Clark, 7.45 pm to 9.30 pm. Lapworth Village Hall, Old Warwick Road, Kingswood, B94 6LD.