OUR MEETINGS AND TALKS
The Society is proud of the range and interest of its lectures. don't miss out on forthcoming talks. Everyone is welcome to come to our talks - you don't need to be a member of the Society!
There is a small charge - £3:00 for Society members and £5:00 for non-members, which includes the inevitable cup of tea or coffee.
Our Talks for the 2024-25 Season
Our current season of talks runs from last September (2024) to next May (2025). The programme is in our News section here.
As ever, we will meet every month on the last Thursday (except December) in the Friends' Meeting House in Cowl Street.
Our Talks for the 2023-24 Season
We had a very successful series of meetings and talks over the last season - from September 2023 to May 2024. We met every month in the Friends' Meeting House in Cowl Street, except for the last (May talk) which was in Wallace House, as the Friends Meeting House was in the throes of decoration; we are grateful to Wallace House for their hospitality.
September 28 2023
Alan Benjamin “Royal Visits:
policing special occasions”
October 26 2023
David Phillips “Castle at Elmley: its history”
November 30 2023
Richard Churchley “Folklore and Folksongs of the West Midlands”
December 7 2023
A Members' Social Evening
January 25 2024
Ian Lloyd-Oswell “Ninian Comper:
the last of the Gothic revivalists”
February 29 2024
T Barney “RAF Defford”
March 28 2024
Ray Sturdy “The Home Guard: the Real Dad’s Army”
April 25 2024
Carmel Langridge "Evesham Abbey Trust" following the society AGM
May 30 2024
Max Keen “Alfred the Great: a fortunate King?”
TALKS IN 2022-2023
Our last season of talks was as successful as ever, and covered a wide variety of topics. We introduced some new speakers and some of our favourites returned.
25 May
Max Keen "King Henry V and Agincourt
England's Greatest Three Hours?"
30 April 2023
Cora Weaver “Florence Nightingale
and the Malvern Water Cure”
30 March 2023
Ray Sturdy “Witley Court:
The Rise and Fall of a Victorian Palace”
23 February 2023
Ian Lloyd-Oswell “Charles Voysey: the Last Genius
of the Arts and Crafts Movement”
26 January 2023
Gerry Harte “Non-Conformism in the Vale”
December 2022
A Christmas – with a quiz! – with Maurice Heritage
24 November 2022
Richard Churchley “Christmas Songs through the Ages:
from Boar’s Head to Bing Crosby”
27 October 2022
Mike Jenkins “The History of Placenames in Worcestershire”
29 September 2022
Roy Murphy “Droitwich: from Producer of Salt to Spa Town”
