Talks in 2022-23 and 2021-22
TALKS IN 2022-2023
Our 2022-23 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.
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25 May 2023
Max Keen "King Henry V and Agincourt: England's Greatest Three Hours?"
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30 April 2023
Cora Weaver “Florence Nightingale and the Malvern Water Cure”
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30 March 2023
Ray Sturdy “Witley Court: The Rise and Fall of a Victorian Palace”
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23 February 2023
Ian Lloyd-Oswell “Charles Voysey: the Last Genius of the Arts and Crafts Movement”
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26 January 2023
Gerry Harte “Non-Conformism in the Vale”
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December 2022
A Christmas Social evening – with a quiz! – with Maurice Heritage
24 November 2022
Richard Churchley “Christmas Songs through the Ages: from Boar’s Head to Bing Crosby”
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27 October 2022
Mike Jenkins “The History of Placenames in Worcestershire”
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29 September 2022
Roy Murphy “Droitwich: from Producer of Salt to Spa Town”
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TALKS IN 2021-2022
Because of the coronavirus situation, our season of talks had a careful start (our first two talks were held using Zoom completely or partially, and the numbers attending were restricted). But we were then back to normal.
26 May 2022
Max Keen “The English Civil War in Worcester/Bewdley/Kidderminster/Stourbridge, 1642-1651”
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28 April 2022
Richard Churchley “Old Pubs and Lost Hostelries – their history, strange names and stories”
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31 March 2022
Julian Hunt “Needleland”
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24 February 2022
Ray Sturdy “The Extraordinary Vesta Tilley”
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27 January 2022
Ian Lloyd-Oswell “Timber-framed Buildings”
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9 December 2021
Gillian White “Nicholas Hilliard and the Art of the Miniature”
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25 November 2021
Gerry Harte “Frederick Preedy and the Victorian Gothic Revival”
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28 October 2021
Mary Bodfish “Easy as ABC (the history of the alphabet and English Handwriting”
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30 September 2021
Wayne Perkins “Medieval Graffiti in the Evesham Churches”
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