A few news items which may be of interest to members Feckenham Forest History Society A new Feckenham Forester magazine is now in the shops, price £3.50, or available from Richard Churchley : 01527 892361 : www.churchley.org.uk New Member: The Hanleys’ Village Society We are pleased to welcome this Society to the Forum. Their next […]
Please latest newsletter of Alcester & District Local History Society can be access from the society site at http://www.alcesterhistory.org.uk/pages/newsletters.html or from clicking here Also, the Annual General Meeting of the Society is being held at the next meeting on 13th February 2019 commencing at 7.45pm. The AGM will receive the reports of the officers, 2018 financial […]
Please see the following from The Friends of Worcestershire Archives. Also, please can you forward it to anyone else who may be interested? Save the Worcestershire Archives! Our award winning Archive and Archaeology Service which provides educational, cultural, local and family history resources is under attack! Worcestershire County Council intends to cut the Service’s budget […]
We have been requested by the Kidderminster Museum of Carpets to give a plug to its 2019 programme of events. It’s certainly a place I’ve added to my “must Visit in 2019” list. For more details see: http://www.museumofcarpet.org.uk/ Derek Coombes WLHF Webmaster Museum of Carpet Stour Vale Mill, Green St, Kidderminster DY10 1AZ Telephone: […]
Those of us who are Friends of the Worcester Archives will be sorry to hear that the Chairman, Roger Leake, is standing down as Chairman after 14 years at the helm. There is no other Chairman of any committee who is so efficient, so uncomplaining, and so likeable. Problems are few with Roger at the […]
Welcome to the new Worcestershire Local History Forum Web site This site has been written to enable the forum to be more responsive to supporting History & Heritage across Worcestershire. It enables non-IT users to publish and maintain data is response to your needs. Please let us know what you think of it. We are […]
Worcester in 50 Buildings by James Dinn Following in James Dinn’s footsteps, the owner of this handy-sized guide book can discover the magnificent city of Worcester over many weekends of delight and enlightenment. At £14.99, its 96 pages of interest will make an excellent Christmas present – and it’s available now in local bookshops. Our […]
A new book from the Badsey Society contains 176 pages, is fully illustrated and has a Foreword by Professor Stephen Badsey of The University of Wolverhampton and cover design by Ian Gibson. Themes covered: the years leading up to the Great War; agriculture and food production; those who served; the role of women; the Home […]
Invites are being issued to prospective stall holders to support this event
North Worcestershire Archaeology Group (NWAG) invites you to “Dig into your local History” A weekend event at the Cob House Country Park, Worcester Road, Wichenford, WR6 6YE On Saturday and Sunday 28th & 29th July from 10 – 4pm. There will be Geological, Archaeological groups represented and more besides.