PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

2023

Monday September 18th
Alice’s Adventures in Oxford: Lewis Carroll & the River Thames
A talk by Mark Davies

Monday October 16th
“He went about doing good”: The story of Edward Thomas Wilson
A talk by David Elder

Monday November 20th
The “Great Stink” Engineers: sewerage system &
the Victorian battle against dirt
A talk by Tom Crook

2024

Monday January 15th
Online via Zoom
Tasting the Tudors: Food & Drink of the Tudor Period
A talk by Kirstie Bingham

Monday February 19th
The perils of speculation in “Regency” Cheltenham:
The rise and fall of the Honourable Miss Monson (1745-1843)
A talk by Dr Steven Blake

Monday March 18th
Medieval Cirencester
A talk by Tim Porter Monday

April 15th
History of Highwaymen & Highway Robbery in Gloucestershire
A talk by John Putley

Monday May 20th
St. Kenelm and the St. Kenelm Way
A talk by Barry Simon

Monday June 17th
AGM followed by:
The Royal Progress through Gloucestershire in 1535
A talk by Alan Pilbeam

Events start at 7.30pm when the bookstall and drinks are
available prior to the talk commencing at 7.45pm.

Society outings and guided walks are arranged from time to time
and will be advertised here. 

To arrange walks or Blockley talks for visiting groups,
please contact the Chairman, David Artingstall (dartingstall@hotmail.com)