Forthcoming Events

July 2024

Date/Time	Event	Details
30th Jul 2024 11:00-15:30	Visit to Stroudwater Textile Trust Mills Nailsworth	We have a unique opportunity to visit two of Stroudwater Textile Trust's sites, Dunkirk Mill Museum and Gigg Mill Weaving Shed. This is a self-travel event and we would suggest, where possible, attendees car share...   (Read more)

August 2024

Date/Time	Event	Details
14th Aug 2024 08:00-18:30	Visit to Shrewsbury: cancelled Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury	PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED Unfortunately August has proved a difficult month for bookings for our proposed trip to Shrewsbury and, even after advertising to other groups, we have too few participants to make...   (Read more)

September 2024

Date/Time	Event	Details
23rd Sep 2024 14:00-15:30	Talk: Behind Everest - Ruth Mallory’s Story St Matthew’s Church, Cheltenham	It is 100 years since George Mallory died on Everest. His wife Ruth was Arts and Crafts royalty so her life covers both the Third Pole (as Edward Wilson called it) and the Women’s Guild...   (Read more)
27th Sep 2024 - 29th Sep 2024 All Day	Yorkshire study tour: booking now open	Friends’ September Study Tour to Yorkshire Here are the details and booking form for our exciting trip to Yorkshire in September. Please send your completed booking form as soon as possible to Sue Reeves, as...   (Read more)

October 2024

Date/Time	Event	Details
14th Oct 2024 14:00-15:30	Talk: The Masons, The Mercers and the Mariner: 17th century Trading Tokens of the Cotswolds St Matthew’s Church, Cheltenham	Talk by Neela Mann: A coin without a story is just a piece of metal.  But a coin with a story becomes history in your hands. This light-hearted talk shows where research on 17th century...   (Read more)

November 2024

Date/Time	Event	Details
18th Nov 2024 14:00-15:30	Talk: H H Martyn St Matthew’s Church, Cheltenham	Much of Gloucestershire's industrial heritage is directly attributable to the skill, ingenuity and inspiration of a gifted man and his son. So few people are aware of the Martyn family and what they gave to...   (Read more)

December 2024

Date/Time	Event	Details
9th Dec 2024 14:00-15:30	Talk: Some Textile Treasures in The Wilson St Matthew’s Church, Cheltenham	Social history is found in the objects that remain although for many it's hard for museums to display them. Jo's talk will explore some of the hidden textile gems of The Wilson and the social history we can discover...   (Read more)