As Summer (?) approaches, many organisations are offering activities, both indoors and out, which may be of interest to K&DLHG members.
K&DLHG Summer Outings
At the head of the list are our own Summer Outings, organised by Isobel Gill, to whom all requests should now be made. Contact email: Isobel.gill22@btinternet.com. Please don’t leave booking to the last moment.
Friday 12 June 2015 [note change from programme card] Evening visit to Westcote Manor Farm, (home of David Freke and Ilona Sekacz), Edgehill, OX15 6HS. Meet at the farm, on the site of a deserted medieval village, at 7.00pm. Refreshments will be provided. £2-50.
Friday 17 July 2015 Evening visit to Edgehill Hub in Radway Church and village walk. Meet outside the church at 7.30pm. Refreshments will be provided. £5
Saturday 8 August 2015 Afternoon visit to Selly Manor, Birmingham, B30 2AE. Tour starts at 2.00pm at Selly Manor. Own transport. Several suggestions to make a full day outing – further details from Isobel £8
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Warwickshire Local History Society celebrates Fifty Years
The WLHS invites you to our 50thBirthday Party
Saturday 19 September 2015, 10:00am to 4:30pm
Tickets: £35 each (see booking form at bottom of this page).
Join us at Stoneleigh Abbey to celebrate our first fifty years with outstanding speakers, a Tour of the Abbey, Coffee, Lunch and Birthday Tea
Headline Speakers
John Beckett Professor of Regional History, University of Nottingham
Christopher Dyer Emeritus Professor of History, University of Leicester
Michael Wood TV historian, Professor in Public History, University of Manchester
Afternoon Entertainment:
Lesley Smith as Queen Elizabeth I
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Warwick Words Events
1. A talk from two historians about the Great War diary of Frederick Kelly. He was a musician, composer and Olympic rower who was killed in the First World War.
On Friday 22nd May 2015
At 2.00 pm
In Lord Leycester hospital
Price £10 (includes tea and cake)
Tickets available at the door or through the box office
For more details go to www.warwickwords.co.uk and click on What’s On and then Kelly’s War.
2. A talk by Matthew Engel on the curious customs of our English counties
On Friday 5th June 2015
At 7.30 pm
In Lord Leycester Hospital Hospital
Price £12 (£10 concessions)
Tickets available at the door or through the box office
For more details go to www.warwickwords.co.uk and click on What’s On and then Engel’s England
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Our indoor evening meetings resume on Friday 18 September 2015 when Dr Ruth Barbour will be talking about ‘Brailes: an eighteenth century Catholic ‘Hotspot.’
With best wishes
Peter Ashley-Smith, K&DLHG secretary
20 May 2015
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Booking Form for WLHS 50th Birthday Party
In order that we can let you know if your booking has been successful, a method of
contact is essential. Please ensure you have included an email address, telephone contact
or a stamped addressed envelope(when sending the booking form and payment).
All tickets are priced at £35 each; cheques should be made payable to ‘Warwickshire
Local History Society’ and sent to:
Neville Usher, 6, The Fold, Payton Street, Stratford upon Avon, CV37 6NJ.
Saturday 19 September 2015, 50th Anniversary Party
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