Bridges on the Wye – Dave Hill
A look at the bridges and surroundings from Plynlimon through Builth Wells, Hay, Hereford, Ross and on to Chepstow
Please note that all Socials will now be on the 3rd Thursday of each month unless otherwise stated.
For the last 20 years the admission price has been £1 and we hope a few raffle tickets were bought. Sadly the price of speakers and their travelling expenses have increased dramatically so reluctantly the entrance fee will now be £2 – but please still buy a raffle ticket!
An historical journey along the H & G – and other interesting events – with Mike Potts
Please note that all Socials will now be on the 3rd Thursday of each month unless otherwise stated.
For the last 20 years the admission price has been £1 and we hope a few raffle tickets were bought. Sadly the price of speakers and their travelling expenses have increased dramatically so reluctantly the entrance fee will now be £2 – but please still buy a raffle ticket!
Beer by Boat – Gareth Callan Davies
And why IPA? Come and find out
For the last 20 years the admission price has been £1 and we hope a few raffle tickets were bought. Sadly the price of speakers and their travelling expenses have increased dramatically so reluctantly the entrance fee will now be £2 – but please still buy a raffle ticket!
Cotswold Navy – Paul Barnett
Land-locked as Gloucestershire is this talk explores the region’s inseparable connection with the sea and its unheralded sacrifice during Warship Week 1942.
For the last 20 years the admission price has been £1 and we hope a few raffle tickets were bought. Sadly the price of speakers and their travelling expenses have increased dramatically so reluctantly the entrance fee will now be £2 – but please still buy a raffle ticket!
Montgomery Canal Restoration Update – Michael Limbrey
For the last 20 years the admission price has been £1 and we hope a few raffle tickets were bought.
Sadly the price of speakers and their traveling expenses have increased dramatically so reluctantly the entrance fee will now be £2 – but please still buy a raffle ticket!
Informal Natter and Noggin – at The Malswick House
For the last 20 years the admission price has been £1 and we hope a few raffle tickets were bought. Sadly the price of speakers and their travelling expenses have increased dramatically so reluctantly the entrance fee will now be £2 – but please still buy a raffle ticket!
Re-tracing the Jam ‘Ole Run – Dick Skeet
and the Grand Holiday Draw !!
For the last 20 years the admission price has been £1 and we hope a few raffle tickets were bought.
Sadly the price of speakers and their travelling expenses have increased dramatically so reluctantly the entrance fee will now be £2 – but please still buy a raffle ticket!
Apples and People (A Change to the previously advertised talk)
David Marshall, Associate of the Brightspace Foundation (Sustainability in Herefordshire) and a trustee of the Cider Museum in Hereford
Railways around the Clee Hills
Martin Connop Price – Another of Martin’s talks on local railways – this time in South Shropshire
MARCH SOCIAL EVENING – Change of Speaker
Hi all, we are sorry to say that due to illness Dick Skeet will be unable to give his planned talk this Thursday evening.
We wish him well – and will reschedule his talk for later on in the year.
Our stand in speaker will be Ralph Barber, H&G Chairman, who will give an update on H&G news and show the latest video.
Royal Oak, Much Marcle, HR8 2ND Thurs 16th March..
Doors open 7.30 for 8pm start.
Forty years on …
Reminiscences of the early days of the H & G Society
Slides, archives and artefacts from the early days.
Please bring along any memorabilia you may have.
(Please clearly mark as yours any items you bring along).
FMC President – only restored steam narrowboat
Nick Haynes tells the story of a different sort of restoration!
President is a historic, steam-powered narrowboat, built in 1909 by Fellows Morton & Clayton (FMC) at their dock at Saltley, Birmingham, England. It is now owned by the Black Country Living Museum, where it is based. President is registered by National Historic Ships as part of the National Historic Fleet.
Stephen Ballard
Dick Skeet will tell us about the man behind the construction of the Hereford and Gloucester Canal.
Plus, this year’s Grand Holiday Draw.
A Light-Hearted Quiz
Stephen Chown with a light-hearted quiz built around waterways and transport and, in the main, illustrated by slides.
We aim for a welcoming and informative atmosphere for new and existing members alike.
More Tales from South America
Harold Armitage with Part One of a presentation on Peru.
The coastal desert, Andes mountains, Incas, railways and Lake Titicaca.
Part Two – The Jungle and Amazon River headwaters will be presented next year.
Our new book – Rescued from Obscurity 2 – will be available during the evening.
