by admin | Jan 21, 2022 | Editorial
It was with great sadness that we heard in April of the death of our Queen’s right-hand man. Prince Philip had been part of our nation’s history for so many years, that it was inevitable that when remembering such a career, local people recall the...
by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Editorial
In 2001, Science Museum curator, [the late] Dr. John Griffiths, stated: “The Wood press is the last hot-metal press to survive the break-up of Fleet Street and it represents the end of an era that spanned 500 years. Its preservation, in perpetuity, as part of...
by admin | Dec 15, 2021 | Editorial
When I was 5-years-old, I received my first Hornby Dublo train set. It was Christmas Day 1949. I remember my parents sending me to bed early on Christmas Eve. It was full of magic and anticipation for the Big Day. Little did I know that downstairs my parents were busy...
by admin | Dec 29, 2017 | Editorial
Inexpensive Progress by John Betjeman Encase your legs in nylons, Bestride your hills with pylons O age without a soul; Away with gentle willows And all the elmy billows That through your valleys roll. Let’s say goodbye to hedges And roads with grassy edges And...
by admin | Nov 28, 2017 | Editorial
Today is October 25th, just two months from Christmas Day, doesn’t time fly!! 2017 has been another successful year for the Society with a wide range of interesting talks and two visits, one to Wadworth’s Brewery and the second to the Westonbirt Arboretum. The...
by admin | Aug 11, 2017 | Editorial
June and July have certainly reminded us all how warm Summers can be, but I’m sure they were hotter when I was a boy!! The Society’s Annual General Meeting was well supported and the Wine and Cheese, organised by Joan Maciver, was greatly enjoyed. Thank you Joan, and...
