by admin | Jul 29, 2014 | Review
In March we had a talk by Mike Stone, Curator of Chippenham Museum and Heritage Centre until 2010 and the author of several books on the history of Chippenham. He took us on a fascinating river trip down the By Brook to tell the story of what for many centuries was a...
by admin | Jul 17, 2013 | Review
At our March meeting Melissa Barnet, Curator of Chippenham Museum, told us that 66% of people are collectors, it being one of the major hobbies in the western world. She stressed that hoarders were not collectors. Melissa then listed ten reasons for collecting....
by admin | Mar 17, 2013 | News, Review
Michael Rumsey gave another well-received talk in his series of presentations on Wiltshire churches at our November meeting. The day of our annual dinner in January coincided with a very heavy fall of snow which lasted all day. Public transport and taxis were not...
by admin | Nov 20, 2012 | Review
In July we had a splendid outing to Hilmarton, linked to Corsham by the Poynder family. It was a beautiful evening and the local history society had very kindly arranged to show us around both the church and the village. Richard Broadhead and Geoff Proctor, along with...
by admin | Jul 15, 2011 | Review
Our evening with Lord Methuen in April was chosen as the launch date for the Civic Society‟s latest book Corsham Memories from 1910. Civic Society stalwart Pat Whalley collated the stories with great dedication over a twelve month period. This is a collection of...
