A partnership established to record, promote and protect the heritage of West Berkshire
Date: Sunday, 23 February 2025 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Organiser: Thatcham Historical Society
Dr David Peacock will talk about the history of the medieval churches in West Berkshire.
Members free, non-members £3. Refreshments (50p) are served prior to the talk which starts at 7.30pm.
For more information please visit the website: https://www.thatchamhistoricalsociety.org.uk/
Date: Thursday, 13 March 2025 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Organiser: The Newbury Society
Thatcham's historian, Dr Nick Young, will look at the history of the parish from evidence of early humans in the Palaeolithic, through the birth of the modern town to the present. Important events that shaped the development of Thatcham will be discussed, key buildings will be looked at and the origin of the name. The talk will give a brief overview of the extensive history of Thatcham.
Members free. Visitors welcome, the charge for non-members is £2.50.
Date: Thursday, 10 April 2025 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Organiser: The Newbury Society
Eric Turner will give a brief overview of his career as an art historian, firstly as a porter in Sotheby’s, followed by his career as a curator in the Victoria and Albert Museum. His talk will focus on how both these institutions have responded to changing tastes and markets over the last 50 years.
Date: Wednesday, 16 April 2025 - 7:30pm
Organiser: Aldermaston History Group
Alan Turton will give a talk on the Sieges of Basing House during the Civil War of the 1640's.
Members free, non-members £5.
For more information, please visit the website: https://group.aldermastonhistory.uk/
Date: Thursday, 8 May 2025 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Organiser: The Newbury Society
A talk by sculptor Johannes von Stumm, which relates the journey of how his work developed. He started making sculptures combining glass, stone and metal; but in trying to create larger pieces of glass he had to accept the technical limitations. Replacing glass with empty space led him in the early years of the 21st century to create material and immaterial figures. One example, called “Couple in Conversation,” stands on the Robin Hood roundabout, another one welcomes everyone entering the Greenham Common Trust.
Date: Thursday, 11 September 2025 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Organiser: The Newbury Society
A talk, with artefacts, by Nathanael Hodge. Nathanael is from the Reading-based Mills Archive Trust, the national repository for the documentary and photographic records of traditional and contemporary mills and milling.
Members free. Visitors welcome, the chare for non-members is £2.50.
For more information visit the website: http://newbury-society.org.uk/events
Date: Thursday, 9 October 2025 - 7:30pm
Organiser: The Newbury Society
Following the AGM, Newbury Society Chairman David Peacock will be reviewing the past year; talking about Newbury today, some of its attractions, and the range of challenges it faces.
For more information please visit the website: http://newbury-society.org.uk/events