All meetings begin at 7.30pm and are at France Lynch Church Rooms unless otherwise stated

 

15 January 2025 – Annual Slide Show – “Mike Mills and Beyond”

 

Our annual slide show using pictures from the Mike Mills collection and beyond. This year it will include some pictures from the old Stroud News and Journal archives of the 1970s and 1980s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 February 2025 – Lilyhorn Roman Villa and Local Pre-history, Pete Moore

Chalford-born archaeologist, Pete Moore will be talking about the Lillyhorn Roman villa, near Bisley, one of Britain’s largest known examples. Pete will discuss the history and function of the site, as well as the wider role it would have occupied at the time.

 

 

19 March 2025 – Gloucestershire’s Greatest Showman, Steve Blake

 

Steve will be talking about the Gloucestershire showman John Bellamy (1808-1893) and his travelling show the “British Model Gallery”, which he toured around the country with in a number of caravans and who, at his death, was said to be “the oldest showman in England”

 

 

 

16 April 2025 – The Origin of Parish Road Names

 

A small group of members will be presenting the findings of research they have undertaken on this subject during the year. If you’d like to be involved or if you have any interesting snippets about our Parish road names, please approach any member of the Committee or contact us by email or via the form on this site.

 

 

21 May 2025 – The Purton Hulks, Paul Barnett

 

 

Purton on the River Severn is the unlikely resting place of one of Britain’s largest “graveyards” of nautical wrecks. Paul, who first came across the site in the 1970s as a boy, will be tracing the story of how they came to be there and how they have been researched and preserved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 June 2025 – Gloucestershire Highwaymen, John Putley

John will be tracing the origins and history of famous (and infamous) Gloucestershire highwaymen (and possibly women!), explaining how and why they plied their trade and debunking some of the myths that have grown up around them.

 

 

 

 

 

16 July 2025 – Guided walk of Old Bussage

Meet at 7pm outside Frith Youth Club