Programme

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We usually meet at St Laurence Church Hall (use the door facing the church), in The Shambles, Stroud. Nearest car park is Church Street

Meetings & visits must be pre-booked

For visits, we meet at the destination. Contact us if you need a lift and we will try to help.

DATE/TIME/VENUE SUBJECT
21st March 2024 7.00 for 7.30pm From Horse-power to Motor-power
St Laurence Church Hall The Shambles A slide-show by Elizabeth Wright with pictures from the Howard Beard Collection.
£2.50 members/ £4.00 non-members A look at many different – and sometimes unusual – modes of transport in the Stroud district in the decades around 1900 – when steam and motors changed everything.
Please pre-book by email: [email protected]
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18th April 2024 7.00 for 7.30pm Cider Making in Gloucestershire – from foxwhelps to firkins!'
St Laurence Church Hall The Shambles Gloucestershire has a strong tradition of cider making and in his talk Andy Meller will explore the history of cider making in the county – from its initial use as wages for agricultural labourers (6 pints a day!) to the cider riots of the 1700s – to its current iteration as a fashionable artisan drink enjoyed by all.
£2.50 members/ £4.00 non-members He will also consider the traditional processes involved in turning an apple into a glass of cider and examine local customs such as wassailing.
Please pre-book by email: [email protected]
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21st May 2024 A walk entitled ‘Footprints and Footpaths rather than Footnotes’ by Stuart Butler
Starting at Stroud railway station we saunter via Station Road; Russell Street; Kendrick Street; the Shambles; the High Street and Nelson Street before descending to Waitrose to walk along the towpath to Cheapside; arriving about 12.30. Stuart Butler is a local historian and poet and his popular walks are studded with stories and the occasional performance. This walk will take us on a trip from the personal to the local to the national and to the global. Stroud's historic links with the outside world will be revealed in just two hours. Numbers are limited and SLHS members will have priority. £7 members £10 guests. Must be pre-booked by email: [email protected]

 

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