Civic Buildings of Wiltshire

A talk by James Holden To coincide with James' new book "Civil Pride: The Public Buildings of Wiltshire", he will talk to us in particular about civic buildings. James first […]
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

Wiltshire's Spas

Simon Welch talks about Wiltshire's Spas
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

Walk in and around Bradford on Avon

A pleasant circular walk incorporating the centre of Bradford-on-Avon and stretches of canal towpath. Contact John for start details
Venue: Open Air Group

Instruments Galore

An afternoon of music with Mary
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

The London Necropolis Railway

Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

Container Gardening

A practical demonstration by Julie Haylock
Venue: Southwick Village Hall

Trip to the Royal Mint & the National Museum of Wales

Tuesday 11th.March 2025 Registration will open at 9.00am Tuesday 4th.February 2025 and not before We will visit the Royal Mint where we’ll have a tour showing how the coins are […]

Cost: £28.00
Booking Required

The Superfortress

A talk by Kieth Herd
Venue: Progressive Hall

Walk at Semington

A walk in the Semington area, led by Eric Clifford.
Venue: Open Air Group

Visit to Slimbridge

Venue: Open Air Group

Annual General Meeting

The March monthly meeting is our Annual General Meeting details here
Venue: St James Church Hall

The Crystal Palace and the Great Exhibition

The talk on Stockholm City Hall by Alan Soldat has been postponed It has been replace by a talk on the Crystal Palace and the Great Exhibition by Jon Higgins;
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

The Stuarts and the battlefields of the Southwest

Ken Foster talks about the Stuarts and the battlefields of the Southwest

Corsham Park Walk

A walk including Corsham Park, led by John Marsden.
Venue: Open Air Group

Don't miss it.......

An afternoon of music with Helen
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

Ada Lovelace

Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

Roses of Motisfont

A talk by Michael Harvey on the roses at the National Trust property at Motisfont
Venue: Southwick Village Hall

Westwood and Iford Walk

Walk from Westwood including Iford.
Venue: Open Air Group

Visit to Cley Hill, Warminster

Venue: Open Air Group

“Are diamonds a girls best friend?”

A talk by Glyn Evans
Venue: Progressive Hall

Oxford go as you please....

Day trip - details to follow

Oxford - go as you please

There will be a trip to Oxford on Tuesday 15th April. This will be a ‘free and easy ‘ day where you are free to do whatever you like. There […]
Venue: Open Air Group
Booking Required

Whales and Dolphins

Our speaker comes to us representing the 'Whales and Dolphins Trust'
Venue: St James Church Hall

'Taking the Train'

Taking the train a talk on travel on Brunel's wonderful railway by Dinah Starkey
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

Decades of new songs

An afternoon of music with Carmen
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

Luis Domenech i Montaner

A talk by Mary Anderson Luis Domenech i Montaner (1850-1923) was a Catalan architect who was very much involved in and influential for the Catalan Modernisme catala, the Art Nouveau/Jugendstil […]
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

A Historical Miscellany...

A miscellany of 8 or 10 short presentations from our members.
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

Visit to Ham Walls and Shapwick Heath

Venue: Open Air Group

Gordon Welchman Bletchley park’s other super tool

A talk by Alan Cooper
Venue: Progressive Hall

More on the Post War Planning of Plymouth

A talk by Stephen Carey The city was heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe, in a series of 59 raids known as the Plymouth Blitz and much of the city centre […]
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

Finding the Frome Hoard

Venue: St James Church Hall

From the emerald isle

An afternoon of music with John
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

After the Umayyads

Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

HMS Warrior Mooring System

A talk by Emmanuel Ofosu-Apeasah
Venue: Progressive Hall

Isle of Wight and Osborne House

Day trip - details to follow

Charles Ponting

A talk by Kevin Eames Charles Edwin Ponting (1850-1932) was a Gothic Revival architect who practised in Marlborough, Wiltshire. In 1883 the Diocese of Salisbury appointed Ponting Surveyor of Ecclesiastical […]
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

The Right to Roam

Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

Visit to Mulberry Park, Bath

We share cars to visit Mulberry Park. This is a contemporary development of 700 homes, community facilities ("The Hub"), schools and open spaces in Bath, with views across the city. […]
Venue: Open Air Group

Visit to Corsham Almshouses

We share cars to visit Corsham Almshouses (and maybe the town hall). Corsham Almshouse and Schoolroom consists of several buildings dating back to the seventeenth century. The schoolroom is largely […]
Venue: Open Air Group

Music from Stage and Screen

An afternoon of music with Deryn
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

Stirling Prize Shortlist

The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is an annual British prize for excellence in architecture established in 1996. It is named after the architect James Stirling. We will […]
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge

"Suits You, Sir" - The Architecture of Burton's

A talk by Alan Cooper Montague Burton was one of the first retailers to create a strong brand image through its buildings and many served a social purpose as well. […]
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge