News and events from 2024

THS Social Evening

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A very successful Social Evening, for members and their guests, took place on 25 January 2024 with a quiz and surprise Burn's Night recitation. The 'bring and share' buffet food and drink supplied by those who attended was outstanding - we even had a haggis quiche!

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John Dixon

Aspects of Hidden Tewkesbury

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Talk by John Dixon at the Baptist Church, Station Road, Tuesday 20th February 7:00pm.

March 2024 Meeting

David Elder

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At our meeting on 21st March David Elder gave an absorbing talk on some of the people and places that feature in his book Secret Tewkesbury. 

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April 2024 Meeting

Michael Trott

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At our meeting on 18th April, Michael Trott, the author of several books, including, The Elgar Society, 1951-2001 and Hubert Parry: A Life in Photographs, gave a very knowledgeable and well-received  talk on his latest book, Ann Greening, the Mother of Edward Elgar. A video of the talk can be viewed on our YouTube Channel. 

You can read a review by John Dixon of Michael's book by clicking on 'Read More'.

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February Meeting

Kat Keldeen

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Kat Keldeen of the John Moore Museum gave an excellent and very well received talk on Tasting the Tudors: Food and Drink in the Tudor Period. [This talk was in place of the scheduled talk on the Baptist Chapel, which was cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances]. 

Queen Margaret's Camp

Formal unveiling of the new tourist sign in Manor Place 17th May - click on PDF for full details.

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Joan Smith

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We have learned, sadly, of the death of Mrs. Joan Smith, late of the Maltings, who volunteered to use her secretarial experience to type up information for the Woodard Database. If you search for “Joan Smith” in the database, you will find her work, especially on the Tewkesbury Register. She fell ill with pneumonia in early December and died in Tewkesbury Hospital on 22 January 2024 – her daughter is very impressed with the care she received there and asks that any donation in her honour be made in favour of our Hospital. Her funeral is on Friday, 9 February 2024 at the Willow Chapel, Crematorium, followed, at 14.00, by the Bell Hotel.

I met Joan after her son, David, volunteered to use his computer skills to produce the exhaustive Burial Records, which we maintain on the website and were on the DVD rom which accompanied our History of the Tewkesbury Cemetery.

THS thus passes on our condolences to the family of this reliable volunteer over so many years.

Bishops Walk Plaque

Plaque Unveiling

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On the 28th March 2024, a plaque was formally unveiled opposite Tesco exit on the wall of the Sue Ryder shop. The plaque was a joint venture by THS and The Tewkesbury Civic Society and commemorates the history of the Upper High Street shopping centre. Click on the 'Read More' link to view the plaque and read further details. 

Photograph left to right: John Dixon (THS), Angela Devereux (John Moore Society), Maureen Turland (Civic Society), Alan Purkiss (Civic Society). 

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May 2024 Meeting - THS Annual General Meeting

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Our AGM was held on Thursday, 23rd May. Business was followed by a talk from Georgia Smith, Tewkesbury Borough Council's High Street Heritage Action Zone Programme Manager who gave a very informative update on the progress of the project. [This was a change to the previously advertised talk by John Dixon.]

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Sir George Dowty

Event at Pershore Abbey to commemorate Sir George Dowty and will include visiting the newly erected statue of him. Full Details.

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Prior's Park Plaque

Tourist Plaque

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We have added to our Plaques Section the tourist sign that is now in place at Prior's Park, which commemorates Queen Margaret's Camp at the Battle of Tewkesbury, 

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GLHA Local History Day 2024

Gloucestershire Local History Association Local History Day was held on Saturday July 27th 2024. At the Graze building at Hartpury University, Gloucester.

The event was very successful and was attended by 92 people. Thanks to the two speakers, Maureen Anderson and Steve Blake, and to the 17 groups (including THS) who brought displays - which were much admired by all. Also thanks to all the volunteer helpers who helped to make the Day go smoothly.

The Society was represented on the day by our Chairman, Sam Eedle.

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80th Anniversary of D-Day

The members of Tewkesbury Branch of The Royal British Legion wish to extend an invitation to members of the Tewkesbury Historical Society to attend a service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving for the above anniversary.

This will be held at Tewkesbury Methodist Church on Sunday 9th June commencing at 3pm, with any attendees requested to be seated in the church by 2.45pm.

The service will be followed by a short Act of Remembrance at The Cross War Memorial to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Overlord.

To assist with seating at the church, could any attendees please email me as soon as possible.

Rod Gurney, Honorary Vice-Chairman, Tewkesbury Branch, The Royal British Legion.

Hazel Crisp

The Society is sad to report that our long-standing Member, Hazel Crisp, has passed away.

September 2024 Meeting

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The first meeting of our 34th Season took place on Thursday 19th September 2024. Richard Sermon gave a well attended and knowledgeable talk on The Leather Bottle: Cecil Sharp (1859-1924) and his Tewkesbury Folksong collection. 

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