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Katharine BarberThis year Civic Week will be transformed into ‘Midsummer Malvern’ — not ‘Midsummer Murders’ or ‘Midsummer Madness’ — but a celebration of the community of Malvern in high Summer.

A programme is now being put together and full details will be in our brochure and on our website in a couple of months.

The Society is organising a few of the events. The week will open on Saturday, 17th June, which is ‘National Civic Day’, with a morning parade down from Belle Vue Terrace to the Theatres where we shall present prizes for the Schools’ Literary Competition. That evening, we shall be sponsoring a free public lecture in the Lewis Theatre at Malvern College by Jack Hegarty, Chief Executive of Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils, who will speak about planning issues and the future development of Malvern, with particular reference to Conservation Areas. On Sunday, there will be a Victorian theme for the Bands in the Park and throughout the week we shall have a series of events centred on J.R.R. Tolkien, of ‘Lord of the Rings’ fame, who was often in Malvern and loved the area. The Tolkien Society is being extremely helpful in organising a series of activities, a showing of the film ‘The Hobbit’, a talk, a workshop and a display of costumes and memorabilia, in which we’re hoping to involve local schools.

In addition to events organised by the Society we are inviting all organisations to hold their own events during the same week so that the community can experience a kaleidoscope of activities showing the diversity of the town. If you think you’d like to organise an event, please contact me (tel. 01684 566249 or email [email protected]) and we will include it in our brochure.

We hope it will be an exciting and memorable week.

BANDSTANDThe quarterly newsletter of the Malvern Civic Society

Volume 59 No. 2 March 2017

Midsummer Malvern 17th –24th June 2017

Tolkien costumes

Clive Hooper, Katharine Barber and John Dixon at a previous

Civic Week

Civic Week poster by Kate Wrigglesworth

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Design & Typesetting: John Roslington

IN THIS ISSUEMidsummer Malvern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

From the Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Weekly Town Walks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Membership Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Planning Sub-Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Local Memorial to Polish Airman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Book Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Civic Society Award 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Route to the Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Exotic Trees in Malvern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Editorial Sub-Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Friends of Malvern’s Railway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Malvern Spa Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Diary of Events, March-June 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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From the ChairmanClive HooperThe Society’s 2017 programme of talks is now well underway; the first two talks — on the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust and the Worcester to Hereford Railway — were excellent and were well attended. Whilst writing, I am looking forward to the March talk by Pamela Hurle, as well as our first walk of the year and the outing to the Museum of London on 29th March. Planning for our Civic Week (this year called Midsummer Malvern) is almost complete, with highlights including a public lecture by the Chief Executive of Malvern Hills District Council (MHDC), Jack Hegarty, and an evening visit for members to Severn End with a finger buffet provided.

As many will now know, the application made by Malvern Civic Society for designating Hayslan Fields as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) very disappointingly has been rejected by MHDC. ACV designation would provide additional protection to the use of the land where it can be demonstrated that it furthers the social well-being or social interests of the local community. There is no appeal

against the Council’s decision which is understood to be made by a panel of MHDC officers under the control of the Community Services Department: there is no elected member involvement in the process either, unlike the practice in other authorities. We are allowed to lodge a complaint, however, if it is felt that the correct procedure has not been followed, and this has now been done on the grounds that the conclusions reached are not consistent with MHDC’s own stated views regarding the fields’ value to the health and well-being of the community as amenity land. It is hoped that this will result in a reversal of the decision.

We continue to be vigilant about planning applications which cause particular concern over protecting the town’s heritage, as well as monitoring buildings at risk and encouraging MHDC in its decisions to take enforcement measures where appropriate.

I shall end by drawing attention to a publication which adds to the long list of works produced by Society members. Louisa Davidson has brought out a revised edition of her pioneering reference work An Architectural Guidebook Great Malvern Worcestershire which is reviewed in this Bandstand.

Members’ Midsummer Party, Wednesday, 21st June, 6.30–9pm

Andrew HuntleyWould you like to celebrate Midsummer Day by attending a special party for Malvern Civic Society members at Severn End, Hanley Castle, the home of Sir Nicholas and Lady Lechmere? The Lechmeres have lived at Severn End since the 12th century and the house is not normally open to the public.What pleasanter way could there be of spending a summer’s evening! Booking details will follow soon.

Notes from the Membership SecretaryWe welcome new members who include:

Mrs Margaret AllenMr Philip BarberMr Michael Goodfellow-SmithMr Nick and Mrs Cathy MerrimanMr David Walker

Please inform the Society of any changes to your contact details including email address.

Philip Robinson, Membership Secretary, Malvern Civic SocietyRedwood House, Lawnside, Albert Road SouthGreat Malvern, WR14 3AH

[email protected]

Weekly town walks This year we have seven town guides who are looking forward to leading the Malvern Civic Society heritage walks at weekends from April to September inclusive. Our walks start at the Tourist Information Centre (at the top of Church Street) at 10.30am on Saturdays and Sundays. The only Saturday that is not included is the first Saturday in Civic Week (Midsummer Malvern), 17th June. Walks last about an hour and a half and cost £3 per adult, 50 pence for children under fourteen. We focus on the Victorian spa era, which put Malvern on the map as a town that attracted thousands of visitors. Come and join our walks; whether you are a resident or tourist, we know you will enjoy the experience and learn something new about Malvern.

Town Walks Coordinator, Denise Preston(on behalf of walks leaders John Dixon, Ian Foster, Doreen Graham,

Joan Murphy, Denise Preston, Roger Sutton, Carleton Tarr)

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Graham MyattPriory Road siteThe most visible, in the Great Malvern urban centre, is the largely vacant site on the opposite side of the road to the Priory Road car park. There is an ongoing planning application by a developer to refurbish No. 10, demolish no. 12 and build a couple of apartment blocks. We are not opposed in principle to a development on the site which has been variously described as resembling a quarry or a bomb site. However, the site is an important part of town, being next to Priory Park, and any development be sympathetic to the character of Malvern and of high architectural quality. Some Civic Society members would prefer that the site should be developed with a mix of civic buildings, perhaps including a museum.

Understandably, the owners, Malvern Hills District Council, want to get a financial return from the sale, the bigger the better, and to increase the local housing supply. ‘Affordable homes’ would be nice, but are unlikely to generate the maximum financial return. With respect to the present planning application, our main concern is with the size of the apartment blocks, the height of which cause one block to rise above the eastern wall of Priory Park, like a Peeping Tom, observing the general public’s recreation and enjoyment. The block will also intrude into the panoramic view of the Severn Valley presently enjoyed by Priory Park visitors. We recommended refusal and, at its recent meeting, the Southern Area Planning Committee rejected the application.

Blackmore Park RoadWe have been looking at the Three Counties Show Ground’s proposal to build 50 holiday cottages on a 6.9-hectare site in Langdale Wood, which is on the opposite side of Blackmore Park Road from the main showground. While we would surely welcome visitors to Malvern and the income which they might bring to the area, we are deeply concerned with the plan to have the cottages fully occupied 12 months of the year. Such a proposal could surreptitiously generate further new developments on the outskirts of Malvern while destroying a much-valued and designated Wild Life Site. We have recommended refusal.

Planning Sub-CommitteeThere have been three local schemes that have dominated our attention since the Planning Sub-Committee’s full report in November — Priory Road, Blackmore Park Road and Malvernbury.

Malvernbury, Abbey RoadFor some time now, we have been concerned about ongoing works at Malvernbury in Abbey Road. It was originally a Malvern spa site

where Florence Nightingale was nursed back to health after the Crimean War. The house, designed in the Arts and Crafts style, was built in 1907-8. Although approved planning applications are in place, we share the view with local residents that the developer

Priory Road (‘Splash’ far left background)

Malvernbury, before alterations

appears to be getting around the approved plans and has deliberately thwarted the planning authority’s patient efforts at correction.

We were impressed to learn very recently that robust legal action is now being taken by the planning authority to resolve the issues.

‘developer appears to be getting around the

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Book ReviewJohn DixonAn Architectural Guidebook Great Malvern Worcestershire by Louisa Davidson. Published by Createspace. Second edition 2016. Price: £22. Available on-line from Amazon.

Louisa Davidson lives in Malvern, is a member of Malvern Civic Society and has an M.A. in Historic Environment Conservation. She is therefore well qualified to write a book on the architectural development of the town. It is a study which will appeal to all who are interested in Malvern and its history. It brings together a mass of information from a variety of sources and relates it to almost 200 buildings, mostly, but not always, in central Malvern. The numerous photos have all been taken

a team led by Louisa. By bringing them to our attention in an informed way, she has not only enhanced our pleasure as we walk through the streets of the town, but also has strengthened our ability to oppose unscrupulous developers when they threaten these buildings with thoughtless adaptations or demolition.

Her book appears at an opportune time. Fifty years ago the buildings of Malvern were written off as old-fashioned and ‘ugly’.

Local Memorial to a Polish airmanMark YoungWhatever the final outcome of the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, one thing seems certain. It will not be possible to delete from the history books our shared experiences where co-operation in the face of a common enemy has united people from across continental Europe.

Nowhere is this highlighted more dramatically than the part played by Polish, Czech and Slovak aircrew during World War II. There is a vivid local reminder of this in the stone cairn at the Madresfield end of Jennett Tree Lane. It commemorates the life of a brave young Polish Flying Officer, Franciszek (Franek) Surma. He was a Spitfire pilot whose aircraft crashed in a nearby field in July 1940. He survived to fly again but was killed in action a year later. The inscription on his memorial says it all.

More recently, in 2014, Malvern was represented, through its twinning link with Mariánské Lázně, the famous Czech spa town, at the unveiling of ‘The Winged Lion’ statue in Klarov park, Prague. Subscribed for at a cost of £100,000 by the British expat community in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the statue commemorates the vital role of Czech and Slovak aviators in World War II. The unveiling was accompanied by several passes at very low altitude of a Spitfire flown from the U.K. — a startling sight and noisy experience for the

people of Prague and tourists alike, as it performed several sweeps along the Vltava River.

Local man Dilip Sarkar has written prolifically on the subject of World War II aircraft and aircrew. His minutely-detailed research led to the establishment of the memorial to Franek Surma. It is nearly thirty years since the memorial was created in Jennet Tree Lane. At the time, groups and individuals from across the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force teamed up with local people to uncover parts of the crashed Spitfire and provided a moving and memorable occasion with the attendance of over one thousand people. Very recently a Worcester-based bus driver discovered that he came from the very same village as Franek Surma. It is intended that a visit take place to the High School in Golkowice in Southern Poland which is named

after Franek Surma. By coincidence the Pendolino railway line which serves Mariánské Lázně terminates at the Czech border town of Bohumin, from where it is but a short walk across the open border to the village of Franek Surma’s birth. It is hoped that such a visit will strengthen ties between communities and keep memories alive.

Should you wish to be involved in this Community Partnership project please contact Mark Young. Email: [email protected]

There was strong pressure to knock them down and replace them by something more ‘modern’. Since then, the tide has turned and we have begun to realise what a glorious Victorian and Edwardian heritage we have, which Louisa’s book will help us to understand and value.

Her approach is straightforward. She divides the history of Malvern’s buildings into eight periods, though she sub-divides some for extra clarity:

– Medieval to 17th century– Georgian, 1714-1790– Regency, 1790-1837– Victorian, 1837-1901– Arts and Crafts and Edwardian, 1870-1914– 1920s and 30s– Post-Second World War, 1950s-2000– 21st century

Louisa then discusses the buildings in central Malvern which survive from each of these periods and in so doing reminds us that Malvern has a more distant past than the 19th century and that it has continued to develop in more recent times. She starts each period with a simple, well-labelled picture of a typical Malvern building of the time and then analyses the characteristics in several illustrated sections. With maps, lists of buildings, town trails and a glossary it is a useful handbook for the study of Malvern.

Franek Surma(1916-1941)

Winged Lion, Prague

Franek Surma Memorial, Jennett Tree Lane


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John DixonThere are two nominations so far for this year’s award.

Number 366 Pickersleigh Road is a newly-built dormer bungalow which fits in remarkably well on a spare corner site at the junction with Mayflower Close. It was the project of a father-and-son team,

Steve and Lee Bone. There is nothing spectacular about it; it is just a well-designed, well-built house with all modern conveniences.

Charlbury House, Worcester Road, is probably not known to most Malvern people. However, most will have known it in its former role as The Town Club. The Club members decided to sell the premises and local developer Steve Hickman seized the opportunity

Malvern Civic Society Award 2017

Route to the HillsKaty WadeThe beginning of 2017 marks a pivotal year for the Route to the Hills project. With further work planned for the spring, it is hoped that the route will be fully installed by the summer for residents and tourists to enjoy. Keep an eye open over the next few months as benches, pavement medallions, plaques and interpretation panels are placed into the route.

This year also marks a significant milestone for the activities programme. One of the most notable events is due to take place at Great Malvern Priory on July 14th and 15th when the project showcases the theatrical production which local youth theatre group Perfect Circle has been creating in collaboration with local community groups and schools. Set as six different chapters of Malvern’s history, the production will share stories that have been collected from residents using a range of sources, such as spoken word, drama and video recollections.

The creation of the family guidebook is also well underway, with the first drafts of text and layout recently submitted by the editor for the project team to review. This book aims to keep adults and children entertained as they explore Malvern together, with puzzles, jokes, stickers and practical information

included to encourage visitors to discover Malvern’s fascinating heritage.

Similarly, other family activities are being planned for the year, with a summer programme of events in conjunction with Malvern Walking Festival, Midsummer Malvern Week and the Well Dressing Weekend, as well as exhibitions to showcase Malvern’s heritage.

Finally, activities are being planned with Dyson Perrins School, to create new resources which will match Malvern’s history to the national curriculum. It is hoped that the project will foster new relationships with local schools and encourage them to learn about the history and heritage available in their own neighbourhood.

to buy it and convert it for residential occupation. Behind the handsome Grade II listed façade the building was thoroughly renovated to creates six convenient, modern apartments.

The Civic Award

Sub-Committee are hoping that other Society members and the public will nominate further new or renovated buildings in the Malvern

area which we can consider for the year’s award. Our only rules are that work must have been completed by 31st December, 2016 and nominations must be received by me by 31st March, 2017, either by telephone (01684 574144) or via my Society email address: [email protected]

You just have time to make a nomination.

Charlbury House

366 Pickersleigh Road

Interpretation panel at Great

Malvern Station

Finials for the Route to the Hills


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Exotic Trees in MalvernElizabeth AdlamMalvern has many species of native trees which have been growing in Britain since the end of the last Ice Age, 6,000-8,000 years ago. Ever since then, alien species have been establishing themselves, sometimes more prolifically than the native trees. These alien species are termed ‘exotics’.

The sycamore, a native of southern Europe, probably arrived with the Romans. With its rapid and aggressive growth, it provided them with plenty of fuel for their hypocaust central heating. Another Roman introduction was the fast-growing sweet (or ‘Spanish’) chestnut which was used for fencing posts and food. The wood does not rot in our damp climate and the nuts provided an easy food supply as far north as Hadrian’s Wall.

The showy, red-flowered ‘Rhododendron Ponticum’, a native of southern Europe and south-west Asia, escaped from many gentlemen’s gardens and quickly and tenaciously colonised many wild areas of Britain. Buddleia, or the ‘butterfly’ tree, another garden escapee, was also brought from Asia by ambitious Victorian gardeners. Here it rapidly colonises waste land, brick walls and demolition sites and is beloved by many species of butterfly. Another spectacular exotic is the laburnum or ‘golden chain’ tree; a native of southern and central Europe, it has been popular with gardeners since the 16th century.

The very decorative horse chestnut tree, originally from Albania and Greece, arrived in our gardens in the late 16th century and has since been widely planted here, particularly along many urban roadsides, such as the Guarlford Road. The wood is of little use, but its fruit, the beautiful ‘conker’, appeals to wild animals for food and to children for traditional contests. Sadly, these trees are becoming infected with a bacterium causing a bleeding canker on their trunks. Another 16th century immigrant, whose wide northern habitat stretched from Siberia to Canada, was the larch, a deciduous conifer. It is now well-established here on poorer soils.

Other exotics which have made an indelible mark on our landscape are the magnificent cedar trees, imported from

the Middle East, North Africa and the Himalayan regions in the 18th and 19th centuries. They were favourites of landscape designers, including Capability Brown, and there are many fine specimens in Malvern.

The quest for new species continued into the 20th century, when the Davidia, also known as the ‘dove’, ‘ghost’ or ‘handkerchief’ tree, was found in western China as recently as 1904. There is a fine example in Priory Park.

So Malvern is a wonderful arboretum of native and exotic trees. Many of them, which were planted in the gardens of Malvern’s Victorian mansions 150 years ago, are now reaching their glorious maturity and we are the beneficiaries.

Do enjoy looking at them and remember their history.

Editorial Sub-CommitteeJohn DixonThe year began with the successful launching of the Diary of Events for 2017 and the publication of the January Bandstand. Since then the Sub-Committee has been discussing ways of communicating more effectively with our members and with the general public.

There is an increasing feeling that emailing the Bandstand to our members is not working particularly well. It would be better to give everyone a paper copy, but that would have cost implications for the Society and perhaps the subscription would have to be raised.

Our new Public Relations Committee member, Rachel Queenborough, is keen for us to consider developing a Facebook page for the Society. She thinks it will elicit a more lively response from members and will attract a wider audience in the community. The Sub-Committee warmed to her enthusiasm and asked her to prepare a paper for discussion on establishing a Facebook page. No doubt the topic will continue to occupy us as the year proceeds.

Fruit of sweet chestnut crop

Handkerchief Tree Butterflies on buddleia

Cedar Tree, Priory Park


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Peter ClementGreat Malvern StationPreviously, you were advised that Network Rail (NR) intend to carry out major works to the roof and canopy including decorating the metalwork and replacing the foliage on the columns in 2016/17. This has now been put back to 2018/19 in order to ensure that the work complies with the heritage character of the station.

An initial application was made in January 2017 to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to support the restoration of the Worm. They have given an immediate and positive response. The FoMR are now costing the project and have carried out a survey of the work required to make it accessible for public use. A full application to HLF will be made later this year.

Malvern Link StationFoMR approached London Midland (LM) to clear the weeds which had grown in the newly planted beds following the redevelopment of the station. This has been

done and a meeting was held with LM, Community Forest group (CFG) and FoMR to agree the re-planting and future maintenance of the gardens. CFG are offering to plant out a mini nature reserve and care for the gardens. Once this is completed, they have indicated that the area north of the footbridge on the ‘UP’ platform, cleared by Brian Iles and his team, will possibly be planted with a hedge and wild flowers.

Malvern Spa AssociationDr John Harcup, OBE

You are cordially invited to a joint meeting with The Malvern Spa Association (MSA) when the speaker will be Mrs Désirée Noons of the Etwall Well Dressing Association. She will talk about and demonstrate the basics of Derbyshire Well Dressing. Having heard her presentation, I know we will be in for a fascinating evening on Monday 10th April in the Lyttelton Rooms at 7.30pm. The theme of this year’s Well Dressing (Saturday, 29th April until Tuesday, 2nd May) is ‘The Tree of Life’, in memory of Lionel Shorstone, who organised this event for many years and who died in 2016. This weekend is now part of Malvern’s Water Festival with the MSA, in partnership with the Town and District Councils, following last year’s successful pilot event. Volunteer well-dressers are welcome. More details can be obtained from me. To mark the 150th anniversary of the death of Dr James Wilson, who brought the Cold Water Cure from Silesia to Malvern, I am preparing a new talk entitled ‘The Doctors who made Malvern Great’. It was not only the water cure doctors who brought fame to this area: the first medical man to do this dates from the 14th century! The talk will be given as part of ‘Midsummer Malvern’ on Friday, 23rd June at 2 p.m. in Malvern cinema. The proceeds will be divided between local charities — the Civic Society, MSA and Malvern Museum. Also during ‘Midsummer Malvern’ a ceremony will be held to mark the completion of the Wilson memorial at the corner of Priory and Abbey Roads. Please do all you can to support these events.

The Friends of Malvern’s Railway Group

‘The Worm’, showing damaged windows

Malvern Link Station — work still needed

Iron foliage in need of repair

VisitsIf you are interested in visiting the Dean Forest Railway on Sunday 11th June, please contact David Gowan: [email protected] or telephone 01684 565707. (See January Bandstand page 4 for more details).

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Friday, 12th May — Talk: Haile Selassie in MalvernKeith Bowers will tell us the story of the exile of Haile Selassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia, who came to Britain in the 1930s and took refuge in Bath and Malvern.

Saturday, 20th May — Country Walk

Leader: Cora Weaver. Please contact her if you wish to go on the walk and if you want to stay for lunch: [email protected] or phone 01684 561215Meeting point: EITHER at Rose Bank Gardens bus stop to take the 10am 675 bus to Hope End. (Seniors free with bus pass)OR drive to Colwall to pick up the Hope End bus at about 10.15. (The stop is near the Colwall Park Hotel WR13 6RG on the same side of the road as the hotel.) Character of the walk: a beautiful walk from Hope End to Colwall. Three or four stiles; some narrow road walking; some fields that may be muddy. Only Oyster Hill to climb — the remainder of the walk is reasonably flat.Arrive back at Colwall Park Hotel around 12.45pm. (Return to Malvern: buses run every two hours from the bus stop opposite the hotel, at 13.33, 15.45 and 17.35.) ABSOLUTELY NO DOGS – there may be livestock in the fields.

Sunday, 21st May — Coach Excursion: Berkeley Castle and Dr Jenner’s House

A chance to visit both the third oldest continuously-occupied castle in England and the home of the doctor who changed the world thanks to his discovery of vaccination.

June Friday, 9th June — Talk: Philip Clissett, a Victorian chairmaker

Mike Abbott, himself a chairmaker, will talk about Philip Clissett, whose family were making chairs in the 18th Century and who

influenced the later Arts and Crafts movement.

Saturday, 10th June — Local Visit: Malvern St James School

Meet at MSJ at 2 p.m. We shall be given a talk and a tour round the main building, the former Imperial Hotel, and conclude with tea/coffee and home-made cakes and biscuits.

Saturday, 17th June — Midsummer Malvern beginsPlease refer to separate brochure nearer the time for details. We hope that all Society members will support as much of it as they can.

MarchSaturday, 18th March — Country Walk

Leader: Carleton Tarr. Please contact him if you intend to go and want to stay for lunch. Tel. 01684 577 536 (on the day, mobile: 07866001722).Meeting point: Bear and Ragged Staff, Bransford, WR6 5JH. OS ref. 523/803. Time: 9.45 for 10am start.Character of the walk: about four miles with six stiles and a few fairly steep slopes up and down. Dogs allowed, but leads need to be available.

Wednesday, 29th March — Coach Excursion to the Museum of London

Fire! Fire! Investigate the Great Fire of London in this vivid 350th anniversary exhibition. Then explore one of Britain’s most interesting museums.

April Tuesday, 11th April — Local Visit to Clencher’s Mill

Travelling by car to Eastnor Castle for 2pm, we shall visit the 18th century timber-framed water mill. We hope that conditions will allow us to see it in action.

Friday, 14th April — Talk: Chedworth Roman VillaDr Nick Humphries will talk about this impressive Roman villa in the Cotswolds. It was acquired by the National Trust in 1924 and continues to reveal its secrets.

Saturday, 15th April — Country WalkDetails to be confirmed

May Thursday, 4th May — Local Visit to Worcester

Travel by rail (Foregate Street) or by car. A morning tour starting at 11am of Greyfriars, the beautifully-restored 15th century merchant’s house and garden (£5, unless NT member). After lunch

a guided tour of the historic church of Old St Martin’s in the Cornmarket.Full details will be sent to those who submit a booking form.

Diary of Events, March – June, 2107• Talks are held in the Eden Centre, Grovewood Road (off Townsend Way) at 7.30pm.• Excursions – please refer to Diary of Events brochure and accompanying booking forms.• Local Visits – meet at 2pm (unless otherwise stated) using own transport. Please refer to Diary of Events brochure and booking forms.• Monthly Country Walks – take place on Saturdays and start at 10am.

Visit Berkeley Castle on 21st May

Chairmaker Philip Clissett

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