In May the Group had guided walk around historic Kineton, ably led by Mike Johnson (pictured). This took in many historic buildings from the church’s west tower, said to date from 1315, to the north side of the market square where there is a row of five tenements that were once alms houses dating from the early 17th century.
This was the last Group event until the new season starts in October. More details about the new season will be announced nearer the time.
In February the Group had a (morning) visit to Leamington Hastings Alms Houses and church. This included the talk about the church’s restoration which was originally planned for the March meeting. Many thanks to Joan S. for organising this.
This means that there will no longer be a Group meeting in March and the next meeting will be on April 29th, 7.30pm in the village hall. This will be the Group’s AGM (free entry and free glass of wine), followed by Group members giving a presentation on “recent finds in the museum”. Do come along to the AGM so you can share your thoughts and ideas about meeting topics for the next season
In January the Group were entertained (yet) again by Susan and her father Neville with their continued story of the history of the vicars of Marton. The (new) slides from this talk are at this link.
There is no meeting in the hall in February, instead there is a morning tour around Leamington Hastings (Alms Houses and Church). Provisionally meeting in Leamington Hastings at 10.45am. Please contact Joan Sherratt if you wish to attend and she will let you know about the definitive arrangements.
The next meeting in the hall is on 25th March.
At the October meeting David Fry (pictured) gave a talk about Princethorpe based around early 20th century photos. A summary of this talk is on the website at this link.
The next meeting will be on Monday 19th November at 7.30pm in the village hall (note NOT last Monday of the month), at which there will be a talk by members about their National Service experiences. All are welcome, entrance fee £3, including a glass of wine.
The new season opens on Monday 29th October at 7.30pm in the village hall. At this meeting there will be a talk by group members about “Hidden Princethorpe” (streetscape changes during the 20th century). As usual, all are welcome, entrance fee £3, including a glass of wine.
The full programme for the season can be seen on this page
(Photo: Mrs Quinney, Princethorpe chimney sweep)
In April the Group had its AGM followed by a “Bring and Tell” session; thanks once again to Bobbie, David, Wiz, Jane, Arthur, Andrea, Howard and Joan for their contributions to this (pictured: Bobbie’s old chair).
The last Group event of the season is on Monday 21st May when we have a guided walk around “old Kenilworth”, starting at 6.30pm from the Abbey Fields carpark. We will then have a summer recess and restart on Monday 29th October.
In March a packed meeting of the Group had a presentation by David Fry (pictured) about the history of Marton’s chapel. A summary of this talk is at this link.
The next meeting is on 30th April and is the AGM, followed by a “Bring and Tell” session where members bring along an artefact with an interesting history.
Free entry to the AGM – and a free glass of wine too!
In January the Group were entertained again by Susan and her father Neville with their continued story of the history of the vicars of Marton. The slides from this talk are at this link.
There is no meeting in the hall in February, instead those that have booked up are going to be guided by Sheila Woolf on a tour of Stoneleigh. There are still some places available: let David know if you are interested. David will also coordinate lifts if you get in contact with him.
The next meeting in the hall is on 26th March when group members are giving a talk about the village chapel. All welcome, entrance fee £3, includes a glass of wine.
The well-attended November meeting were engrossed by a talk by David Morse (pictured) about the history of the local Home Guard. A brief summary of his talk is at this link.
There is no meeting in December. The next meeting is on 29th January when Susan will give the second episode of her talk about the vicars of Marton.
All welcome, entrance fee £3, includes a glass of wine.
The new season got off to a good start with a well-attended meeting in which a talk was given about the history of Meadow Bank in the Chapel End section of High Street. The house history information from the meeting, including the memories of those present, has been added to the History section of the village website.
The next meeting is on November 27th where a talk will be given by an external speaker, David Morse, about the history of the local Home Guard. All welcome, entrance fee £3, includes a glass of wine.