See the poster attached…
Author: Cheryl Mayo
Local-history-month-May-2019.pdf‘Cinderford Through The Years’
This highly popular edition of The New Regard, sold out twice, is now available on Amazon – so here's your chance to purchase it
Commemorating the bears: Sat 27 April Ruardean
On 26 April 1889, an infamous incident took place near Ruardean which has evolved into the question: Who killed the bears? A question which can arouse heated debate between Cinderford and Ruardean residents to this day.
130 years on, Reading the Forest (a project within the Foresters’ Forest programme) is hosting an event at Ruardean Memorial Hall, High Street Ruardean GL17 9US on Saturday 27 April to look at how the story has been represented in literature, drama and film over the years. Free admission. Afternoon teas available.
Gloucestershire Family History 40th anniversary celebration
This year The Gloucestershire Family History Society celebrates its 40th anniversary and also its 20th anniversary of having a Family History Centre. Having moved into the (almost complete) Heritage Hub building GFHS now has some excellent new facilities for research.
GFHS will be holding an Open Day on Sunday 28th April (10.00 – 15.00) to celebrate these milestones. The attached flier gives an overview of the events for the day. All are welcome. Entry is free.
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Visit our website at forestofdeanhistory.org.uk
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Visit our website at forestofdeanhistory.org.uk
Launch of new historical crime novel, The King’s Evil, Andrew Taylor
Among the ashes…
The Coleford launch party for Andrew Taylor's new historical crime novel, The King’s Evil, will be held on Thursday 4 April at 6.30 p.m. onwards. Marwood and Lovett return to the ruins of Restoration London. The city's future hangs in the outcome of a royal scandal.
Come and raise a glass to the new book at the Main Place, Old Station Way, Coleford GL16 8RH, in the room over the library. There is ample parking in front of and behind the building. Click here for a location map.
Rossiter’s Bookshop of Ross and Monmouth will be there with copies of the novel. Should you wish to pre-order one, click here for Rossiter's contact details. Andrew is of course always happy to sign a book for you!
All welcome
Note that Andrew shall also be talking about The King's Evil in a separate event at Rossiter's in Ross-on-Wye on Thursday 11 April – details here.
The Coleford launch party for Andrew Taylor's new historical crime novel, The King’s Evil, will be held on Thursday 4 April at 6.30 p.m. onwards. Marwood and Lovett return to the ruins of Restoration London. The city's future hangs in the outcome of a royal scandal.
Come and raise a glass to the new book at the Main Place, Old Station Way, Coleford GL16 8RH, in the room over the library. There is ample parking in front of and behind the building. Click here for a location map.
Rossiter’s Bookshop of Ross and Monmouth will be there with copies of the novel. Should you wish to pre-order one, click here for Rossiter's contact details. Andrew is of course always happy to sign a book for you!
All welcome
Note that Andrew shall also be talking about The King's Evil in a separate event at Rossiter's in Ross-on-Wye on Thursday 11 April – details here.
Gloucestershire Local History Day May 11
The attached poster gives details of this year's Gloucestershire Local History Society's Local History Day to be held on Sat 11 May,
A Fortunate Man – the Photographs of Jean Mohr
Reading the Forest were delighted to launch the Exhibition, ‘A Fortunate Man – the Photographs of Jean Mohr’ at the Hardwick Gallery in Cheltenham (Monday 11th to Thursday 28th March). The photographs that illustrate the John Berger and Jean Mohr classic study in words and photographs of a 1960s St Briavels GP have been loaned by the University of the Musee L’elysee in Lausanne, who keep the collection of unique images, some of which appear in the book. Jean Mohr died in November 2018 and is well known for his humanist photography. The loan and a project involving staff and students from the Schools of Art and Design at the University photographing the working lives of people in the Forest of Dean today, has been funded by the Janet Trotter Trust. With the support of St Briavels Parish Council, the exhibition will transfer to the village Assembly Room on 30th and 31st March 2019, making this collection accessible to the public and people who feature in the pictures and made the unique Jean Mohr and John Berger collaboration possible. Members of the Local History Society are warmly welcomed to visit this exhibition which will include the recent work of undergraduate students in the Forest of Dean.
Andrew Hoaen on Trees, People and Archaeology in the Forest
The Society's next meeting is Saturday 9 March at the West Dean Centre 3 pm when Andrew Hoaen will talk to us on this topic – further details on our events page here
Bicknor Local History Group, 14 March
ENGLISH BICKNOR LOCAL
HISTORY GROUP
Band of Brothers: Medieval Soldiers in Gloucestershire
With John Putley – in full costume
Thursday 14
March
7.30pm, English
Bicknor Village Hall
Entry: £2.50, FREE for EBLHG members
– join on the door
Contact:
Claire Scales info@rocklodge.co.uk
836191
Claire & Darren Scales
Symonds Yat Rock Lodge
Hillersland
Coleford
Glos
GL16 7NY
Tel:01594 836191
Forthcoming Talk at Westbury on Severn – Henry II and his courtiers…
Please see the email below about this talk by Nicholas Orme. Nicholas is always an excellent and scholarly speaker and the topic sounds fascinating.
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From: Alison Stafford <alisonj.stafford@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Jan 27, 2019 at 10:29 AM
Subject: Forthcoming Talk at Westbury on Severn
To: <secretary@forestofdeanhistory.org.uk>
From: Alison Stafford <alisonj.stafford@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Jan 27, 2019 at 10:29 AM
Subject: Forthcoming Talk at Westbury on Severn
To: <secretary@forestofdeanhistory.org.uk>
Dear Secretary,
I write with information about the next event to be organised by Westbury on Severn PCC, which may be of interest to your members in the Forest of Dean Local History Society. Nicholas Orme, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Exeter, is coming to our Parish Hall on 22nd March to give a talk about Walter Map, the first known rector of Westbury. Walter Map, born in the early 1130s, was a scholar, a cleric, a member of Henry II’s court, a humorist and and author of ‘The Trifles of Courtiers’, a delightful collection of stories, anecdotes, and personal reminiscences that deserves to be better known. Professor Orme has also carried out research on the importance of Westbury Church as an early minster.
Tickets are available from me and I can supply further information if needed. I also attach a flyer with full details. We would be extremely grateful if you could publicise the talk to your members.
Thank you,
Alison Edginton