Activities

Exhibitions and Workshops

Exhibitions and workshops are organised by the Archive Committee and held in Aston Cantlow Village Hall.  Quantities of new material are usually exhibited and the workshop gives an opportunity for members to help in cataloguing and archiving information that is received on a regular basis. In particular the monthly Vine  publication has now been largely catalogued and referenced back to its earliest origins, giving a valuable insight into life in the villages and hamlets of the parish over several decades.

Programme 2023-24

The society welcomes visitors and new members to their meetings so if you are interested in the history of Aston Cantlow, Wilmcote, Newnham and the other local areas, come along to a meeting and get involved.

All meetings in Wilmcote Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. unless  stated otherwise

2023

Monday, 8th May –         Nic Fulcher – “An Evening of Elizabethan Fashion”

 June  – (date tbc)               Visit – Roman Alcester

Monday, 1oth July –      Dr Richard Churchley – “Murder & Manslaughter”,                                                     strange deaths in Worcestershire/Warwickshire history.

August –  (date tbc)           Visit  – Boscobel House

Monday, 11th September – Pat Atkins –  “How to Annoy a Tudor”.   Manners, good                                                   and bad, insults, disgusting habits and rude behaviour.           

Monday, 13th November – Steven Bruce – “The Hoarder Next Door”                                                          Please along an antique item to be valued, just like                                                           Antiques Roadshow.

Monday, 11th December – Christmas Lunch – Venue to be advised

                                                 2024

Monday, 8th January – Graham Sutherland – “The Verdict is Yours.”

Monday, 12th March – AGM