Talks & Lectures in Tewkesbury

Stitching Stories

Stitching Stories The starting points for Liz’s imagery are natural motifs, poetry and the written word, the traditions of her craft or the unexpected that insp…

The Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury

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Boil a Mouse in Urine - Childcare in Tudor and Stuart times

Boil a Mouse in Urine - Childcare in Tudor and Stuart times This talk will reveal the ways in which people cared for their young children in the 16th and 17th c…

The Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury

Two Queens in One Isle -Relationship of Queen Elizabeth I & Mary, Queen of Scots

Two Queens in One Isle - The Toxic Relationship of Queen Elizabeth I & Mary, Queen of Scots It took 3 blows before the headsman, Bull, at last severed the head…

The Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury

"More than Stuffing!" A Taxidermist's journey into a misunderstood art

“More Than Stuffing: A Taxidermist’s Journey into a Misunderstood Art” Drawing on personal experience and professional expertise, taxidermist Becky Dick introdu…

The Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury

Say No to the Devil!

Say no to the Devil The Christian Devil is a beguiling and strangely attractive figure, despite his utterly negative portrayal over two thousand years.

The Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury

A Gloucestershire Odyssey: Gloucestershire’s History and Traditions

A Gloucestershire Odyssey: Gloucestershire’s History and Traditions This is the story of how Gloucestershire developed, and looks at its history, folklore, natu…

The Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury

Ancient Trees of Britain: Yew and Oak

Ancient Trees of Britain: Yew and Oak In this presentation, John Parker - CEO of the Arboricultural Association and founder of the Stonehouse Community Arboretu…

The Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury

The Walls have Ears with Dr Helen Fry

"The Walls have Ears" - with Dr Helen Fry The Greatest Intelligence Operation of WWII A few days before the start of World War Two, Secret Intelligence Service…

The Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury

Gloucestershire Place Names

Gloucestershire Place Names From Apperley ‘apple-tree wood’ to Hartpury ‘peartree with hard pears’, Saintbury ‘Saewine’s enclosure’ to Dymock ‘fort of the pigs’…

The Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury

Ghosts in the Stones: Supernatural Tales of

Ghosts in the Stones: Supernatural Tales of Gloucestershire Discover Gloucestershire's supernatural side, and explore the county’s ghosts from prehistoric spook…

The Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury