THE ASHBOURNE FAMILY SAGA

In this month's edition of the Family Saga Edward is dispatched to the recently acquired protectorate on the West coast of Africa.  This historical novel is exclusive to the Chimes Online, a chance to absorbed history without it being boring.

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Dorian Osborne

 

LINTON & DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY- UPCOMING TALKS

All held at Linton Village Hall, 7:30pm the first Wednesday of the month.

DATE                             SPEAKER                     TOPIC    

1st April 2026                 Teresa Squires              AGM followed by: A National Trust Pot-Pourri

 

6th May 2026                 Mike Burstow                History of Radar

 

3rd June 2026                Clyde Hoare                  Living History: a willow-weaving demonstration    

 

1st July 2026                  Heather Hurley             Railways of Herefordshire

         

5th August 2026             Chris Barnett                 William Cobbett’s Rural Rides and his road to reform    

 

2nd September 2026      Bill Laws                       Apples, Pears and the Herefordshire Pomona

 

7th October 2026           Professor Ron Hutton    FOUNDERS' LECTURE:Oliver Cromwell

 

4th November 2026        Michael Fass                Wellington’s Warehouse: The great military depot at Weedon Bec 

 

2nd December 2026       Fiona Morison              A summer in colonial Simla

 

January 2027                  NO LECTURE             NO LECTURE    

 

3rd February 2027          Neil Thornton               Henry Hook VC: A Rorke's Drift Hero

 

3rd March 2027              Roger Davies               CHAIRMAN'S LECTURE: Defending Herefordshire in WW2