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Redditch Needle Museum & Bordesley Abbey

Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch is an unusual and fascinating place to visit. This historic site illustrates the rich heritage of the needle and fishing tackle industries. Models and recreated scenes provide a vivid illustration of how needles were once made, and how Redditch once produced 90% of the world’s needles. On the same site, just a very short walk from Forge Mill Museum, are the ruins of Bordesley Abbey – a medieval Cistercian Abbey which has been extensively excavated. Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre, which is set in an original reconstructed 16th century barn, tells the extraordinary story of the Abbey from its development in the 12th century to its destruction in 1538 by Henry VIII during the dissolution. ‘One of the most unique museums in Worcestershire and the West Midlands, the museum also has an excellent coffee bar and a superb gift shop selling souvenirs and a good selection of the finest quality needles, many of which are locally produced. We also stock unusual needles and offer a mail order service.’ Booking essential.

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Redditch Needle Museum & Bordesley Abbey

Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch is an unusual and fascinating place to visit. This historic site illustrates the rich heritage of the needle and fishing tackle industries. Models and recreated scenes provide a vivid illustration of how needles were once made, and how Redditch once produced 90% of the world’s needles. On the same site, just a very short walk from Forge Mill Museum, are the ruins of Bordesley Abbey – a medieval Cistercian Abbey which has been extensively excavated. Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre, which is set in an original reconstructed 16th century barn, tells the extraordinary story of the Abbey from its development in the 12th century to its destruction in 1538 by Henry VIII during the dissolution. ‘One of the most unique museums in Worcestershire and the West Midlands, the museum also has an excellent coffee bar and a superb gift shop selling souvenirs and a good selection of the finest quality needles, many of which are locally produced. We also stock unusual needles and offer a mail order service.’ Booking essential.

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Medieval Church Chests in Herefordshire and their Conservation

A talk by Rachel Sycamore. Chests were very important items of medieval furniture, with many extant in churches today. Rachel Sycamore provides an insight into the different types of church chests, what they were used for, and what they meant to people in medieval society. She also shares a few of her conservation journeys in preserving church chests for the future. Rachel Sycamore, a local Furniture Restorer and Conservator, and Furniture Adviser to the Hereford Diocese, recorded many church chests in Herefordshire and Worcestershire as part of her Masters Degree over three years. She continues to restore domestic furniture in her Malvern workshop, but her passion lies in conserving church chests in Herefordshire and the surrounding counties, whilst continuing to record them around England. Everyone welcome, free to members, guests £7

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Medieval Church Chests in Herefordshire and their Conservation

A talk by Rachel Sycamore. Chests were very important items of medieval furniture, with many extant in churches today. Rachel Sycamore provides an insight into the different types of church chests, what they were used for, and what they meant to people in medieval society. She also shares a few of her conservation journeys in preserving church chests for the future. Rachel Sycamore, a local Furniture Restorer and Conservator, and Furniture Adviser to the Hereford Diocese, recorded many church chests in Herefordshire and Worcestershire as part of her Masters Degree over three years. She continues to restore domestic furniture in her Malvern workshop, but her passion lies in conserving church chests in Herefordshire and the surrounding counties, whilst continuing to record them around England. Everyone welcome, free to members, guests £7

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Last of the Great Lake’s Steamers

A talk by Philip Hart The Edwardian Era saw the production of thousands of elegant passenger steams ships, the Titanic being one of the best-known. These vessels sailed worldwide and were the main mode of transportation across The Canadian Great Lakes up until the creation of the railways and the Trans-Canadian Highway. Today, the only one still floating, The Keewatin, sits in the restored Victorian boatyard, located at The Great Lakes Museum, Kingston, Ontario. This is the story of her travels, and how she came to be saved, restored, and to become the main attraction at the museum.

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Last of the Great Lake’s Steamers

A talk by Philip Hart The Edwardian Era saw the production of thousands of elegant passenger steams ships, the Titanic being one of the best-known. These vessels sailed worldwide and were the main mode of transportation across The Canadian Great Lakes up until the creation of the railways and the Trans-Canadian Highway. Today, the only one still floating, The Keewatin, sits in the restored Victorian boatyard, located at The Great Lakes Museum, Kingston, Ontario. This is the story of her travels, and how she came to be saved, restored, and to become the main attraction at the museum.

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Heritage Film Evening

Content TBA – archival motoring films or local films

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Heritage Film Evening

Content TBA – archival motoring films or local films

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Saving the Worcester newspaper archives from the skip

A talk by Chris Wilkinson Telling the story of how the Worcester Civic society members, after a tip off saved over 250 bound Berrows journals dating from 1801 to the 1990s-120 boxes of cuttings and photographs-Well over a million black & white and colour negatives from 1968 onwards and 1500 glass plate negatives dated from 1936 to the mid-1960s. If CS members had not acted quickly all this precious archive would have been thrown away and lost forever, with lots of local images from the collection featuring scenes from all around old Worcester with emphasis on the 1989 Worcester carnival, floods at Evesham in 1947, Pershore Carnival and images & news from Bromyard.

Wed 10 Mar19:30Rob Hall Racing robhallracing.com

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Saving the Worcester newspaper archives from the skip

A talk by Chris Wilkinson Telling the story of how the Worcester Civic society members, after a tip off saved over 250 bound Berrows journals dating from 1801 to the 1990s-120 boxes of cuttings and photographs-Well over a million black & white and colour negatives from 1968 onwards and 1500 glass plate negatives dated from 1936 to the mid-1960s. If CS members had not acted quickly all this precious archive would have been thrown away and lost forever, with lots of local images from the collection featuring scenes from all around old Worcester with emphasis on the 1989 Worcester carnival, floods at Evesham in 1947, Pershore Carnival and images & news from Bromyard.

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The Buildings Archaeologist - provisional

To be confirmed – A talk by James Wright Visit any settlement in the land and there will be ancient buildings hidden in plain sight. Behind a Victorian façade is a Tudor house. Underneath a Georgian frontage is a mediaeval cottage. What is now a modern farm may once have been a castle. We know relatively little about the ancient buildings that surround us, yet buildings archaeology can offer us so many clues for discovering the secrets of hidden historic houses. This talk looks at the ways in which ancient buildings have been studied and conserved, the puzzling ways that some buildings became listed whereas others were overlooked, and how we can really understand the age and development of a structure. With over a quarter of a century of field experience, James Wright uses case studies drawn from his career to explain the fascinating, enigmatic, and surprising world of The Buildings Archaeologist.

Wed 12 May20:30Rob Hall Racing robhallracing.com

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The Buildings Archaeologist - provisional

To be confirmed – A talk by James Wright Visit any settlement in the land and there will be ancient buildings hidden in plain sight. Behind a Victorian façade is a Tudor house. Underneath a Georgian frontage is a mediaeval cottage. What is now a modern farm may once have been a castle. We know relatively little about the ancient buildings that surround us, yet buildings archaeology can offer us so many clues for discovering the secrets of hidden historic houses. This talk looks at the ways in which ancient buildings have been studied and conserved, the puzzling ways that some buildings became listed whereas others were overlooked, and how we can really understand the age and development of a structure. With over a quarter of a century of field experience, James Wright uses case studies drawn from his career to explain the fascinating, enigmatic, and surprising world of The Buildings Archaeologist.

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