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Newent Local History Society celebrated its 40th anniversary last year. Meetings are held on the second Thursday in the month (except December) and are on a variety of topics covering local, national and international history. Last year’s subjects included Nurse … Continue reading →

Our October talk was given by James Rendell. He gave us an excellent overview with period photographs as how these gliders were built and how they were used in World War II. The cockpits were made in Gloucestershire. Open the … Continue reading →

The July visit was a walking tour of Gloucester to be told about the Siege of Gloucester and see the remaining evidence. 26 members in three groups had excellent tours organised by the Civic Society. We started by being told … Continue reading →

32 members enjoyed an afternoon at Tewkesbury Abbey, the second of our summer visits. We had an hour and a half’s excellent tour with many interesting and amusing stories associated with the history of the Abbey. This was followed by … Continue reading →

These will be a whole day on 6th July to Woodchester Park Mansion and an afternoon visit to Tewkesbury Abbey on August 10th