​All talks take place at:

Upper Rissington Village Hall

Wellington Road, Upper Rissington, GL54 2QW

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Event Times:

• Lectures: 7.30 p.m. (October, March, May)

• Lectures: 2.30 p.m. (November, December, January, February)

• Visits: April, June, September

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Talks are free for RLHS members (see Become a Member). Visitors are welcome for a fee of £3.50 per person.

 

Visits are charged separately, with details circulated to members in advance.

 

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Programme 2026–27

 

 

Wednesday September 23rd 2026

A Visit to Beckford Silk Mill

A private tour around a working silk mill, this is to follow on from our previous talk on the Blockley Silk Mills.

 

Friday October 16th 2026

Short AGM followed by: The Mitford Sisters - a talk by Gillian Cane

Six sisters described as outrageous, shocking and appalling, but always enduringly fascinating and never boring.

 

Friday November 20th 2026

The Industrial Heritage of the Cotswolds - a talk by Ray Wilson

Two major industries, agriculture, quarrying, and a range of smaller ones all required good transport systems to support their activities, hence roads, canals and railways were built.

 

Tuesday November 24th 2026

A Visit to The British Museum (Fully Subscribed)

A chance to view the Bayeux Tapestry, preceded by lunch in the à la carte restaurant.

 

Friday December 4th 2026

“Meet at Dawn, unarmed : The Christmas Truce 1914” - a talk by Andrew Hamilton

Based on his Grandfather’s diary, we hear about events leading to the truce and the reasons it took place.

 

Friday January 15th 2027

The Glosters at Waterloo - a talk by Andy Meller

The Glosters took part in the 100 days campaign which ended the Napoleonic Wars and were the only English line regiment mentioned in the Waterloo Despatch by Wellington.

 

Friday February 19th 2027

Treasures of the Burford Tolsey Museum - a talk by Peter Martin

Examining selected highlights from the unique collection in the Museum, housed in a 16th-Century High Street building, formerly used for the payment of market tolls.

 

Friday March 19th 2027

Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England - Harpy or Heroine?  A talk by John Reid

The most reviled Queen of England, made a scapegoat of all the catastrophic events of 15th- Century England. Was this just ? Or was she blamed for her husband, Henry VI’s inability to rule.

 

Friday April 16th 2027

A visit to the Museum in the Park (Stroud)

A tour viewing many objects on display and in collections, telling the story of the people and landscape of the Stroud District and the Cotswolds.

 

Friday May 21st 2027

A Medieval Mystery: The Fishpool Hoard - a talk by Gareth Howell

Found in 1966, this is the largest hoard of medieval coins found in the UK - why were they buried and where did they come from? They shed light on the Wars of the Roses.

 

Friday June 18th 2027

A visit to The Roman Gallery at The Ashmolean Museum, led by Dr Paul Roberts

A private tour taking in the newly refurbished Rome and the Roman Empire Gallery, which provides a rich flavour of what it was like to live in Roman Times.

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