Hereford Civic Society

 

Meeting Programme January 2026 to December 2026

All meetings are 7.00pm for 7.30pm in Meeting Room Q at the

Kindle Centre behind ASDA, Hereford HR2 7JE unless otherwise stated​

 

​2026

Thursday 15th January  - Keith Ray

Offa’s Dyke - An Historic First Walk from Sea to Sea 

 

Thursday 19th February - Mike Truelove  Hereford BID

Hereford BID (Business Improvement District) Meaningful Businesses Support

 

Thursday 19th March - Laura Sommerville

Lost Buildings of Hereford

 

Thursday 16th April - Ralph Barber

The History & Restoration of the Hereford & Gloucester Canal

 

Wednesday 13th May and Wednesday 20th May

Hereford Histories Festival Quiz - The Brewery Room, The Barrels, St Owen Street

Doors open at 7.00 for a 7.30 start     £3 per person to enter.  Teams Max 5

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Thursday 21st May - Colin Richards

Hereford, its development and industries in the 20th Century

 

Tuesday 2nd June

Arrangements are in hand for a guided visit to Ledbury, including the Tudor Painted Room and the 17th Century Jacobean Market House (where we will meet at 10am).  Cost £3.  Research is in hand for possible coffee stop and lunch venue and visits to the Masters House and Butchers Row Museum (at extra cost/ individual expense).    Please email Ros (rosalind_peter@hotmail.com ) to register your interest, so that she can keep you informed of options/ plans.   

 

Friday 19th June (note change of day)  Ellie Chowns MP  (title to be advised)

 

Thursday 16th July -  speaker, a solicitor from Leigh Day

The Rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk Pollution Claim

 

Friday 24th July   

Summer coach outing.  “David Austin Rose Garden (home of the National Collection of English Roses) and Moseley Old Hall (NT)”.  Departing Hereford at 9.15am (returning at 6.30pm) and Leominster at 9.45am (returning at 6pm). Cost £35 (NT members), £46 for non-members of NT.  Please email Ros (rosalind_peter@hotmail.com ) to book. Friends who aren’t HCS members are welcome.

 

No Meeting in August

 

Thursday 17th September - Richard Willmott:

Thomas Traherne - An Introduction to Hereford's Greatest Writer

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Thursday 15th October 2026 - Jeremy Milln

Re-imagining Road Space in Hereford: How to Make the City a Safer and More Efficient Transport Experience for All 

 

Thursday 19th November - Dr. Kathryn Davies

Artisan Art in Herefordshire followed by the Society’s 2025/26 AGM (a month later than in previous years, to make for a less rushed process)

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Thursday 17th December - 10.30 am until noon to include tea, coffee and mince pies

David Seeney - Dinedor Secret Army - (please note the change in time for this event)  

 

2027 meeting dates:  January 21st;  February 18th;  March 18th;  April 15th;  May 20th; June 17th; July 15th;  September 16th;  October 21st;  November 18th and December 16th.

 

Hereford Civic Society annual membership:  £15.00 (£25.00 for two living at the same address).  Membership renewal due each 1st September. 

 

Non-members always welcome to attend our meetings: meeting admission £5 donation from November 2025, as agreed by Members at the October 2025 AGM

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Email: herefordcivicsociety@hotmail.co.uk to receive our free monthly email. Details of our meetings and events can also be found on our website: www.herefordcivicsociety.org.uk