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

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Thursday 16th July -  Celine O'Donovan Senior Associate 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), £45 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 - 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)  

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2027

Thursday 21st January - Members’  Evening

 

Thursday 18th February - Keith James   

The Campaign to Save Churchill House    

 

Thursday 18th March - Andy Johnson        

How did Sir John Oldcastle of Herefordshire become Shakespeare’s Falstaff, and why the name change?  

 

Thursday 15th April - Peter Blench   

Historic highlights of the Herefordshire Trail - a walker's appreciation of some county landmarks

 

Thursday 20th May - Sally Mansell

Hereford Museum’s History Store Costume Collection

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Thursday 17th June - Joe Kerr          

All the Beauteous Country Round: A History of Herefordshire Women  

 

Thursday 15th July - Heather Hurley   

Railways of Herefordshire and Southern Marches

 

No Meeting in August

 

Thursday 16th September - tbc

           

Thursday 21st October - Tom Oliver

Cider in Herefordshire: The Past, The Present and The Future

 

Thursday 18th November - AGM - Speaker tbc 

                    

Thursday 16th December - Quiz Night

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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