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7.30pm |
AGM; Forum: Wem High St.: the White Horse - a catalyst for Change? | |
7.30pm | Silver from the West: The Wem Hoard by Dr Roger White. In 2018, and 2019, three metal detectorists unearthed a hoard of silver in a field near Wem. Examination of this hoard has taken some time due to its accession process by Shropshire Museums Service via the Coroner’s court, and the attendant cataloguing. This has established that the hoard falls into a small category of late Roman ‘hacksilver’ hoards known from the UK and dates probably to the end of the fifth century. This lecture will outline what has been discovered so far about the hoard, and its context, and outline plans for future research. | |
7.30pm | Railways of the northern Marches – David Smith. The earliest railways (or, rather, 'plateways') in Shropshire were in the industrial east of the county, now Telford and Wrekin. However, despite the rural nature of western Shropshire and southern Cheshire, numerous small railway companies were founded to build lines that, on their own, may have seemed to have little opportunity for profitable traffic. It was only when these small railways were combined that they made more sense - and more profit, some becoming major trunk routes. Since their inception, however, the great railway centres of the northern Marches - Crewe, Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Wrexham and Chester - have all lost platforms and, apart from Crewe, branch lines and even whole stations, though not all of this can be blamed on the ogre of Doctor Beeching. David will attempt to make some sense of the spider's web of lines that grew up piecemeal, and have largely disappeared as a spider's web in the wind. | |
7.30pm | The Prees Branch Canal
and why it never reached Prees. An intriguing insight into the history of our local canal network and what might have been - an insight into life
on the canals in the last years of commercial use. A talk by Matthew Lanham | |
9.00am to 1.00pm | Wem Spring Market Town Hall and Jubilee Square | |
7.30pm | Goose Grease and Brown Paper by Kath Reynolds | |
| Trip – Y Tloty Llanfyllin (Workhouse) | ||
7.30pm | Worldwide Codebreaking in WW2 by Howard Cranston | |
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morning | Walk around Wem: Churches & Chapels led by David Smith -
followed by Talk: Wem in 1930s, prelude to war by Oliver Richardson. | |
7.30pm | Tudor Food: Talk & Tasting. | |
9.00am to 1.00pm | Harvest Market - Town Hall and Jubilee Square | |
7.30pm - Zoom | From the Fury of the Vikings by Sandy Leong | |
Parish Church | Remembrance Sunday | |
7.30pm - Zoom | Folklore of Houses by Mark Lewis | |
7.30pm | Xmas Social: Buffet, Quizzes and Raffle. |
| AGM; Forum: Development in Market Towns & Rural Areas with Tim Ashton Wem Town Hall, High St., Wem |
Spilling the Beans by Sandy Leong |
Hawkestone Hills & Follies with Clare Blencowe and David Smith. |
Stupid Moments in History by Anthony Poulton-Smith – This talk will be transmitted to the cinema screen in Wem Town Hall. There will be the opportunity to question the speaker at the end of the talk. |
Decade of Change – 1960s by Paul Robbins |
Trip - Shropshire Flax Mill and Maltings. Guided Tour and access to Exhibition. Also - Textile Exhibition, 'A Stitch in Time' is available. |
My Time at Bletchley Park. by Betty Webb, MBE The talk will be transmitted to the cinema screen in Wem Town Hall. There will be the opportunity to question the speaker at the end of the talk. |
Heritage Event - Tours of Noble Street. 1st Tour - a walk down Noble Street; 2nd Tour - illustrated talk on Noble Street(Wem's cinema screen). plus Exhibition; Heritage Stalls and Rolling Images of Wem, past & present. |
Heritage Event - An Account and History of Food in The Welsh Marches and adjacent Welsh counties includng a Tasting Menu | Hillforts & Castles A talk by Oliver Richardson | British Railways in WWII by Richard Marks - |
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42nd AGM, Members Forum: Listed Buildings in Wem. Wem Town Hall, High St., Wem |
Wem Agricultural Shows: Talks by Roger Ashton, Oliver Richardson and Display by Tom Edwards | My part in the One Hundred Years of RAPRA Techology -
(Rubber and Plastics Research Association) is a Not-for-Profit Membership Association for companies in Polymer manufacturing, processing or end use. A talk by Ivan James FInstP FRMS. Display on a local history topic by Tom Edwards. |
Heritage Project:Within the Town Gates Talks by George Nash and Malcolm Adkins - Photography Competition - the winning and short listed entries. | St George’s Market - Wem Spring Market Town Hall, Jubilee Square and Youth Club< | A history of Shropshire Porcelain. A talk by Tim Dawes | Nuts in May Social, Wem Town Hall, 7.30pm. | Trip - Two Churches and a Pub. Moreton Say - St Margaret of Antioch; The Red Lion, Wistonwick; Hodnet - St. Luke | Craft of the Silversmith. A talk by Penny Wheat - A lively and amusing talk based on 36 years as a
lecturer at Stafford College. Lavishly illustrated with many items of silverware and jewellery etc. Penny worked as a college lecturer,
teaching silversmithing and jewellery for 36 years, until her retirement seven years ago. |
Tour of Aston Street - the story of its shops. Starting with a display and short talk in
the Schoolroom of the Methodist Church (Aston Street), followed by a tour of Aston Street and ending with Sands the Florist. |
Food, Glorious Food A talk by Kath Reynolds.Our changing eating habits and convenience foods in our diet. From fish fingers to Angel Delight, Camp coffee to Chianti in a basket, spam to salmon paste - all the things we have loved... and some of those we have hated! | "...and the High Street ran with Damson Juice." Talks, Reminiscences and a Tasting Menu: The story of food eaten in Shropshire and surronding counties prior to the present day. |
Arrows Away! Archery – ancient and modern. A talk by Penny Turner | Wem’s War Memorial: the stories of the men - at home and at war. A talk by Shelagh Richardson. The stories of some of the men listed on the memorial, both in Shropshire and at war, set against the wider background of the two world wars. |