WEM CIVIC SOCIETY: EVENTS 2018

Tuesday February 20th 2018 7.30pm	My Life in Oil: Working and Living on Rigs. Martin Carruthers
Tuesday March 20th 2018 7.30pm	Brewery History– with the Brewery History Society.
Tuesday April 17th 2018 7.30pm	Shropshire Turnpike Roads & Milestones. Alan Reade
Saturday April 21st 9.00am - 1.00pm 2.30pm	Wem Spring Market (St. George's Market) Wem Baptist Church, Wem Senior Club & Wem Town Hall Wem Walk with local historian, Tom Edwards.
Tuesday May 15th 2018 7.30pm	The Mosses, Ice Age to Modern Day. A journey of 10,000 years showing the Mosses’ importance in everyday life leading almost to the destruction of Great Britain’s 3rd largest lowland bog, its role as a habitat for rare animals; and its future. A new talk by Barry Probin
Tuesday June 19th 2018 7.30pm	The background to the building of the Ironbridge. Who built it and why. A talk by Phil Revell, writer and journalist.
July - October 2018 Closing Date: October 3rd.	Images of Stained Glass: Photographic Competition.
Tuesday July 17th 2018 7.30pm	Piecing together 800 years of history through timber: The Tilley Timber Project. George Nash
August	No meeting.
Tuesday September 18th 2018 Afternoon	Stained Glass – a visit to two churches (Shrewsbury) with Afternoon Tea. David Smith
Saturday September 29th 9.00am - 1.00pm	Wem Harvest Market Wem Baptist Church, Wem Senior Club & Wem Town Hall Part of British Food Fortnight in Wem
October	Photographic Competition: Stained Glass. Details to be confirmed. Images to be displayed in Wem Library with corrsponding book display from Shropshire Libraries.
Saturday October 6th (Afternoon) 2018	A Brick Walk in Wem with Tony Mugridge, Afternoon Tea (Wem Café) and later, the Castle. [Note: This is a new Brick Walk.]
Tuesday October 16th 2018 7.30pm	The Story of a Master Stonemason. Paul Arrowsmith
Tuesday November 20th 2018 7.30pm	Local History Evening – Wem & Surrounds.
Tuesday December 18th 2018 7.30pm	Christmas Social

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Previous Meetings & Events:
Bells & Bell Ringing: an art and a science, an illustrated talk by David Smith	Llangollen Canal by Chris Platon a talk by	An Antiques Evening with Jeremy Lamond; talk followed by a valuation of Pottery & Porcelain
The Story of Brickmaking by Tony Mugridge (Master Brick Maker)	Looking at the fragile historic landscapes of North Shropshire: by Dr George Nash	Local Clocks & Clockmakers [Ellesmere area] - Christopher Jobson plus an update on the archæological work being carried out at Shrewsbury Orthodox Church.
The 1960s in Wem & Surrounds.	Visit to Welshampton Church, tour led by Christopher Jobson	Shropshire’s Country Churches by Dorothy Nicolle
Wem History Day (Victoria County History) Wem Town Hall	The view from above: recent archaeological aerial survey work in Shropshire, an illustrated talk by Andy Wigley: a talk by	Visit to Shrewsbury Orthodox Church, Church of the Holy Fathers of Nicea, off Oteley Road, Sutton, Shrewsbury following lunch at Sparrow's Café, Battlefield 1403
Some Shropshire Saints by Christopher Jobson	Maps: Power & Perception an account of how maps and mapping inform, direct, order and influence us all through time by Martin Carruthers	The Crewe to Shrewsbury Railway by Bob Yate
Francis Frith, Victorian Photographer: a talk by Dorothy Nicolle	Memories of a Bygone Era: a talk by Idris Evans	A Brick Walk in Wem with Tony Mugridge followed by a Meal at The Castle, Wem.
The Story of Pub Signs - A talk by Dorothy Nicolle.	Visit to The National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire	Amazing Trees of Shropshire & Beyond by Rob McBride
The Story of the Silhouette factory - A talk by Nigel Hinton.	WWI – France & Flanders; a Wem & Surrounds perspective. The talk concentrated on the West European Theatre. Alex Williamson who has toured the battlefields of this area led this event.	Antarctic Antics – A Halley Base Doctor, 1987 – 1989 by Dr. Jeremy Owen
Ellesmere, the Dowry of Wales: The story of some of the Welsh Princes ranging from Cynddylan in the Dark Ages to Owain Glyndwr in the C15th. An illustrated talk by Christopher Jobson.	How far is an inch? An illustrated talk on maps by Roger Michell	Famous People of Wem & Surrounds: Frederick Alexander Barnett – The Brewer, Joel Stinchcombe - The Postmaster, Harry Strong– The War Hero, and not forgetting The Loppington Bear
Shropshire's Almshouses - A talk by Sylvia Watts.	Brick Works An illustrated talk on bricks, their use and manufacture by Oliver Richardson	The Story of Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings.
A day in the Life of a Signalman Paul Johnson	The Story of the Pubs and Brewing in Wem & Surrounds with Richard Earl and John Ruscoe.	Natural History Dr Alan Johnson
The Story of Hawkstone: A talk by John Ruscoe.	Birds of Wem & Surrounds: An illustrated talk by Dr Derek Sparkes	English & Welsh Wine Tasting. The Glass Gallery, Wem Town Hall
Local Geology: An illustrated talk by Martin Carruthers	Town Walk: Notable Buildings in Wem led by local historian Tom Edwards	Wildlife & Art in Shropshire: An illustrated talk by Ben Waddams
Life & History of the Drovers of North Wales: A talk by Idris Evans	Old farmyards of Shropshire Dr Nigel Baker	Loppington Church & Village, a guided tour by David Smith. Meal at the Dickin Arms
1940s and 1950s in Wem & Surrounds	Industries of Old Wem & Surrounds An illustrated talk by John Ruscoe	Remember Them: A WWI Exhibition The Royal British Legion, the Baptist Church and Wem Civic Society staged the Town Hall Exhibition.
Visit to the Shropshire Regimental Museum, Shrewsbury Talk: 'Tracing your relatives in WWI' Battlefield1403: Exhibition, Sparrow Café and Farm Shop	The Home Front in WWI & WWII: Looked at the impact of the wars on the area - agriculture and food, and the role of women and children. A tasting menu of WWII food was available.