Bartonsham History Group - News

STORY NIGHT at the Volunteer

27/11/2023

Join us for a festive get together and listen to some local stories.
The story of the Wye spirit; how our Harold Street D Day GI's made their fries; why Park Street schoolgirl Alice ended up a wife on the Danube Railway; and more!

Do you have any (brief) local stories to share? Come and tell us

Monday Oct 9th

26/9/2023

Operation Nimrod by Soldier X

HEREFORD HISTORY DAY at Hereford Town Hall organised by Herefordshire Lore

12/9/2023

Saturday 23rd September 11am -4pm.

Bartonsham History Group will be there.

The day starts with a civic procession through High Town at 10.30 after which the Mayor will formally open the event at the Town Hall.
There will be a ‘local history supermarket’, Various history groups, a history slam, Hereford’s secret museum, young historian award ceremony, walks organised by the city guides, a peek into the Mayor’s Parlour. Guest speaker Nick Barratt, researcher and presenter from BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are programme will also be there. Local history books available to buy on the day and homemade cakes and teas and coffees available throughout the event.

Click here to find out more

May 24th, 2023

24/5/2023

A Century of Scouting in Hereford

5/3/2023

Monday 13th March. 7.30 in the back bar at The Barrels, St Owen Street

Chris Ruffe from the Scout Hut, at Scouts Corner gives us the lowdown on some local scout history, as we bid goodbye to the old scout hut.

Pictured on the poster, Hereford Scouts, gas masks at the ready, with ARP controller Cecil Coney, right, and Deputy Commissioner Major Bailey during the last war. (Scout Stan Davis, who loaned the photo to Herefordshire Lore, middle row, end, left). The county scouts were active in both world wars under the direction of the chief constable, guarding bridges, telegraph lines, and carrying messages.

Wassailing at the Moot Point - January 6th

26/12/2022

FRIDAY EVE
You are invited to come Wassailing with us.
A first blessing for the orchard at the Moot point.

Meet us by the Scout hut at 6pm.
Procession first, then singing. With food and drink. Bring something to make a noise; a musical instrument or pots and pans, and torch lights - no naked flames please.

Finish around 7pm

Hop Harvest & Beyond.

25/10/2022

Tuesday 8th November. 7.30 in the back bar at The Barrels, St Owen Street.

Talk by Marsha O'Mahoney.
This time Marsha will be talking about what happens after the Hop Harvest: drying, buying, selling, sampling, competitions and pubs.
All leading to a good pint of English ale.

Marsha's talk will reference her book:
'Scratch of the Hop', which will be for sale
at the event.

The Story of Victoria Bridge

26/9/2022

Tuesday 11th October. 7.30 in the back bar at The Barrels, St Owen Street.

Rhys Griffith from HARC, will be talking about the history of this well known footbridge over the river.
How it was planned and how it represented a break with Herefords past.

Scouts Corner - need donations to help rebuild our community asset

28/8/2022

Our good friends at the 1st Hereford Scouts, based at Scouts Corner at the end of Park Street, have launched a fundraising appeal to replace the existing building with one more suited to today's requirements. Please give generously to this great organisation & future community asset.
Click this link to donate to the campaign
Thank you.

The River at Bartonsham Tuesday 2nd August

19/7/2022

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Who? Where? When? Why?

Meet at the Canary Bridge at 6.30, the Talk begins here. Come and find the answers.

There will be various speakers, each with their own specialist subject. Later we will head across the fields to the site of the Bassom, via the best route and also dependant on the weather.

Possibility of finishing with drinks at the Volunteer.