Events
Next Lecture
Plans for Swindon that never happened
By John Ratcliffe
23rd April 2025
NEW VENUE: MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH, HIGHWORTH, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Monthly Lectures Programme – 2025
22nd January 2025 – Further Along the Thames Path – by Bill King
26th February 2025 – Hannington and the Freke Family – by Barry Compton
26th March 2025 – The Story of Devizes Castle – by David Dawson
23rd April 2025 – Plans for Swindon that Never Happened – by John Ratcliffe
28th May 2025 – The Story of the Teddy Bear – by Gillian White
25th June 2025 – The Abandoned Ships of Purton (Glos) – by Paul Barnett
Location of Monthly Lectures
All lecture meetings are held in St Michael’s Church, Highworth, SN6 7NA, unless otherwise stated. Meetings start at 7.30pm.
Visitors to all events pay on the door, however, if you wish to reserve tickets in advance for our lectures or events please email us.
Members are admitted free of charge. Visitors £3.00 (cash on door).
Other Events
Highworth VE Day celebration
Visit Highworth, High Street, Highworth.
Thursday 8th May 2025. 10am to 9.30pm.
Come along and see our displays celebrating Highworth’s contribution to the war effort. There will be an exhibition within the museum in Visit Highworth in the High Street plus a full size replica Spitfire and military vehicles in the Market Square. We look forward to seeing you all there.
HHS Museum, Highworth Visitor Centre, High Street, Highworth.
Ceramics by Garry Douel
This exhibition incorporates samples of pottery by Garry Douel, who taught Art and Pottery at Warneford School from 1965 to 1986.
There are also displays of Highworth Railway artefacts and photographs
and coins and banknotes of the UK.
HHS OUTDOOR DISPLAY OF FARM EQUIPMENT IS NOW OPEN
Come along to the Community Centre in The Dormers to view the impressive display of farming equipment, much of which is over 100 years old.
Free Entry.
