Talks, Demos and Exhibitions

We have been lucky enough to persuade Clive Myer to give us an illustrated talk on the History and Development of Alternative Cinema. Clive has been responsible for developing film...

A exhibition of the end results of a project between St Marys' School and the Local History Group, looking at the history of the school. The children have been working...

Join us to experience an: Indian Cookery Masterclass with Rayeesa. Some of you will remember her last delicious demonstration two years ago. Tickets cost £12 and must be booked in advance. Refreshments to be served during the break. To book contact Sue Pope on 01432-860003 or info@fownhopefringe.org.uk.

"The National Garden Scheme Past and Present" Speakers: Graham and Angela O’Connell Graham and Angela are County Organisers of the NGS and will begin by telling us the history of the organisation (it dates back to Victorian times) and then tell us about its work today. They will also be showing pictures of some of...

Marsha O'Mahoney has worked as a newspaper reporter, author and writer of a number of books and commissioned works, oral historian on a series of documentary film projects, and as a memoirist. Marsha gave an entertaining and illuminating talk to the History Group in 2023 based on her book The Scratch of the Hop, a...

Part of Woolhope's St George Celebrations 2024 A fascinating talk by Revd Chris Moore about Nicholas de Hereford and his life from Sufton Court to the Papal prison and back again: a tale of a fourteenth century church radical. Starts 7:30pm at Woolhope Parish Hall. Tickets: £5 on the door. Refreshments & Raffle. For further...

"An introduction to Lawrence Johnston’s iconic garden". Speaker: Duncan Coombs. Including members’ plant sale. Refreshments will be served after the talk. Entry for members is free. Non-members are very welcome at a cost of £3 on the door.

The dangers, the dramas, and the day-to-day routine at the Rotherwas munitions plant in the two World Wars. An illustrated talk by Angela Williams, Project Assistant and researcher, at the Rotherwas Together project. The talk will be followed by a guided walk of the Rotherwas site later in the month. Everyone is welcome, please do...

"I have been interested in watermills ever since the woodwork master at school put up a notice for volunteers to help at Finch Foundry, Sticklepath, near Oakhampton in the late 1960s.  The desire to restore a mill was compelling and in the mid-1980s I found Mordiford Mill advertised in Mill News. The miller had done...

Kicking off Fownhope Fringe's exciting Spring Programme 2025... Arthur's Stone Two archaeologists from the English Heritage site, Steve Casey and Ginny Slade, will be talking about the discoveries made during the excavations that have taken place at Herefordshire’s most famous ancient landmark, the Neolithic chambered tomb Arthur’s Stone at Dorstone. They have a enthralling story to tell and,...

The start of our exciting Autumn Programme of Fringe Events 2025. We are pleased to present:- Julie Mackay - To Hunt a Killer Julie, who now lives locally, joined the police force in the 1980s when “Life on Mars” was still popular on TV and, over the next 30 years or so, she worked mostly...

Speaker: Mary Fenton Including members’ plant sale. Refreshments will be served after the talk. Entry for members is free. Non-members are very welcome at a cost of £4 on the door.

Speaker: Mandy Bradshaw Including members’ plant sale. Refreshments will be served after the talk. Entry for members is free. Non-members are very welcome at a cost of £4 on the door.

Speaker: Robert Champion. Including members’ plant sale. Refreshments will be served after the talk. Entry for members is free. Non-members are very welcome at a cost of £4 on the...