This workshop will be led by Sandra Snell. Everyone will be given the same flowers and foliage and mechanics to work with, under Sandra’s guidance. Please bring secateurs, scissors etc, plus something to put the cuttings into andsomething to cover the tables. The cost of the workshop will be £5 – please book before Feb...
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 schools, film festivals and film associations in Wales for many years. Book now - it should be fascinating! Tickets cost £12 and must be booked...
All welcome! Join us for tea, biscuits and a talk from Adam Alexander, aka The Seed Detective. Adam will be talking about the culture of seed saving and how our food growing heritage empowers gardens and gardeners. His visit is particularly timely in that it supports the work of the Herefordshire Seed Swap. Adam will...
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 hard on this, so please support them by coming along to see their efforts.
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.
This demonstration will be led by Leanne Williams. Leanne is new to our Club, so please give her your support. Refreshments will be available. As usual we will hold a raffle with the prizes being the floral arrangements. Visitors very welcome at £5 on the door, including refreshments.
"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...
A talk from Herefordshire Wildlife Trust for anyone who loves to walk in the beautiful countryside around our village and would love to know more about the local Nature Reserves and what to look out for at different times of the year. We’re hoping they will subsequently help us to organise a guided walk through...
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.
Join Gabe Cook, The Ciderologist, on Friday 9th August at Fownhope Pavillion for a Summer Cider Tasting evening. Following on from the success of the winter tasting, this will be...
"Preserving the harvest - beyond jam and chutney" Speaker: Kevin Alviti 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...
Speaker: Julie Richie of Hoo House Nursery. 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.
"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...
"Pest & Disease Control without Chemicals" Speaker: Roger Umpelby 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.
AGM followed by speaker Janelle Quitman. 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.
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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,...
Flower Demonstration by Elizabeth Graham. Refreshments will be available. As usual we will hold a raffle with the prizes being the floral arrangements. Visitors very welcome at £5 on the door, including refreshments.
Mary Shelley and the making of Frankenstein We are delighted to be welcoming back internationally renowned poet and biographer – and author of “In search of Mary Shelley” - Professor Fiona Sampson MBE who will be giving this talk. Mary Shelley, the wife of Percy Shelley the romantic poet and philosopher, wrote the gothic novel...
Flower Demonstration by Sionedd Hughes. Refreshments will be available. As usual we will hold a raffle with the prizes being the floral arrangements. Visitors very welcome at £5 on the door, including refreshments.
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...
Local historian Yvonne Chapman will talk on attitudes to babies and bastardy in 18th and early 19th century Allensmore. The meeting is open to members and non-members. Admission to the talk, at which refreshments will be available is free to members and £5 on the door for non-members.
Seasonal Cider Tasting Evening (7pm - 9pm)🍏 🎄🦌 Join The Ciderologist, Gabe Cook, for a unique and exclusive tutored cider tasting session. Born and bred in Dymock and now Fownhope resident, Gabe is the world's foremost cider expert. He has worked in the industry for 20 years, firstly making cider at Broome Farm, Peterstow and...
