Parish Council Meeting
2026-02-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-06-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-08-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-09-02 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) and 15 more dates | Fownhope Pavilion, Fownhope, Herefordshire, HR1 4PJ, United Kingdom
Members of the public are always very welcome to attend our meetings.
There’s always a lot to discuss – you may be surprised just how much the Parish Council does on residents’ behalf.
Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of each month (excluding August and January) at 7pm at the Pavilion.
Agendas and minutes are published here.

History Group AGM & Talk
2026-02-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Fownhope New Memorial Hall – The Lechmere Room, Court Orchard, Fownhope, Herefordshire, HR1 4PE, United Kingdom
Members and prospective members please note that the Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 20th February at 7.30 pm in the Memorial Hall.
An electronic copy of the financial statement will be circulated in advance to members. Hard copies of the financial statement would also be provided at the AGM.
The AGM will be followed by a talk by Janet Nesaratnam, the county librarian on the Herefordshire History website.
Please come to support your local history group on the 20th!

Environment Group Meeting
2026-02-24 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-04-14 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-05-26 18:30 - 20:30 | The Green Man, Fownhope, Herefordshire, HR1 4PE, United Kingdom
The Fownhope Environment Group brings together village people and Parish Council to undertake activities that benefit the environment of Fownhope and positively impact climate and ecology.
Over the past few years the group has been busy – including:

Setting up The Fownhope Car
Developing the always-ready-for-action ‘Fownhope Wheelbarrows’ group – taking on works that help care for our local environment
Developing and promoting the village ‘Dark Skies’ policy and activities, including the wonderful bench on the Rec
Supporting Citizen Science activities to assess pollution of local waterways including the River Wye
Developing Fownhope Parish Council’s Declaration of a Climate Emergency – and working with local partners to put in place actions to support this declaration
Arranging village visits to Envirosort, and liaising with Herefordshire Council to understand and share recycling opportunities locally
Fundraising and coordinating the installation of the community EV charger that now lives beside the Pavilion
Supporting the planting of local native plants in hedgerows
… initiating conversations about the development of this very calendar as a resource for local activities.

Everyone is welcome to come along to our meetings – they are friendly and fun, and usually last about an hour – sometimes a little longer.
The group is currently co-chaired by Gareth Williams (from the Parish Council) and Kate Gathercole (from the local community).

Circumnavigator to Admiral to Mayor of Hereford
2026-04-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Fownhope New Memorial Hall – The Lechmere Room, Court Orchard, Fownhope, Herefordshire, HR1 4PE, United Kingdom
Local historian, Yvonne Chapman, will talk on Nicholas Patteshall, a Herefordshire man, who circumnavigated the globe in the early 1800s, retired as an admiral in 1816, and went on to become Mayor of Hereford.
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.

History of the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal
2026-10-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Fownhope New Memorial Hall – The Lechmere Room, Court Orchard, Fownhope, Herefordshire, HR1 4PE, United Kingdom
Ralph Barber, chair of the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust, will talk on the history of the canal and the ongoing restoration project
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.

The Railways of Herefordshire and the Southern Marches
2026-11-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Fownhope New Memorial Hall – The Lechmere Room, Court Orchard, Fownhope, Herefordshire, HR1 4PE, United Kingdom
Heather Hurley will give a talk based on the research for her latest book, The Railways of Herefordshire and the Southern Marches, published by Logaston Press.
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.
