A Brief History of Castle Hedingham
Old Pictures of Castle Hedingham
Castle Hedingham Parish Council
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A Brief History of Castle Hedingham
Old Pictures of Castle Hedingham
Castle Hedingham Parish Council
Hedingham Heritage Society
The Society aims to provide an interest and awareness of the local environment - it’s past, present and future.
Membership subscription: £10.00 single, £15.00 joint per annum.
Under sixteen year olds - free.
Talks and walks are free to members. Non members pay £3.00
You are invited to view and share photographs of interest to Society members at the Flickr Hedingham Heritage Society group.
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Thursday, 31st May, 7:00pm |
Orchids and Amphibians: an evening visit to Cornard Country
Park with Adrian
Walters. Meet 7:00pm at allotment, Great Cornard, or 6pm at The
Bell, Castle Hedingham. |
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Thursday 21st June, 7:45pm |
The Royal Connections of St Nicholas' Church: A talk by Charles Bird. Meet at St Nicholas Church, Castle Hedingham, 7:45pm. |
| Tuesday, 3rd July, 7:00pm |
Colne
Valley Railway: a guided tour, talk and train
ride. Meet at the railway station at 7:00pm. |
| Thursday, 19th July, 8:00pm |
Bat Walk: A dusk walk around the castle estate
identifying bats and creatures of the night. Meet at the castle gate,
Castle Hedingham, at 8:00pm. |
| Thursday, 2nd August, 7:00pm |
Warner's
Mill: A guided talk and tour on the textiles and silk of the mill.
Charge of £5.00. Meet at the mill, Braintree, at 7:00pm, or at
The Bell, Castle Hedingham, at 6:15pm. |
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Thursday 6th September, 7:45pm |
Time Traveller - Defoe's tour through East Anglia: Ancenstral Voices perform a unique blend of history and music of the C18th. Meet at the Memorial Hall, Castle Hedingham, at 7:45pm. |
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Sunday, 30th September, 10:30am |
Roman Autumn Walk: A circular walk
to the Roman villa at Gestingthorpe with a short guided tour led by
Ashley Cooper. Meeting at the Memorial Hall, Castle Hedingham, at
10:30am. |
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Thursday, 4th October, 7:45pm |
British Birds of Prey: An evening talk with live birds bt Gary
Butcher from Wingbeats. Meeting at the Memorial Hall. |
| Thursday, 1st November, 7:45pm |
Spitfire Summer: Essex and the
drama of 1940. An illustrated talk by Paul Rusiecki.
Meeting at the Memorial Hall. |
| Saturday, 8th December, 7:30pm |
 Christmas Social - On and Off the Antiques Roadshow: Two
course meal and after-dinner talk by Bunny Campione.
Memorial Hall. Booking essential. Tickets £14.00, initially members
only. |
| Thursday, 27th December, 10:30am |
Winter Walk: Details to be
announced. |
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Thursday 3rd January, 7:45pm |
Discovery
of a Roman Settlement: Ashley Cooper, local farmer and author, talks
about a Roman craftsman's settlement. Meeting at the Memorial Hall,
Castle Hedingham. |
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Thursday 7th February, 7:45pm |
Poachers and Smugglers: People on the outside. A talk by
hostorian and author, William Tyler. Meeting at the Memorial Hall,
Castle Hedingham. |
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Thursday 7th March, 7:45pm |
The Smaller Creatures we Love to Hate: An illustrated talk on insects, invertebrates and bugs by Cliff Moore, Essex Wildlife Trust. Meeting at the Memorial Hall, Castle Hedingham. |
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Thursday 4th April, 7:45pm |
Stow Maries Aerodrome: The history and ecology of a First World War Essex aerodrome. An illustrated talk by Roger Smith. Meeting at the Memorial Hall, Castle Hedingham. |
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Thursday 9th May, 7:45pm |
A.G.M., followed by River Colne - Source to Sea: An illustrated talk on the wildlife of the river by Alex Bass, ornithologist.
Meeting at the Memorial Hall, Castle Hedingham. |
