January 2025 has so far brought a mix of windy days, snow and ice followed by fog steadily creeping up towards the Clent Hills, obscuring the well loved views. Occasionally the sun shone encouraging us to get moving again. Before we move on to news of our meetings and events for this year . . . → Read More: Diary of Events for 2025
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This is the title of Tim Cornah’s talk for us on Thursday 21st November. Our meeting which will start at -2pm – takes place at Clent Parish Hall. DY9 9QT. Parking is to the rear of the hall, or further along Church Ave, towards the bridge. Free entry for members / £4 for . . . → Read More: Thurs 21st Nov – FROM CASTLE TO BISHOP’S PALACE AND BACK AGAIN – Tim Cornah Thursday 19th September 2024 . 7.30pm for 8pm start. No, Ned is not planning to talk about rag and bone men or scrap metal dealers, as far as we know! Ned will take us on an illustrated journey through the world of architectural gems created in corrugated iron. Some of us may even . . . → Read More: ANY OLD IRON – Ned Williams This Saturday – 15th June 2024 – is the day to take a walk through our local history. When? From 10am until 4pm Where? At Clent Parish Hall, Church Ave, Clent ,DY9 9QT Cost? Free entry. Don’t worry about the weather, step inside the hall and enjoy the day exploring the displays . . . → Read More: HISTORY FAIR- 15th June All meetings are held in Clent Parish Hall, Church Avenue. (DY9 9Q) Please check times as we have made some changes in order to make our winter meetings more accessible by holding them in the afternoon rather than evening. On 21st March at 2pm Henry Chance gave his talk Chance Brothers Glass . . . → Read More: Events for 2024 The following is an extract from an unpublished book – Six Poor Boys– written by the late Joyce Coley; a well respected teacher and local historian. In this book Joyce explores many aspects of Clent village life from the 1700s to the 1940s. Wednesday 2ed January 2024 and it is raining again . . . → Read More: Raining Again. You are invited to join us at Clent Parish Hall on Thursday 7th December. The doors will be open at 7pm so come and grab a seat ready for Mary Bodfish to begin her talk at 8pm. The season to be jolly will soon be upon us and Mary’s talk will set . . . → Read More: 7th December – Christmas, Past and Present A focus on very local history fills our calendar for the Historic year of 2023: Stourbridge Glass Works, Avoncroft and the Witches of Worcestershire will all be featured. . . . → Read More: Meetings and Events for 2023 Roy Allbutt will start our Clent History Society year with a talk exploring the colourful and highly specialised art of Stained Glass Windows. With his wide ranging knowledge and enthusiasm around this subject we can look forward to an evening of discovery. Roy takes a special interest in the history of stained glass windows we . . . → Read More: 16th March – “Stained Glass Windows” – Roy Allbutt The story isn’t over yet… … Earlier this year (February 2022) Sir Ernest Shackleton’s long lost ship Endurance, was discovered! Located at a depth of 3,008m in the waters of Antarctica and 4 miles south of its last recorded position. The ship’s exact whereabouts had been unknown for 100 years. The debate about the . . . → Read More: 17th November – “Shackleton’s Endurance” – Andrew Lound |
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