‘The Medieval Jewish History of Herefordshire’: Life and Learning at Hereford Cathedral
We’re delighted to be working in partnership with Hereford Cathedral’s Life and Learning programme on the Medieval Jewish History of Hereford. The programme has organised an important lecture event on the subject, at College Hall, Hereford Cathedral, at 7.00 pm on 17 September 2025. This is in memory of Joe Hillaby, our former President, whose contribution to Jewish history was huge. Tickets cost £10 per person and can be booked by phone on 01432 374 225 or online at www.herefordcathedral.org/events. Please click here to see a poster with programme details and confirming ticket information. We’re also looking forward to the Club’s talk of Saturday 3 January, a further part of the partnership with the Cathedral, when Debra Higgs Strickland of Glasgow University will talk about ‘The 1290 expulsion and the place of Hereford’s Jewish community on the Hereford Mappa Mundi’.
Saturday Meetings Programme—Winter 2025-26
All meetings will be held in the Town Hall, Hereford, starting at 14.15, except on Saturday 7 March, when the start time for the AGM and President’s address will be 13.30. Non-members are welcome to all talks.
2025
13 September - Will Watson: ‘Conserving and managing Ice Age Ponds’
11 October - The F. C. Morgan Lecture. Michael Colquhoun: ‘Rare bird sightings in Herefordshire over two decades’
8 November - Miriam Griffiths, Chair, Longtown & District Historical Society: ‘The Old Olchon Baptists: stories and evidence’
29 November - David Whitehead: ‘St Guthlac of Crowland, Hereford’s forgotten saint’
2026
3 January (in partnership with Hereford Cathedral) - Debra Higgs Strickland, Glasgow University: ‘The 1290 expulsion and the place of Hereford’s Jewish community on the Hereford Mappa Mundi’
24 January - Will Watson: ‘The ecology of the River Teme: a unique river'
14 February - Katy Churchill, Churchill Archaeology: ‘Buckholt Wood Community Dig, investigating a significant prehistoric landscape’
7 March – START AT 13.30 - AGM and President’s Address, Edward Perks: ‘G. F. Bodley and Herefordshire’
Friday Geology Meetings—Winter 2025-26
All meetings will take place on Fridays, in Hereford Town Hall, from 18.00 to 20.00. Non-members are welcome.
2025
24 October - John Lonergan: ‘How geology influenced the railways of Herefordshire’
14 November - Dr Arthur Tingley: ‘Ongoing work after the publication of the Knighton Geological Sheet’
12 December - Christmas nibbles. Bring a rock, fossil or antique. Discussion about the Club’s 175th anniversary celebrations
2026
16 January - Dr Babette Hoogaker, Heriot-Watt University: ‘The fate of ocean oxygenation in a warming world’
20 February - Dr Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand, THOR Cambridge: ‘Ice tipping points and the geological record’
20 March - Dave Green: ‘Geostudies—geology and landscape of the Woolhope Dome
Field Meetings Programme 2025
| No. | Date | Location | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Friday 25 April | Explore historical buildings and the surrounds of Presteigne | Duncan James |
| 2. | Saturday 17 May | Cwmyoy Expedition | Alan Bowring |
| 3. | Saturday 24 May | Medieval brasses, Hereford Cathedral | Prof. Nigel Saul |
| 4. | Saturday 21 June |
Coningsby Museum, Blackfriars monastic remains and rose garden, Hereford |
Dr Howard Tomlinson, President |
| 5. | Sunday 20 July | Snodhill Castle excavations | Tim Hoverd |
| 6. | Wednesday 23 July | Arthur’s Stone excavations | Prof. Keith Ray and Prof. |
| 7. | Wednesday 10 September |
Behind the scenes tour of palaeontology | Dr Emma Nicholls |
| 8. | Tuesday 7 October | Geodiversity Day in the Gullet Quarry, Malvern Hills | Moira Jenkins |
For more details of the content and arrangements for each Field Meeting please click here. Please click here for the booking forms.
These documents have also been sent to members by post.
Autumn/Winter Meetings and Geology Meetings 2025-2026
Details of these programmes will follow once they are finalised. They will be published later in the year.
General
Because of circumstances beyond the Club’s control, it is possible that meetings may have to be cancelled at short notice. Before
attending an advertised meeting, please check the Club website or your emails for late news.
The Club holds BALH insurance for indoor and field meetings; the policy fact sheet can be viewed here. Please note that there is no
personal accident cover for people aged under 16 or over 75.