SATURDAY 10 MAY

GRANGE COURT and GARDENS

Grange Court, Leominster. Throughout Herefordshire History Festival week my friendly volunteer guides will be offering free short guided tours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 11am; Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm. Magnificent historic building open to local community and to visitors. Free entry Monday to Saturday, 10 – 4.

HEREFORD & GLOUCESTER CANAL TRUST – Minibus Tour of sites of H&G Canal

Saturday 10 May 2025 10.00am till Mid afternoon, Aylestone Park, Hereford. A whistle stop tour of sites on the H&G Canal in Herefordshire.

CALLOW VE DAY ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Saturday 10 May 2025 3.00 – 5.00pm, Callow Parish Hall. A tea party at Callow Parish Hall on Saturday 10 May 2025 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of V.E. Day, with an exhibition of Second World War photographs and memorabilia, and the opportunity to speak to people who can remember Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945..

HEREFORD DIOCESAN GUILD OF BELLRINGERS

Saturday 10 May 2025 3.00 – 5.00pm, St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye. AGM of the HDGB will be held in St Marys Church Ross on Wye, we will include activities and some archive material from our Guild (139 years old).

VISIT to YARPOLE ST LEONARD’S BELLTOWER

10th to 18th May 2025 – Visit to Yarpole with a pre-ordered afternoon tea at the Gallery Café on Weds 14 May. St Leonard’s Management, Yarpole invites you to our beautiful Bell Tower and Trailblazing 14th century church that was the first reordered church which hosts an award winning Gallery Café, Village Shop and Post Office.

BROMYARD LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY – Made in Bromyard

Saturday 10th May 10am – 12.30. Thursday 15th May and Friday 16th May 10am – 1pm & 2pm – 4.30pm, Bromyard Local & Family History Centre, 5 Sherford Street Bromyard HR7 4DL. An exhibition of photographs and artifacts showing the trades of Bromyard & District spanning one hundred and fifty years..

WEOBLEY MUSEUM – EXTENDED OPENING DURING FESTIVAL

Saturday 10 May, Sunday 11 May, Friday 17 May 2025 10.00am – 2.00pm, Weobley Museum, Back Lane, Weobley. HR4 8SA. The museum is open to the public on Monday mornings 10-1pm and Thursday afternoons 2-5pm between April and September inclusive. During Hereford Histories Festival the museum will also be open 10-2 on 10,11 and 16th May.

DISCOVER MOCCAS: CHURCH, ORGAN and WATER PUMP

Saturday 10 May 2025 2.00 – 5.00pm, Moccas Church. Moccas Church PCC, in collaboration with the Woolhope Club, is putting on an afternoon of illustrated talks and organ demo : David Whitehead on the history of Moccas Church and its newly restored organ and waterpump, Francis Chester-Master on the Moccas stained glass, Anthea Chester-Master on the Knox family during WW1, and Lyndon Eatough Smith will demonstrate the organ and waterpump, and play Elgar and the Dambusters hymn in celebration of VE day .

EXPLORE THE WOOLHOPE CLUB’S TRANSACTIONS

10 – 17 May 2025, HARC, Rotherwas An exhibition celebrating this unique treasure chest of research about Herefordshire published since 1852. Find out more and start exploring…

HEREFORDSHIRE HISTORY DAY AT HARC

10 May 2025, HARC, Rotherwas Herefordshire History Day at HARC. Herefordshire Family History Society will be hosting a history day at the HARC in Rotherwas where we will welcoming other history organisations to come along and display what they have to offer. Societies who have agreed to exhibit at the moment are: Bartonsham History Group, Bromyard Local History Society, Caring for God’s Acre, Hereford Community Farm, Dinedor Heritage Group, Rotherwas Together and the Woolhope Club

HISTORY OF WIGMORE

10 – 18 May 2025, Wigmore Church Presenting the history of our village church, adjacent castle and community through interpretation funded by the National Lottery.

PHOTOGRAPHY: BUILDINGS OF ROSS 1975

10 – 18 May 2025, Ross-on-Wye An exhibition of photographs of Ross buildings 50 years ago.

FROM WALTERSTONE TO NEW YORK

Sat 10th, Sun 11th, Sat 17th, Sun 18th 2025 12.00 to 4.00pm, St Mary’s Church, Walterstone, HR2 0DX . From Walterstone to New York. Telling the story of orphan David Price and his childhood leading up to his emigration to the USA in 1842 and what happened afterwards.

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DINEDOR HERITAGE GROUP

Saturday 10 May, Mon – Fri 2025 1000am – 4.00pm, Rotherwas Chapel. A board display showing various aspects of Dinedor Village and Surroundings.

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THE PYONS IN THE WAR YEARS

Saturday 10th May 2025. 11.00am – 5.00pm , Canon Pyon Village Hall. An exhibition of what life was like in the Pyons Group Area during the Second World War.

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