Weobley History Society
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the society is very active in the village:
* we have an excellEnt museum full of fascinating local artefacts * we hold a series of regular winter meeetings and other activities * we produce a regular newsletter |
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above - please see the link to our facebook pages
Welcome to the Weobley History Society Web Site!
a very warm welcome is extended to you from the committee.
we look forward to seeing you visiting the museum and at our winter meetings .
The museum is open from 7th April 2025 to the end of september
May is Herefordshire Histories Month
The winter programme of talks has now finished but May is packed with history events.
The Herefordshire Histories Festival runs from 9 May to 25 May with activities and events celebrating history throughout the county. If you go to the Herefordshire Histories website https://herefordshirehistories.org you can search by location or date and find out what is going on when and how to get there.
We have two listings: first extended opening of the museum during the festival so visitors have more opportunities to visit the Give My Regards to Broad Street and When Hamnet Came to Weobley exhibitions; and second Celebrating Weobley Churchyard at the Parish Church on Monday 25th May 2-5pm.
The Caring for God’s Acre Project was established in Shropshire and Herefordshire in 2000 to conserve and care for rural churchyards, and promote their use as places of beauty, peace and learning for local communities. A Gods Acre Group was formed in Weobley supported by St Peter and St Paul’s PCC, Weobley and District Local History Society and others in 2002, and a Local Heritage Initiative Grant was awarded to finance surveys of the churchyard, its wildlife, archeology and history. Local people were involved in the surveys and the results were published in a series of papers, copies of which are in the library. In
March 2004 a Management Plan for St Peter and St Paul Churchyard by Caring for God’s Acre was agreed and published. It included a history of the churchyard, survey results and plans for lichens, trees, fauna, and archeology, plus recommendations for management in 4 defined areas. The recommendations included (i)interpret the churchyard in order to raise awareness and interest of visitors and local people; (ii) provide a safe space of beauty and peace; and (iii) promote the churchyard as a place of lifelong learning.
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Caring for God’s Acre Project and honour those recommendations:
Weobley and District Local History Society, Weobley Wildlife Trust and the PCC together will be Celebrating Weobley Churchyard in the church and churchyard on 25th May.
There will be short talks and guided walks, a quiz, hands-on activities for all ages exploring the flora and fauna and human history of the churchyard, tower tours, a chance to examine the parish records, a slide-show and teas in the church. It will be a fun and informative afternoon and all the activities are free.
In addition to the usual Monday 10-1 and Thursday 2-5 opening, the Museum will also be open on Saturday 9th, 16th & 23rd May 10-2.
Maggie Waldman
WDLHS
The winter programme of talks has now finished but May is packed with history events.
The Herefordshire Histories Festival runs from 9 May to 25 May with activities and events celebrating history throughout the county. If you go to the Herefordshire Histories website https://herefordshirehistories.org you can search by location or date and find out what is going on when and how to get there.
We have two listings: first extended opening of the museum during the festival so visitors have more opportunities to visit the Give My Regards to Broad Street and When Hamnet Came to Weobley exhibitions; and second Celebrating Weobley Churchyard at the Parish Church on Monday 25th May 2-5pm.
The Caring for God’s Acre Project was established in Shropshire and Herefordshire in 2000 to conserve and care for rural churchyards, and promote their use as places of beauty, peace and learning for local communities. A Gods Acre Group was formed in Weobley supported by St Peter and St Paul’s PCC, Weobley and District Local History Society and others in 2002, and a Local Heritage Initiative Grant was awarded to finance surveys of the churchyard, its wildlife, archeology and history. Local people were involved in the surveys and the results were published in a series of papers, copies of which are in the library. In
March 2004 a Management Plan for St Peter and St Paul Churchyard by Caring for God’s Acre was agreed and published. It included a history of the churchyard, survey results and plans for lichens, trees, fauna, and archeology, plus recommendations for management in 4 defined areas. The recommendations included (i)interpret the churchyard in order to raise awareness and interest of visitors and local people; (ii) provide a safe space of beauty and peace; and (iii) promote the churchyard as a place of lifelong learning.
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Caring for God’s Acre Project and honour those recommendations:
Weobley and District Local History Society, Weobley Wildlife Trust and the PCC together will be Celebrating Weobley Churchyard in the church and churchyard on 25th May.
There will be short talks and guided walks, a quiz, hands-on activities for all ages exploring the flora and fauna and human history of the churchyard, tower tours, a chance to examine the parish records, a slide-show and teas in the church. It will be a fun and informative afternoon and all the activities are free.
In addition to the usual Monday 10-1 and Thursday 2-5 opening, the Museum will also be open on Saturday 9th, 16th & 23rd May 10-2.
Maggie Waldman
WDLHS
the museum opened on monday april 7th!
please come and visit!
there are lots of interesting new displays
Mondays 10.00am-1pm
& Thursdays 2-5pm
Bank Holidays 10-4pm
Open Saturdays 10 May, 9 July,
16 August 10-2pm
please come and visit!
there are lots of interesting new displays
Mondays 10.00am-1pm
& Thursdays 2-5pm
Bank Holidays 10-4pm
Open Saturdays 10 May, 9 July,
16 August 10-2pm
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Come and browse the museum's collection of tools, pictures, documents and stories of village life. Discover who lived there, the jobs they did, the lives they led. Special displays this year on 1940s, wartime Weobley and VE Day.
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What is D-Day? D-Day is a significant event in history that marked a turning point in World War II. On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched a massive amphibious invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France, in an operation codenamed “Operation Overlord.” This operation, known as D-Day, was a crucial step in liberating Europe from Nazi Germany’s control.
Broad street in 1905
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