Hedingham Heritage Society

Banner - The society aims to provide an interest and awareness of the local environment - its 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

New members are always welcome.

You are invited to view and share photographs of interest to Society members at the  Flickr Hedingham Heritage Society group

Programme 2010-2011
2010

Thursday, 13th May, 7:00 pm

NIGHTINGALES: An evening visit to Brooks Wood, Greenstead Green to hear the nightingales. Led by Peter Dwyer.
Meet at Bell 6.30pm or at the wood car park at 7.00pm

Thursday, 10th June 7:00pm

SUDBURY WATER MEADOWS: An evening visit led by meadow warden, naturalist and author Adrian Walters.              
Meet at The Croft (where the swans are) at 7.00pm or 6.30pm at The Bell.  

Sunday, 4th July 2:00pm

PLESHEY CASTLE: An afternoon visit and walk around the Castle with its de Vere associations. Led by Charles Bird, our local historian. £2.00 entry fee.
Meet at the Bell 1.00pm or 2.00pm at Pleshey Castle. 

Saturday, 17th July 2:00pm

HERITAGE GARDEN PARTY, FORDSIDE by kind invitation of Dr R. Green. Food, entertainment and good company by the River Colne. Tickets £5.00, 2.00 –4.30pm 

Thursday, 22nd July 7:00pm

ALDERFORD MILL: A special evening opening and tour of the mill (working if there is enough water!)
Meet at the mill 7.00pm
   

Sunday, 15th August 10:30am

Wickham St Paul, Autumn Walk, September 28th 2008
TWINSTEAD SUMMER WALK: Walk of approx. 4 miles led by Jeremy Capper. 

Meet at the Poodle Parlour, Twinstead 10.30am or 10.10 am at The Bell  

Thursday, 9th September 7:45pm

Black Death pictureTHE BLACK DEATH IN NORTH ESSEX: 

A talk by Cambridge Professor of Mediaeval History, Richard Smith.
Meeting at the Memorial Hall.

Sunday, 26th September 10:30amAUTUMN WALK: The Essex/Suffolk border.
Details to follow.
Meeting at the Memorial Hall
Thursday, 7th October 7:45pmDEER - NATIVE & INTRODUCED: An illustrated talk on our many species by Ray Tabor and Graham Foxall of the Essex Wildlife Trust. Meeting at the Memorial Hall

Thursday, 11th November 7:45pm

WORLD WAR 1, THE TRENCHES AND ESSEX MAN: A Remembrance Day talk on his grandfather’s diaries by Roger Cooke.

NOTE: meeting at SIBLE HEDINGHAM VILLAGE HALL

Saturday, 11th December 7:30pm

CHRISTMAS SOCIAL with poetry, music and cheer from the excellent and entertaining Martin Newell, writer and journalist  for the East Anglian Daily Times. 

Tickets £12.00 to include two course meal. Advance booking essential. At the Memorial Hall. 

Saturday 27th December 10.30am

Near Kirby Hall - the Festive Walk, 2008CHRISTMAS WALK: Details to be announced.


2011

Thursday, 6th January 7:45pm

HISTORY OF CASTLE HEDINGHAM, PART 2: More about the village from local historian and author, Charles Bird.

Meeting at the Memorial Hall.
    

Thursday, 8th February 7:45pm

OtterOTTERS AND MINK, FRIEND AND FOE: An illustrated talk by Darren Tansley of the Essex Wildlife Trust.

Meeting at The Memorial Hall.

Thursday, 3rd March 7:45pm

FROLIC, FERVOUR AND FORNICATION: A talk by Pip Wright on local life as told in past parish papers and registers.

Meeting at the Memorial Hall.       

Thursday 7th April 7:45pm

Picture of St george and the dragonST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON AND THE RETURN OF PARADISE: A talk and musical evening on the sacred sites of North Essex by Giles Bryant. 

Meeting at the Memorial Hall 

Sunday 16th April SPRING WALK: Details to be announced.

Thursday 5th May 7:45pm

A.G.M., OWLS: A talk about the recue programme for owls in Essex by Katrina Myers from Colchester Owl Rescue. (with accompanying rescued owls).
Meeting at the Memorial Hall

Projects / working mornings - dates to be arranged. Tasks to include verge/pond maintenance, tree/hedge planting, etc.