Church Stretton History Group - Events

2025 EVENTS

The cost for members attending the talks is £2 and for non-members, £4.

Monday, January 20th 2025

2.00pm at the URC Hall

Colin Richards:

A Life in Ruins

Colin's talk will highlight various stages of his impressive career. Raised by a restoration builder, Colin developed many of the associated crafts. After gaining a planning degree, he worked as Principal Development Control Officer and Conservation Officer in Herefordshire, then as Conservation Officer for South Shropshire District Council from 1989 to 2009. During this period, he provided traditional building skills training for local property owners, builders, and students, and assisted owners of listed buildings.

After the Soviet Union's dissolution in 1989, he was nominated by English Heritage to provide traditional building skills training in Eastern Europe for the British Council, British Embassy, and Prince's Trust. This included working with local craftsmen and women in Poland, Romania, and Slovenia, involving constructing traditional brick and lime kilns.

In 2009, Colin became Head of Conservation and Archaeology for Shropshire Council, but he's probably best known for his role in the Victorian Farm series filmed at Acton Scott. He later set up a family historic building restoration company and occasionally worked in media, including Top Gear. In 2018, he oversaw the re-manufacture and firing of Ming Dynasty bricks for the Great Wall restoration.

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Monday, February 17th 2025

2.00pm at the URC Hall

Rose Aston:

Longnor History

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Monday, March 17th

2.00pm at the URC Hall

Dorothy Nicolle:

Cadfael

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Monday, April 14th

Please note change of date

2.00pm at the URC Hall

David Haigh:

Church Stretton 1900-1920

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Monday, May 19th

2.00pm at the URC Hall

AGM

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June, July and September tba

(no meetings in August)

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Monday, October 20th

2.00pm at the URC Hall

Roger White:

Shropshire in the Roman Period