Newsletter – February 2014
January 15th, 2014The private journal of ten year old Emily Pepys reveals her as ‘vocal and intelligent beyond her years’ and was written at her family home, Hartlebury Castle, in 1844. So said our speaker this month, Diana Clutterbuck as she outlined Emily’s life as a Bishop’s daughter and later as wife to Rev. Hon. William Henry Lyttelton, which gives her the connection with Hagley. Sadly, she died young but is still remembered through the ‘Emily Lyttelton Fund’ created in her memory for local nursing purposes.
We have a number of outings planned for the spring:
Coach Outing to Tenbury Wells – Thursday 10th April. We will have a guided visit around the restored Pump Rooms. Afterwards, we will visit the art deco Regal Cinema for a tour of the auditorium and museum. There will be a sandwich buffet with tea or coffee, followed by an appropriate film.
Following the well received presentation on Churchill Forge by Pauline and Geoff Hayward at last November’s meeting, there will be a car outing to the Forge on Tuesday 20th May. We meet at the Forge at 10.30am for a tour which will last about an hour. Afterwards lunch is at the Old House at Home in Blakedown.
Car Outing to Canal Towpath Walk, Kidderminster – Saturday 14th June. We meet at 10am at Carters Furniture Store car park for a 2 hour canal walk. Our guide will be Melvyn Thompson from the Museum of Carpet who will take us as far as Limekiln Bridge. Afterwards lunch is at the Watermill (Stourport Road) where light meals are under £5 and main meals are two for the price of one.
Non-members are welcome to contact us either at one of our meetings or via our website to see if there are places available.
The April meeting on Tuesday 1st April sees Dr Gillian White presenting ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’. She is a NADFAS speaker and anyone who has heard her before will know how entertaining she is whatever her subject.
Visitors are most welcome at all our events – see website for details and contacts.