The 2023 Annual General Meeting of Aldermaston History Group that will be followed by a talk by Rosie Everritt on the Berkshire Records Office.

Open to members and non-members

Aldermaston History Group members act as guides around this beautiful and interesting 12th century building.

Open to the general public , free entrance

At this meeting there will be updates about the History Group followed by a talk

“Not all Beer and Skittles”
A Short History of Pubs, Beer and Breweries

by Sue Ellis

Sue Ellis is an amateur historian who moved to Thatcham in 1983, and has since become immersed in the history of West Berkshire. She is Secretary to the West Berkshire Heritage Forum and to Thatcham Historical Society, and sits on the Thatcham Town Council Heritage Working Group. She is very much involved in West Berkshire’s Local Listing process, which identifies and celebrates buildings and other heritage assets of local importance, and in the Conservation Area Appraisal training currently being rolled out to parishes. Now retired from a career working in libraries and in local government, she indulges her love of history, ancient buildings and archaeology by researching and talking on a wide range of subjects, including Richard III (man or monster?), the NorthWest Passage, Piltdown Man, Anglo-Saxon history, military history, and family history.

Biography from the Berkshire Local History Association website

Sue last spoke to the Aldermaston History Group in January 2020 with her talk on “Magna Carta”

Provisional date & venue for Aldermaston History Group Meeting, details are subject to change.

Open to members and non-members (a £5 is charged)

The format is that of a usual Aldermaston History Group Meeting with the main section being an interesting talk.

The talk at this meeting will be entitled “Motoring in the Kennet Valley” by Roger Day & Tim Green who authored the book Motoring History of the Kennet Valley

Provisional date & venue for Aldermaston History Group Meeting, details are subject to change.
Open to members and non-members (a £5 is charged)

The 2022 National Heritage Open Days are a national festival of open venues around the whole country.

In Aldermaston, the History Group assist the Parish Church of St. Mary’s to open the 12th Century Church to the general public for the day. We provide information about the artefacts, paintings and history of the church building.

A talk by Professor Mike Fulford on “Roman Silchester”

The Officers Mess, The Hinds Head, Aldermaston

The venue may change depending on the number of people that want to attend

This talk is free to Members of the Aldermaston History Group
Non-members £5

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Annual General Meeting of the Aldermaston History Group followed by a talk (t.b.d.)

Free entry to Aldermaston church as part of the national Heritage Open Days. Come along and look at this beautiful building with it’s historic significance to Aldermaston and it’s very special collection of wall paintings. Subject to weather and permissions there will be short guided tours aroun the exterior of the Manor House at 14:00, 15:00 & 16:00.