7.30pm, Alveston Methodist Church
With Mrs Martin.
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7.30pm, The Methodist Hall, The Street, Olveston BS35 4DR
Prof. Tom James has advised Melvyn Bragg and Bettany Hughes on the Black Death and contributed to Radio 4’s ‘This Scepter’d Isle’. He will give us an illustrated talk on “The Greatest Catastrophe in Recorded History: The Black Death of 1348-50” which, according to modern scholarship, killed over 50% of the population of Europe. His wide-ranging talk will include the impacts of the plague on art and architecture, on the economy and on the mentality of the people of the time.
Existing and new members are very welcome, as are visitors.
Annual membership and entry to the entire season of talks: £5, payable at the door.
Entry to single talk: £2, payable at the door.
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7.30pm AGM, 9pm-ish Talk, Miners' Institute, Coalpit Heath (on A432, south side, sign says CH Village Hall)
AGM followed by short talk: 10 Years of SGMRG in Pictures by Roger Gosling.
For more information please ring Roger Gosling on 01454 883607 or email below.
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7.30pm, Alveston Methodist Church
With Gill Garrett.
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7.30pm, The Methodist Hall, The Street, Olveston BS35 4DR
John Loosley, an energetic and lively local historian, will be telling us about his researches into “Childhood Employment in Gloucestershire”. He has looked into child workers in the Forest of Dean and the textile mills of Stroud.
Existing and new members are very welcome, as are visitors.
Annual membership and entry to the entire season of talks: £5, payable at the door.
Entry to single talk: £2, payable at the door.
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Afternoon walk round Bedminster mines. For more information, please click below.
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7.30pm, Alveston Methodist Church
With Rose Hewlett.
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7.30pm, Alveston Methodist Church
With Paul Barnett.
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Afternoon Walk: Charterhouse (Mendip) led by Steve Tofts. For more information, please click below.
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1st and 2nd September, Oldwood Pit, Oldwood Lane, Tanhouse Lane, Rangeworthy, BS37 7PZ (between Rangeworthy and north Yate)
Setting up for open days. For more information, please click below.
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7.30 for 8pm, Miners Institute, Coalpit Heath (on A432, south side, sign says CH Village Hall)
Alan Gray - "Ochre Mining on Mendip".
For more information please ring Roger Gosling on 01454 883607 or email below.
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Afternoon Walk: Winford Ochre Mines led by Alan Gray. For more information, please click below.
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Lots of links to historical resources relevant to Olveston for family history research.
We meet at the Methodist Hall on the first Wednesday of each month from October to April with guest speakers on topics as diverse as The Severn Channel during the Ice Age and Concorde. In Summer we usually have two or three field trips, often following up talks given during the previous winter. Visitors are always welcomed and, more often than not, recruited.
SGMRG is a voluntary organisation that relies on grants and donations from local people. Our membership is made up of archaeologists, surveyors, historians, engineers, cavers and those simply interested in finding more about what lies under their feet.
We have regular meetings, walks and talks including the opportunity to get involved in exploration, archaeology and resotoration work. If you would like more information contact the Chairman Roger Gosling by email or on 01454 883607.
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