Romsley & Hunnington History Society -

Programme 2025

Our monthly meetings are held in the Church Hall, Romsley, starting at 7.30pm:

2025

• 25 February 2025: Eleanor of Aquitaine. Speaker: Howard Robinson
• 25 March 2025: Surnames: Their history and meanings. Speaker: Richard Churchley
• 22 April 2025: To Murder a Priest: The Popish Plot and Worcestershire. Speaker: Douglas Smith
• 27 May 2025: A.G.M. followed by Jean Cockin – A Journey into Egypt 2009
• 24 June 2025: Defiance, Drama and Dominoes: Prisoners of war in Britain during the French Revolution. Speaker: Professor Kate Astbury, University of Warwick   Read the meeting report.
• July 2025: Outing to Chaddesley Corbett  Read the visit report
• 28 September 2025: The Sinking of the Titanic. Speaker: Paul & Helen Harding  Read the meeting report
• 28 October 2025: The Visit of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams to the Leasowes and Hagley Hall. Speaker: Julian Hunt
• 25 November 2025: From Christmas Past to Christmas Present. Speaker: Mary Bodfish

See below for our newly-announced programme for 2026. 

For the latest local history events across the county see the Worcestershire Local History Forum website.

Programme 2026

Our monthly meetings are held in the Church Hall, Romsley, starting at 7.30pm:

2026

• 24th February: Looking at the Shops - An account of how every shop front tells a story  Speaker: Ned Williams
• 24th March: Richard III & the Latest on the Mystery of the Princes in the Tower  Speaker: Max Keen
• 28th April: A Land Army Life: Women's Land Army during WW2  Speaker: Robin Hill
• 26th May: AGM followed by RHHS Diamond Jubilee Celebration
• 23rd June: Infamous Women - Myths about Marie - Antoinette & Josephine  Speaker: Prof. Kate Astbury
• 22nd September: Captain Bligh & Mutiny - there were 3 not just one  Speaker: Howard Robinson
• 27th October: Isambard Kingdom Brunel - they don't make them like that anymore  Speaker: Philip Bowen
• 24th November: Christmas songs through the ages  Speaker: Richard Churchley

New Book: Growing Up in Bluebird's Garden Village

The Society is delighted to publish a new book, Growing Up in Blue Bird's Garden Village, by Margaret Harding and Valerie Mills.

Margaret was born and raised in Hunnington and Valerie moved there as a young child. They share their memories of growing up in this most unusual community, as well as their own research into how the model village was conceived in 1927 by Bluebird's founder, Sir Harry Vincent, and its development since. The book contains many photographs of local places and people, many not seen before.

Copies of the book, priced £15, may be purchased by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..