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Forthcoming events

Wednesday 7th May 2025
• 10.30am: WWII exhibition "Doing your Bit" (Tue-Thu and Sat), Yate Heritage Centre

Friday 9th May 2025
• 7.30pm: Tytherington Local History Group, Tytherington Baptist Church

Saturday 10th May 2025
• 10am: Love Thornbury: VE Day Celebration - 80th Anniversary, Thornbury High Street

Sunday 11th May 2025
• 10.30am: V.E. Day Celebrations (CTK), Christ The King Church, Thornbury

Tuesday 13th May 2025
• 7.30pm: Thornbury Local History and Archaeology Society, St Mary's Church Hall

Tuesday 20th May 2025
• 7.30pm: Yate Lecture Series: Katherine Parr, Yate Heritage Centre

Friday 23rd May 2025
• 7.30pm: AAG: Last Dance Saloon, St Mary's Church Hall

Sunday 25th May 2025
• 11am: Knights’ Tournament, Berkeley Castle

Monday 26th May 2025
• 11am: Knights’ Tournament, Berkeley Castle

Tuesday 27th May 2025
• 11am: Historical Hysterical Critters, Berkeley Castle

Wednesday 28th May 2025
• Acton Court Tours of House and Grounds, Acton Court, Iron Acton
• 11am: Historical Hysterical Critters, Berkeley Castle
• 7.30pm: Alveston Local History Society Talk, Alveston Methodist Church

Wednesday 4th June 2025
• Acton Court Tours of House and Grounds, Acton Court, Iron Acton

Sunday 8th June 2025
• 11am: Winterbourne Medieval Festival, Winterbourne Medieval Barn

Wednesday 11th June 2025
• Acton Court Tours of House and Grounds, Acton Court, Iron Acton

Wednesday 18th June 2025
• Acton Court Tours of House and Grounds, Acton Court, Iron Acton

Tuesday 24th June 2025
• 7.30pm: Yate Lecture Series: Gloucestershire Traditions, Yate Heritage Centre

Wednesday 25th June 2025
• Acton Court Tours of House and Grounds, Acton Court, Iron Acton
• 4pm: Hand Tied Bouquet Workshop with Prosecco or Cordial, Acton Court, Iron Acton

Saturday 28th June 2025
• The Queen’s Jewels - End of Season Weekend, Acton Court, Iron Acton

Sunday 29th June 2025
• The Queen’s Jewels - End of Season Weekend, Acton Court, Iron Acton

Thursday 10th July 2025
• 7pm: Talk: The Story of Our Barn - Medieval to Modern, Winterbourne Medieval Barn

Friday 18th July 2025
• 7pm: Summer Barn Dance, Winterbourne Medieval Barn

Tuesday 22nd July 2025
• 7.30pm: Yate Lecture Series: Cider Making, Yate Heritage Centre

Sunday 27th July 2025
• 11am: Dinosaur Day, Berkeley Castle

Sunday 3rd August 2025
• 11am: Tudorly Terrible History, Berkeley Castle

Thursday 21st August 2025
• 8pm: Bat Walk with Drink and Nibbles, Winterbourne Medieval Barn

Sunday 24th August 2025
• 11am: The Joust, Berkeley Castle

Monday 25th August 2025
• 11am: The Joust, Berkeley Castle

Sunday 31st August 2025
• 11am: Falconry, Berkeley Castle

Tuesday 23rd September 2025
• 7.30pm: Yate Lecture Series: The Yate Photo Archive, Yate Heritage Centre

Wednesday 24th September 2025
• 7.30pm: Alveston Local History Society Talk, Alveston Methodist Church

Tuesday 14th October 2025
• 7.30pm: Yate Lecture Series: From Bristol to the West Indies, Yate Heritage Centre

Wednesday 15th October 2025
• 7pm: SGMRG Talk, Coalpit Heath Village Hall

Tuesday 21st October 2025
• 7.30pm: Yate Lecture Series: Atlantic Slave Trade, Yate Heritage Centre



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