Meetings are held in the Lifford Memorial Hall, Lower Green, Broadway WR12 7BU and start at 7pm (doors open at 6:35pm). There is limited parking behind the Hall.
Annual Membership: £10 (includes FREE entry to the season’s nine talks)
Non-Members: £5 per talk (cash on the door please)

Monday 21 September  2026: Sir Thomas Phillipps – The Man Who Collected Everything - Speaker: David Ella

Sir Thomas Phillipps curated the largest collection of privately owned books in the world, which ultimately took up 16 of the 20 rooms at Middle Hill, Broadway. Find out more about his remarkable story and of the library located in several hundred of acres above the village, just beneath Broadway Tower. 

Monday 19 October 2026: Stanway House - Speaker: tbc

Stanway ​is an outstandingly beautiful example of a Jacobean manor house famous for its 300 feet single-jet fountain, the highest in Britain and the highest gravity fountain in the world. Find out more about its fascinating history.

Monday 16 November 2026: Wood Norton - Speaker: Anthony Gleave

If the walls could talk, the Wood Norton’s beautiful oak panelling would have a tale or two to tell. The Grade II listed mansion has witnessed exiled French royalty, played its part in World War 2 and provided the backdrop for Doctor Who’s adventures. A unique and fascinating history to explore.


Monday 14 December 2026: Alfred Parsons' Gardens -Speaker: Marion Mako

A lavishly illustrated talk about the gardens of Broadway designed by the painter and landscape gardener Alfred Parsons, many of which were recorded by him. No plans survive of these, but what parties they had whilst discussing ideas! 

Monday 18 January 2027: Deserted Villages of the North Cotswolds - Speaker: David H Aldred

Settlements between Broadway and Winchcombe show signs of desertion in the later Middle Ages before c1550. What do we mean by ‘desertion’? What can still be found in the landscape that might tell us why they were deserted.

Monday 15 February 2027: Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway - Speaker: John Mayell

Broadway Station is a shining example of what passion, patience and community spirit can achieve. Rebuilt entirely by GWR volunteers, it’s a faithful recreation of the original Great Western Railway station that once welcomed travellers to Broadway. 

Monday 15 March 2027: Hidden from History: rural working women of C19th S Worcs  Speaker Carol Wood (Worcester Archive Assistant)

Hidden and often forgotten, yet crucial. This is the story of many women who worked on market gardens in the Vale of Evesham – women who helped feed the nation and support their families.

Monday 19 April 2027: Sudeley Castle - Speaker: Heather Canavan

Sudeley’s history spans over 1000 years. Sudely guide Heather Canavan will share its many and varied stories, including the Victorians of Sudeley, their links with the town of Winchcombe and how their legacy still lives on through the present family owners of the castle.

Monday 17 May 2027: AGM + Watermills of Blockley & Broadway  - Speaker: Rupert Williams-Ellis

A talk about Blockley’s sixteen famous watermills and their context in Blockley’s wider history. The presentation will include historic maps and photographs, new aerial images and photographs of the mills, and some of the beautiful mill gardens which are now private residences. The talk will also tell us more about Broadways largely forgotten Watermills.