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Wellington Parish History Society is a friendly, thriving society with its 5 times per year meetings at the centre of its activity. In addition, there is a walk or outing organised by the committee.

Wherever possible the speakers are chosen for topics which have direct relevance to the parish as well as county wide and national context.

Members and visitors are encouraged to add their own memories or detail during talks, and to tarry awhile after the speaker over refreshments and view artefacts and catch up with friends and neighbours.

Meetings will take place on the last Thursday of the month at the Wellington Community Centre in the Committee Room, commencing at 7:30 p.m.

Entry is free to members: the charge to non-members is £3.00.

DATE	TALK	SPEAKER

29th January		Peter McIntosh
	At the rear of the Hereford Gospels is a document written a thousand years ago that contains the earliest known reference to Wellington. It recounts the efforts of the landowner to keep her land and property, despite a case being brought against her in the Shire court for its return by her son. Who was she? Was she successful? What is the connection to Welsh Royalty? These questions, and more, will be explored by an examination of these too often overlooked documents looking at what they can tell us about the History of Wellington and Herefordshire at the very end of the Anglo-Saxon period.

26th March	The White Stuff: dairying, milkmen and milkmaids in Wellington and Herefordshire.	Bill Laws
	'You can whip our cream - but you can't beat our milk'. A source of health, wealth and happiness for years, milk was sold on the doorstep, with an added drop for luck. Herefordshire boasted some of Britain's best milk meadows - one Wellington farmer even opened a cheese factory to cope with the spring rush. Herefordshire Lore's Bill Laws, author of MILK, unravels some local milky tales.

28th May	Timber-Framed Buildings - What's Not to Like?	David Clayton
	A look at the importance of listing buildings, how the principles of building conservation should be applied and how timber-framed buildings were built. This is followed by a review of some of the more common issues which afflict TFB.

24th September	Wellington Charities	Gill Bullock
	The Wellington Charities continue to support parishioners with housing in the alms houses, educational activities for young people and general support and relief when times are hard. Some ancient parts of the charitable activities, investments and funds don’t exist anymore. We take a look at bread charities, apprentices charities and some tumbledown buildings.

26th November	Wellington Court	Marc Willimont
	Wellington Court Farm is built on the site of Wellington Manor, destroyed by fire, which dated back to the medieval period and probably further into the dark ages. In the 18th Century it was also the home of the Tompkins family and birthplace of ‘Benjamin Tompkins The Younger’ whose family played a large part in the development of the Hereford Cattle breed. The talk will look back on the history of the present house and the former Wellington Manor, as well as some of its famous occupants and their importance within Wellington’s history.