Forthcoming Events

June 2026

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17th Jun 2026 14:00-15:30	Talk: Lucy Abel Smith and the story of the biennial Fresh Air sculpture show St Matthew’s Church, Cheltenham	This talk has been re-scheduled from 11th February. We are delighted that Lucy Abel Smith, co-founder of Fresh Air Sculpture and chair of trustees of the Quenington Sculpture Trust, will be our speaker. Lucy says...   (Read more)

July 2026

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15th Jul 2026 14:00-15:30	Talk: Freddie Gick - Cheltenham’s newest and smallest World War I museum St Matthew’s Church, Cheltenham	This is the story of how a group of wooden crosses from the battlefields of World War I came to be placed in a new, very small museum in the grounds of Cheltenham Crematorium. Originally...   (Read more)
20th Jul 2026 12:30-18:00	Visit: Rodmarton Manor, with private tour led by Fiona James Rodmarton Manor, Rodmarton	Visit to: Rodmarton Manor near Cirencester photo courtesy of Rodmarton Manor Monday 20 July 2026 2pm Private Tour of Rodmarton Manor with Fiona James Chance to explore the gardens Tea and cake The number of...   (Read more)

August 2026

September 2026

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2nd Sep 2026 19:15-20:45	Evening Talk: From Birmingham to Byzantium to the Cotswolds: stories of Ernest and Sidney Barnsley with Kirsty Hartsiotis St Luke’s Hall, Cheltenham	This is an evening meeting starting at 7:15pm. 2026 marks the centenary of the death two of the Cotswolds’ greatest Arts and Crafts architects, the brothers Ernest and Sidney Barnsley. They moved, with their friend...   (Read more)
23rd Sep 2026 14:00-15:30	Talk: Ornament unbound: print, transfer and ceramic surface with Lisa Sheppy St Matthew’s Church, Cheltenham	In this talk, Lisa Sheppy explores the lost industrial craft of tissue transfer printing, pioneered by Worcester Porcelain in 1755 and central to the company’s commercial success. She presents research that proposes a creative adaptation...   (Read more)

October 2026

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28th Oct 2026 14:00-15:30	Talk: Street Art in Cheltenham: the art of our time? with Adrian Barlow St Matthew’s Church, Cheltenham	At first sight, Cheltenham may seem an unlikely location for street art, let alone for a street art festival, but between 2017 and 2024 seven festivals were held and there are hopes for another in...   (Read more)

November 2026

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25th Nov 2026 14:00-15:30	Talk: Still Life and Beyond with Sara Hayward St Matthew’s Church, Cheltenham	Sara Hayward MA(RCA) will talk about working in her Worcester studio, with her trademark heightened colour palette, focusing on her contemporary still life paintings and seascapes inspired by recent pilgrimages to Iona. Location: St Matthews...   (Read more)