Colwall Village Society Talks and Events
Colwall Invasion 1940: Phil Kendrick
Monday 14th April
AGM followed by a talk about the preparations made to resist the invasion of Britain and the small part planned for Colwall in the last stand envisaged at Worcester.
Went the Day Well
Friday 16th May 19:30 Colwall Village Hall £5
A collaboration with "Flicks in the Sticks" showing the war time film "Went the Day Well" which shows what happens when an English Village is occupied by disguised German troops and the villagers stage a fightback.
Colwall in World War 2
Saturday 17th May 2pm - 5pm Colwall Village Hall
A celebration of life in Colwall during WW2. Click here for more information.
American Hospitals in Malvern in World War 2: Faith Renger
Monday 22nd September
Following on with our World War 2 theme, local historian Faith Renger will give a talk on the thousands of Americans who came to the Malvern Hills area during World War 2.
A Literary Trail around the Malverns: Mary Constable
Monday 19th January 2026
The Malvern Hills and surrounding area have inspired many famous authors over the centuries. Mary Constable and friends will bring to life some of these works.
Malvern Hills Trust: Deborah Fox
Monday 20th April 2026
AGM followed by a talk by Deborah Fox who is the Chief Executive Officer for the Malvern Hills Trust. Her talk is on taking the Malvern Hills Trust into the 21st Century with a look back at some interesting points in the evolution of the Conservators.
Previous speakers and events.
- 24/05/25
- >Angela Williams: A Munitionette's View
- 21/10/24
- Heather Whatley: Dame Laura Knight
- 19/10/24
- Archives Open Day: Dame Laura Knight
- 17/06/24
- James Ferguson: Colwall - A Special Place
- 11/04/24
- Archives Open Day: Colwall Golf Courses
- 15/04/24
- Georgia Jacobs: Geological Inspirations - Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark
- 29/01/24
- Helen Picton: History of Old Court Nurseries
- 18/11/23
- Archives Open Day: World War 1 Remembered
- 25/09/23
- George Demidowicz : History of Barton Court
- 17/04/23
- David Lovelace: Colwall Parish Hedgerow Survey
- 15/04/23
- Archives Open Day: Aunt Alice
- 23/01/23
- Colin Fenn : Reading the Runes in St James' Churchyard
- 14/11/23
- Herefordshire Council: Kerbside Waste Collections - A Greener Future
- 26/09/22
- Mark Warby : Bruce Bairnsfather
- 22/10/22
- Archives Open Day: Colwall Railway
- 13/06/22
- Rory Johnson : Making Meadows with the the Herefordshire Meadows Group
- 24/01/22
- David Nash (Zoom): A Glove Affair
- 22/11/21
- Rhys Griffith (Zoom): Unlocking the History of your House
- 27/01/2020
- David Whitehead : The Historic Parks & Gardens of East Herefordshire and the Malverns
- 25/11/2019
- Catcher Media : Carousel (film)
- 29/10/2019
- Archives Open Day: Colwall Maps
- 09/09/2019
- James Bowen : The VCH Report on Colwall
- 29/04/2019
- George Demidowicz : Charles I's Thirds sold on the Malvern Hills
- 21/01/2019
- Catcher Media : Hop Picking in Herefordshire (film)
- 10/09/2018
- Mike Jackson : Directing the Antiques Roadshow at Eastnor Castle
- 23/04/2018
- Joyce Clifford : The Design and Development of the new Colwall School
- 22/01/2018
- Joe Hillaby : Craswell Priory: a triple unique Grandmontine Cell in the Marches
- 11/09/2017
- Mike Lewis : Hope End and Elisabeth Barrett Browning
- 19/06/2017
- Duncan Bridges : The Work of the Malvern Hills Conservators
- 24/04/2017
- Penny Platt : The History of Cider
- 23/01/2017
- Peter Sutton : William Langland: Poet of the Malvern Hills
- 19/09/2016
- Edward Nash : Development of the Malvern Water Site
- 20/06/2016
- Gary Butler : Refurbishment of Ledbury’s Master’s House
- 18/04/2016
- Ron Shoesmith : Alfred Watkins
- 25/01/2016
- Cora Weaver : The History of Malvern Water
- 16/11/2015
- Steve Hockett : An Auden/Britten Night
- 20/04/2015
- Tim Dixon : Natural History in Colwall
- 26/01/2015
- Beth Andrews : Building with stone in Colwall
- 15/09/2014
- Jenny Harrison, Nick Neve : Colwall War Memorial
- 28/04/2014
- Richard Bryant : The Ice Age in Colwall
- 27/01/2014
- Gordon Wood : Building the Hereford to Worcester Railway
- 16/09/2013
- Amanda Simons : British Camp
- 22/04/2013
- Janet Cooper : The Victoria County History at Eastnor
- 28/01/2013
- Mark Archer : Restoration of Perrycroft
- 29/10/2012
- Tim Bridges : Coddington Church
- 23/04/2012
- Duncan James : Some old Properties in Colwall
- 23/01/2012
- David Lovelace : The Battle of Colwall Park
- 19/09/2011
- Rebecca Roseff : Colwall Chase
- 12/06/2011
- M Lewis: Visit to Hope End
- 18/04/2011
- Elizabeth Lloyd : The Bright Family of Colwall
- 17/01/2011
- Tim Bridges : Colwall Church
- 20/09/2010
- James Ferguson : Colwall Not just a railway Village 1800-1940
- 21/06/2010
- Mike Beard : Story of a Colwall Blacksmith and a few sheep
- 26/04/2010
- Graham Cowan : Colwall Past & Present
- 15/03/2010
- Ian Rowat (Malvern Hills Conservators) : Malvern Hills & Colwall Green
- 18/01/2010
- Mike Lewis : Hope End House
- 21/09/2009
- Paul Remfrey : Herefordshire Beacon/British Camp
- 15/06/2009
- Carl Attwood : Reminiscences of Colwall
- 27/04/2009
- Freda Ballard : Stephen Ballard & Family
- 19/01/2009
- Paul Picton : History of Old Court Nursery & Picton Garden
- 22/09/2008
- Mike Paulson : The Worcester to Hereford Railway
- 21/04/2008
- Cora Weaver : Wealth of watering holes
- 21/01/2008
- Alastair Ramsey : The Downs School
- 24/09/2007
- Dr James Ferguson : Not just a Railway Village - The history of Colwall to 1800
- 23/04/2007
- Dr Denis Savage : Coddington Vineyard
- 15/01/2007
- Pamela Hurle : The History of the Elms School
- 25/09/2006
- Malcolm Atkin : The Civil War - what it was like for ordinary people
- 24/04/2006
- Douglas Davies : Eastnor Castle
- 16/01/2006
- Dr John Payne : Geology of the Malverns
- 26/09/2005
- Keith Duddy : The Restoration of Park Farm
- 25/04/2005
- Brian Smith : Old maps of Herefordshire
- 17/01/2005
- John Boynton : When the Railway came to Colwall
- 27/09/2004
- Joe Hillaby : St. Katherines Hospital, Ledbury in the Middle Ages
- 26/04/2004
- Ian Rowat (Malvern Hills Conservators) : Managing the Malvern Hills and Commons in the 21st Century
- 19/01/2004
- Tim Hoverd(Herefordshire Archaeology)Archaeology of woodland in the Malvern Hills :
- 22/09/2003
- John Tyson(Malvern Water) : Rain to Bottle
- 28/04/2003
- Jim Savage, Graham Cowan : Colwall then and now Part 3
- 27/01/2003
- Nigel Bailey, Hereford and Gloucester Canal Trust : Restoring the Hereford and Gloucester Canal
- 16/09/2002
- Jim Tonkin : Houses and other vernacular buildings
- 29/04/2002
- Jim Savage, Graham Cowan : Colwall then and now Part 2
- 28/01/2002
- Dudley Brook : A Naturalist on the Malvern Hills
- 24/09/2001
- Ruth Richardson : Field names are fascinating
- 19/04/2001
- Jim Savage, Graham Cowan : Colwall then and now
- 25/01/2001
- Dr Johny Birks : Wild mammals around Colwall
- 25/09/2000
- Cora Weaver : Spouts and fountains of the Malvern Hills
- 17/04/2000
- Nick Neve, Tom Marsh and Tony Sear : Colwall Racecourse, Golf in Colwall and The Purlieu
- 31/01/2000
- Harry Green(Worcestershire Wildlife Trust) : Birds
- 20/09/1999
- Valerie Goodbury : Extraction Industries on the Malvern Hills
- 26/04/1999
- Liz Taylour, Freda Ballard, Julia Boyle : The Charlie Ballard Nature Reserve
- 04/02/1999
- Sue Hubbard, Head of Records : Hereford Record Office about historical documents related to Colwall
- 03/12/1998
- : Visit to Hereford Record Office
- 01/10/1998
- Pamela Hurle : The Malvern Hills - past and present
- 23/04/1998
- Fiona Lickorish (English Nature),Celia Beckham (Ledbury CPRE) : Hedgerow survey - introduction
- 14/04/1998
- Barbara Eagles, Henry Horton, Elizabeth Lloyd, Ann Sealy, Paul Picton, Tom Marsh : A wander down Memory Lane