Diary
2026
Thursday 8 January [am]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for Wey Valley Workshop
Shalford Village Hall, King’s Road GU24 8JU
Monday 19 January [2 pm]
The Dregs of the People Remain: Black Death and its Aftermath
for The Arts Society, Westminster
Courthouse Hotel Cinema, Great Marlborough Street. London W1 7HL
Wednesday 18 February [11 am]
Crowds and Clouds of Angels
for The Arts Society, Stour Valley
The Village Hall, Long Melford CO10 9JQ
Thursday 5 March
The Arts Society Annual Directory Meeting
Monday 16 March [11 am]
Glad Tidings: the Story of the Annunciation
for The Arts Society, Tunbridge Wells
Trinity Theatre, Church Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1JP
Thursday 19 March [7.45 pm]
The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for Margate Civic Society
Holy Trinity Church Hall, St Mary’s Avenue, Margate CT9 3TN
Monday 30 March [7.30 pm]
The Siren Sea: medieval mariners
for Tenterden & District History Society
Highbury Hall, Highbury Lane, Tenterden TN30 6LE
Wednesday 1 April [2.30 pm]
Windows into Heaven: Icons
for EKNT
United Reformed Church, Watling Street, Canterbury CT1 2UA
Wednesday 8 April [7.30 pm]
‘Put That Light Out!’: the 93rd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery
for Loose Area History Society
King George V Pavilion, Walnut Tree Lane, Loose ME15 9RG
Thursday 9 April [2 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Portsdown
The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre, 56 East Street, Havant PO9 1BS
Friday 10 April [2 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for New Ash Green ARA
New Ash Green Youth & Community Centre, Meadow Lane DA3 8JY
Wednesday 15 April [2.30pm]
Albrecht Durer
for The Arts Society, Buckingham
The Community Centre, Cornwall’s Meadow, Buckingham MK18 1RP
Thursday 16 April [7.30 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for Bridge & District History Society
The Village Hall, 28 High Street, Bridge CT4 5JZ
Monday 20 – Friday 24 April
The Churches of Herefordshire & Shropshire
A Study Tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Based in Ludlow or Hereford
Friday 1 – Sunday 3 May
Medieval Canterbury Weekend
This year to be held at the University of Kent
Monday 11 – Friday 15 May
The Churches of Romney Marsh
A Study Tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Based in Folkestone
Wednesday 27 May [7.30 pm]
The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for Marden Society
The Vestry Hall, High Street, Marden TN12 9DR
Thursday 28 May [10.40 am]
Crowds and Clouds of Angels
for The Arts Society, Enfield
Revival Christian Church, 47 London Road, Enfield EN2 6DS
Monday 1 June [7.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for Woodchurch History Society
The Memorial Hall, Front Road TN26 3PA
Wednesday 3 June [11 am]
The Topsy Turvy World of Misericords
for The Arts Society, Trent
Grange Hall, Radcliffe-on-Trent NG12 2FS
Wednesday 24 June – Wednesday 1 July
Along the River of Gold
Lecturing on MS Amalia Rodrigues on the River Douro
for Noble Caledonia Cruises
Thursday 9 July [11 am]
The Green Man in English Churches
for The Arts Society, Monmouthshire
The Gateway Centre, Monk Street, Abergavenny NP7 5ND
Saturday 18 – Thursday 23 July
Cathedrals of the North
A Study Tour for The Cultural Experience
Saturday 1 August [7 pm]
Subject TBC
for Wickhampton, St Andrew
St Andrew’s Church, Church Road, Wickhampton NR13 3PB
Tuesday 4 – Friday 7 August
An Appointment with Angels: Churches of Norfolk
A Study Tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Based in Hethersett
Thursday 13 August [9.30 am]
The Bayeux Tapestry, a two-part study day
for The Arts Society, Croydon Area
All Saints Church Hall, Onslow Gardens CR2 9AB
Monday 17 – Friday 21 August
The Age of Bede
A Study Tour for Martin Randall Travel
Based in Durham
Monday 24 – Friday 28 August
Northumbria of the First Millennium
A Study Tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Based in Durham
Monday 31 August – Friday 4 September – to be confirmed
Northumbria of the First Millennium
A Study Tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Based in Durham
Tuesday 8 September [10.40 am]
Albrecht Dürer
for The Arts Society, Bishop’s Stortford
South Mills Arts, South Road, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 3JG
Thursday 17 September [2 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Knole
Sevenoaks Community Centre, Cramptons Road, off Otford Road TN14 4DN
Friday 18 September
The Bayeux Tapestry
A four-part Study Day for Surrey U3As
Menuin School, Cobham Rd, Stoke D’Abernon, Great Bookham, Cobham KT11 3QQ
Tuesday 6 October [7.30 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for Lyminge History Society
The Clayson Hall, Tayne Centre, Methodist Church, Church Road, Lyminge CT18 8JA
Tuesday 20 October [11 am]
Viking Art and Legend
for The Arts Society, Medway
The Franklin Rooms, Franklin Road, Gillingham ME7 4DG
Wednesday 21 October [7.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for Lynsted & Kingsdown Society
Lynsted, Ss Peter & Paul, ME9 0RH
Thursday 22 October [7.30 pm]
The Signs of the Times: how to read medieval art
for Lenham Heritage
Lenham Community Centre, 12 Groom Way, Lenham ME17 2QT
Wednesday 28 October [2.15 pm]
Azulejos: Portuguese painted tiles
for The Arts Society, Limpsfield
St Peter’s Hall, High Street Limpsfield Oxted RH8 0DG
Tuesday 3 November [8 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat: a history of Christmas traditions
for Crowborough History Society
Jarvis Brook Guide Hall
Crowborough Hill TN6 2EG
Thursday 5 November [10 am]
Subject TBC
for U3A Hawkhurst
Baptist Church Hall, Western Road, Hawkhurst TN18 4BT
Monday 9 November [10.30 am]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Steyning
The Steyning Centre, Fletcher’s Croft, Steyning BN44 3XZ
Thursday 12 November [2 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Portsdown
St Nicholas Church, 2 Belmont Grove, Bedhampton, Havant PO9 3PU
Wednesday 18 November [2.15 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Teme Valley
Assembly Rooms, Castle St, Ludlow SY8 1AZ
Wednesday 25 November [2 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat: a history of Christmas traditions
for the CEQ Volunteers
Wednesday 25 November [7 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for Stanford & Westenhanger History Society
Westenhanger Racecourse Parish Room, CT21 4HX
Monday 30 November [1030 am]
Crowds and Clouds of Angels
for the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral
Claggett Hall, Cathedral Precincts CT1 2EE
Wednesday 2 December [3 pm & 7 pm]
Crowds and Couds of Angels
for The Arts Society, Sherborne
The Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne DT9 3AA
Sunday 6 December [2 pm]
The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for New Ash Green Arts Community
New Ash Green Youth & Community Centre, Meadow Lane DA3 8JY
Monday 7 November [2 pm]
Crowds and Clouds of Angels
for The Arts Society, Newmarket
Church of Our Lady Hall, 14 Exeter Road, Newmarket CB8 8LT
Tuesday 8 November [7.30 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat: a history of Christmas traditions
for Ulcombe History Society
The Village Hall, Headcorn Road, ME17 1HD
Wednesday 9 December [7 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for HRGS
The Avenue Theatre, Central Avenue, Sittingbourne ME10 4DN