Stoke Bishop Local History Group

03/06/2026

Richard Stride has local walks you may like to join. See below:

"Want to find out more about the area we live in? Join me on one of my Local History guided walks: 'Lansdown (near Bath)', 'Bristol in the civil war', 'Medieval Redcliffe', 'Clevedon', 'Blaise Castle' - details can be found here:

Buy tickets for Stride Through History's upcoming events. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

31/05/2026

ALHA newsletter e-update
can be read and downloaded from the ALHA website ahttps://www.alha.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Newsletter-May26.pdf

27/05/2026

🎈IT'S OUR BIRTHWEEK 🎈

Yes birthWEEK because when you're 260 years old you get to really celebrate it!

The Theatre Royal, or Bristol Old Vic as it is now more commonly known, is turning 260 years old this week on Saturday 30th May. The theatre opened in 1766, making it the oldest continually-running theatre in the English-speaking world!

We are doing all sorts this week to celebrate our extraordinary history and community in Bristol including
🎂 family day party
📖 Your Story, Our Stage sharing
🎧 on stage silent disco
🪎 city-wide treasure hunt
🎭 theatre and comedy

Find out how to join in with our celebrations here:
ℹ️ bristololdvic.org.uk/whats-on/bov-260

📷 Photo courtesy of University of Bristol Theatre Collection

13/05/2026

Fancy learning more about the local history of our area? Join me for a summer evening walk around the site of the battle of Lansdown, near Bath, on the evening of June 4th. Details of this and other local history walks can be found here: https://www.ticketsource.com/stride-through-history

11/05/2026

Here is a speaker you may like to hear if you missed her talk to us: Kerris Harrop gives a interesting talk about Whiteladies Mile, the ladies toilet on the Downs and Victoria Hughes, the lavatory attendant who wrote about the 'ladies' she met there last century. Kerris gives all profits from the sale of this book towards the refurbishment of this Victorian toilet block which has been neglected.

06/05/2026

Here's a talk that you may like to attend.

Bristol in the 1980s Wednesday 13th May

05/05/2026

Remember this Friday 8 May 7:30 is our SB local history talk "Ladies Mile – the story of the book by Victoria Hughes ‘loo lady’" By Kerris Harrop at Stoke Bishop Village Hall
and on Sat 9 May 10am - 12 the annual Plant Sale at the new Scout Hut btw 15 & 17 Kewstoke Rd. See posters below:

27/04/2026

Come to the new Scout Hut off Kewstoke Rd for their annual Plant Sale on Sat 9 May.

06/04/2026

Both our local 43rd Scout Group and St Mary's Church, Stoke Bishop are building or improving their halls which will be accessible and open to all. Both organisations are appealing for funds to help them complete their projects. These are good causes and useful halls. Do look at their websites and pages for more information!
https://stmarysb.org.uk/Groups/456070/Building_Project_Appeal.aspx

https://43rdbristolscouts.org.uk/2026/04/02/43rd-bristol-scout-group-opens-the-doors-to-its-new-scout-community-hall/

We are extremely excited to announce the opening of our new Scout Community Hall.  It is with immense gratitude to our committed team of Trustees and parent volunteers who started out in 2014 …

22/03/2026

Next meeting date is 8 May 7: 30. Date changed from later date.
Kerris Harris will talk about Victoria Hughes, cloakroom attendant on the Downs last century and the women she befriended.