Cirencester Archaeological & Historical Society

27/05/2026

A reminder of our AGM and last lecture of the season this evening. 7.30pm at Ashcroft Church. Take from Peter Vujakovic on Cirencester Maps as Biography. Free to members guests welcome for £5.

12/05/2026

Our final talk of this year's cycle is on Wednesday 27th May at Ashcroft Church 7.30pm. We will start with a very rapid AGM so encourage members to come along. Then we will hear about Cirencester - Map as Biography from Peter Vujakovic. Guests are welcome for £5 on the door.

15/04/2026

Our next lecture is next week. Wednesday 22nd April. Joins us as Sue Webb takes us through the history of the Gloucestershire Constabulary. 7.30pm Ashcroft Church Ashcroft Road.

23/03/2026

Our next lecture will be on Wednesday 25th March. Shelia Rowley will speak on the Early History of The WI. Ashcroft Church Ashcroft Road @7.30pm.

19/02/2026

Great article and we get a mention too. 🙂

12/02/2026

Our next lecture is on the 25th February at the Parish Church at 7.30pm. This is the annual Croome lecture which is free to all but very popular so a suggestion of arriving at 7 to secure a seat. Dr Mary Bateman will be speaking on local place and the Arthurian Tradition in England and Wales.

06/02/2026

🎶 Project Orpheus Conference – Tomorrow! 🎶
It is our Project Orpheus Conference tomorrow and we are really looking forward to hosting such an exciting event.
🎟 Digitickets
If you have a Digitickets ticket, you’ll be attending in person at the museum.
🎫 Eventbrite
If you booked via Eventbrite, your ticket is for online streaming, so you can enjoy the conference from home.
❓ Not sure which ticket you have?
Please message the museum and we’ll be happy to check for you.
We look forward to seeing you — whether at the museum or online!

06/01/2026

A very Happy New Year to all our members and followers. Welcome to those who have joined in the last couple of months. Our first meeting of the year is our annual joint lecture with Cirencester Science and Technology Society on Wednesday 14th January at 7.30 the lecture will be at the Sir Emrys Jones Lecture Theatre, Royal Agricultural University. Dr Emlyn Dodd will be speaking about The Science and Technology of Roman Wine and Olive Oil Production.
There is plenty of parking on-site.

20/11/2025

Our next lecture will be on Wednesday the 26th November at the Ashcroft Centre 7.30pm.

Mike Fenton will be speaking about the Stroud Valley Railway. The talk will also include some stories relating to the Kemble and Cirencester branch line and the mysterious Tetbury Road station. Free to members £5 for visitors.

22/10/2025

A reminder that our next lecture will be next Wednesday 29th October and is part of Cirencester History Festival. If you are a member and subscribed for this year there are a few spaces left on the reserved for CAHS members batch. Julian Richards will be presenting a talk entitled Teenage Time Travel. At the earlier time of 7pm but at our usual location of Ashcroft Church. This event is designed for all ages and great for younger relatives. So it's fine for younger relatives to accompany adult members for free you just need to book.
Please share widely as we appreciate that younger archaeology fans may well not inhabit Facebook!

24th October - 2nd November. featuring a terrific programme of local, national and global history, with talks, family events and community activities.