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Wye Historical Society seeks to promote knowledge of local history in Wye, Kent. This takes the form

14/07/2026

Wye Historical Society
Visit to Hever Castle and Gardens
Wednesday 16 September 2026

You are invited to join our Society visit, which is for Members and their friends, limited to 30 people.

The cost is £43.50 per person, which includes coach trip, guided tour of the gardens and admission to the Castle (audio guides provided)

9.05 am Meet at Wye Church
5.30 pm Arrive back in Wye.

Please comment for more details and a booking form to be returned by 31 July.

31/03/2026

The last meeting for the season will be this coming Wednesday 1st April in the Lady Joanna Thornhill School hall at 7.30pm. Details on the poster below.

Jasper Bouverie's talk "Cyril Whelan and Alwyn Levy - Wye’s little known connections to Music Hall, Hollywood and the Greatest Story Ever Told" should have us amused, intrigued and engaged.

02/03/2026

The next meeting of the Wye Historical Society will start 15 mins earlier (at 7.15pm) for the AGM. Following swiftly on will be a talk given by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh, titled " A Gateway County: Migrants in 15th-Century Canterbury and Kent". Sheila is a Specialist Associate Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Kent. Please see below for details.

02/02/2026

The next Wye Historical Society meeting is a joint one with the Wye Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) on Wednesday 4th February at 7.30pm in the Lady Joanna Thornhill School Hall.
"Malice, Mendacity and Manipulation. A short history of Fake News - if you can believe it?" to be given by Brigadier (Ret.d) David Reece.

05/01/2026

The next meeting of the Wye Historical Society is at the Lady Joanna Thornhill School on Wednesday 7th January at 7.30pm.
Pat Marsh has entitled her talk "Writing historical fiction with examples from Three Faces - The Story of Aphra Behn". She will have copies of her book on sale,
and Maureen de Saxe is to give us a photo show of Fires in Wye.

02/12/2025

The Wye Historical Society talk this month is “Eat Your Carrots. The History of British Radar” given by Guy Bartlett, an experienced speaker we have had the pleasure of hearing before in 2022. Visitors welcome. For details please see the poster.

03/11/2025

A reminder that the second meeting of the Wye Historical Society season is on Wednesday 5th November at 7.30pm in the Lady Joanna Thornhill School Hall.

Katie Williams is to talk to us about William Burges and the High - Low Victorian Dream.
William Burges (1827-1881) was, in his own time, renowned and respected and has been described as “the greatest art-architect of the Gothic Revival". His work includes the Maison Dieu (Dover).

29/09/2025

This Wednesday 1st October the Wye Historical Society will meet for a new season of talks beginning with Imogen Corrigan speaking about the Bayeux Tapestry. Membership is £15 per year, and guests welcome for £3 per talk. Further details on the poster.

15/07/2025

Members and friends of members, please join us for the Wye Historical Society
Visit to Quex House and the Powell Cotton Museum
Thursday 11 September 2025
Limited to 30 people.
The cost is £34 per person, which includes coach trip and three guided tours,
plus refreshments on arrival.
Leaves Wye at 9.30 returning by 4.30pm.

Bookings by 31 July 2025: Please contact [email protected]

30/03/2025

On Wednesday 2nd April Wye Historical Society is fortunate to see the return of Melanie Gibson-Barton who will speak about the life and times of Edith Cavell, the British nurse who worked in German occupied Belgium during the First World War, paying the ultimate price. Details on the poster below. Visitors welcome.

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