Stratford sub Castle Guild 2026-2027 Programme

The Guild meets in the Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL

Wednesday evenings, doors open at 7.15 pm with meetings starting at 7.30 pm except in January & February when doors open at 1.45 pm for 2 pm start for Thursday afternoon meetings. Details in the programme below.

2026

Wednesday 9 September

Speaker - Miranda Pender - 'Censored'

The intriguing tale of Norah James and the obsentity trial of 1929.

Wednesday 14 October

Speaker - Philip Whitemore - ' Unsung Heros'

Animals in war.

Wednesday 11 November

Speaker - Dr Martin Radf'ord - 'Swallow & Amazons and the Russian Revolution

Wednesday 9 December

Christmas Social

2027

Thursday 14 January - note change of day and 2 pm start

Speaker - Robert Bone - 'The History of Magic'

Thursday 11 February - note change of day and 2 pm start

Speaker - Patrick Kempe - 'Lights, Camera, Action!'

Wednesday 10 March

Speaker - Ruth Newman - 'The Young Turner (artist) in Salisbury'

Wednesday 14 April

Speaker - Ian Budniak - Britain - A place in the sun

Britain's 18th century involvement in the Balearics

Wednesday 12 May

AGM followed by Peter Westmacott - 'Growing up in the 50s'

Wednesday 9 June

Summer Social

Enquiries: Jenny Stone

Tel: 07511 226828 Email jstraceystone@hotmail.com

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guild June 2024

Guild News & Reviews for 2026-2027 season, filtered from the News Page

Village Noticeboard back in use

The Village Noticeboard is now back in use. It is used by our local Groups to advertise their events and also - subject to space being available - for posters published by local charities and not for profit organisations. Printed posters can be left in the folder kept in the porch at School House, Stratford Road. Original Newspost dated 26 July 2026 As announced in the latest Parish Magazine, the Village Noticeboard is to be refurbished. It was built and donated to Stratfo

Aug 14

Stratford sub Castle Guild

After a summer break, our 2026-27 season will begin on Wednesday 9 September. Full details of our new programme will be published in the September edition of the Parish magazine and here on the village website. The Guild is a friendly group that meets on the 2nd Wednesday** of each month from September to June for a varied programme of talks and social events. Recent topics have included ‘The Woman who saved the Nation’, ‘Responding to Disasters’, ‘Artificial Intelligence –

Jul 13

Look back to the Guild's 2025-2026 season