The Brickworks Museum in Swanwick Lane, Swanwick are staging an event to celebrate the importance of strawberry growing to our part of Hampshire. Warsash and its environs were very much a focus for these activities. The Warsash Local History Society will have a presence at the event. Drop in and say hello, and learn how […]
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Our first meeting of 2026 is on Wednesday 4th February at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Church, Warsash. Jane Glennie will give us a presentation entitled “Operation VE Day “. Many of you will have seen Jane before, but in other roles. She is an excellent actress who performs in role to bring to life parts
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Jean Legg will be presenting a talk on the Titanic at the Society’s meeting on 4th June 2025 at 19:30. Venue, St Marys Church. Visitors welcome for a small entry fee of £3.00
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VE Celebrations took place all over the country. This one was taken outside The Jolly Farmer Pub
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As part of the National Heritage week 2024, on Saturday 14th September between 11 am & 3pm Warsash Local History Society is holding a half day pop up event at the Dovecote, reputed to be one of the oldest buildings in Warsash, on the corner of Thornton Avenue and Crofton Way. For a small entry fee
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Did you know that The BBC have,on three occasions,broadcast from The Victory Hall? The programme “Any Questions” was broadcast in July 1979. This was during a turbulent time in Northern Ireland history and on the panel was the controversial politician Enoch Powell who at that time was the Member of Parliament for Ulster. Given that
