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40th Anniversary Celebrations held 28th April 2019.

CAR PARK REOPENS TO THE PUBLIC 29th JULY 2019

Latest News
- Summer Journal now available
  You can find the latest Summer edition of our Journal in the members’ area. You will need to be logged in of course. The latest journal and all the other online journals are …
- Forest of Dean branch Newsletter No. 115 – June 2019
  Forest of Dean branch Newsletter No. 115 – June 2019
- Forest of Dean Brancn – Newsletter No 14 May 2019
  Newsletter No. 114 – May 2019

Noticeboard
- September 2019 Trip to the National Archives and Kew Gardens
  Trip 14th May fully booked and great success. Bookings for Thursday 19 September 2019 now being taken. You can download all the details …
- Gloucestershire BMD Website
  We are pleased to report that the BMD site now allows you to enter a Year, It will automatically search Plus or Minus …
- 40th Anniversary Celebration
  A very successful event with 250+ visitors photographs to follow.

Upcoming Events

Sep

11

Wed

7:00 PM Blood, Guts and a Little Off the... @ Heritage Hub

Blood, Guts and a Little Off the... @ Heritage Hub
Sep 11 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

By:- John Putley (The Medieval/Tudor/Stuart Barber-Surgeon) This will be preceded by the A.G.M. at which the new committee will be elected.

Sep

14

Sat

10:00 AM Forest of Dean Branch – OPEN DAY @ West Dean Centre, Bream

Forest of Dean Branch – OPEN DAY @ West Dean Centre, Bream
Sep 14 @ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Branch Open Day at the Witherby Room, West Dean Centre, Bream, 10.00am to 3.00pm. MEMBERS AND NON MEMBERS WELCOME.

Sep

18

Wed

7:30 PM Sally James on Growing up in Lydney @ West Dean Centre, Bream

Sally James on Growing up in Lydney @ West Dean Centre, Bream
Sep 18 @ 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Sally returns to give us another of her talks.

Sep

19

Thu

all-day Trip to Kew
Trip to Kew
Sep 19 all-day

http://gfhs.org.uk/gfhs-coach-trips-to-tna-kew-gardens-2019-2/

Oct

16

Wed

7:30 PM North Foreland Lodge School at L... @ West Dean Centre, Bream

North Foreland Lodge School at L... @ West Dean Centre, Bream
Oct 16 @ 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

A talk by local historian Averil Kear on a school that transferred to Lydney for a time.

Nov

20

Wed

7:30 PM A History of Underground Dean @ West Dean Centre, Bream

A History of Underground Dean @ West Dean Centre, Bream
Nov 20 @ 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Diane Standing will talk to us about underground exploration in the Forest of Dean. Cavers have explored many places underground where our ancestors once worked.

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