Category: Talks

Kirsty Hartsiotis

Date: 15th September doors open 7pm talk at 7.30 pm

Visitors are welcome – a donation of £3.00 per person is invited.

Venue: Ashcroft Hall Cirencester

The Arts and Crafts Movement made a big impact on our region’s churches – from church building to stained glass, from woodcarving to conservation. Kirsty explores the impact of designers and makers from William Morris, through the Guild of Handicraft, Gimson and the Barnsleys, to 20th century artists such as Edward Payne who worked in the tradition.

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Kirsty Hartsiotis is a storyteller, writer and speaker on folklore and art history based in the Cotswolds. She is an Accredited Arts Society lecturer and has written several successful books of folk tales, including ‘Gloucestershire Ghost Tales’ and ‘Gloucestershire Folk Tales for Children’ (both with Anthony Nanson).

Andrew Tubb: Cirencester Town Council CEO

Date: 20th October doors open 7pm talk at 7.30 pm

Visitors are welcome – a donation of £3.00 per person is invited.

Venue: Ashcroft Hall Cirencester

Cirencester has a wealth of important green spaces with significant heritage value, from the Abbey Grounds to the City Back Local Nature Reserve. Andrea will review progress with the Town Council’s projects as part of the Green Spaces Strategy Review. This includes iconic sites such as the Roman amphitheatre and its surrounding green heritage, and the Abbey Grounds, specifically the Norman Gate area.

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Andrew Tubb is the Chief Executive of Cirencester Town Council and is currently producing a green spaces strategy for the town.

John Tiffney

Date: 15th December doors open 7pm talk at 7.30 pm

Visitors are welcome – a donation of £3.00 per person is invited.

Venue: Cirencester Baptist Church Chesterton Lane

John Tiffney will explore the loss of many of the drinking establishments and public houses in the town over the years, including names such as the Woodbine, Oddfellows and the Hope Inn, now a saddlery, standing on what was the now concealed Canal. Some were absorbed into neighbouring establishments such as the Sun Inn, now part of the Fleece Hotel, others such as the Waggon and Horses became a residential development. Alongside this was Cirencester Brewery, now the New Brewery Arts and the Anchor brewery on Gloucester St. Colourful lost names include the Three Cats Head, the Pound of Candles and Jacobs Well.

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John Tiffney

Date: 15th December doors open 7pm talk at 7.30 pm

Visitors are welcome – a donation of £3.00 per person is invited.

Venue: Ashcroft Hall Cirencester

In the mid 19th century Cirencester had over 100 drinking establishments  supported by several breweries, by 2012 this number was 17.  

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John Tiffney is a Cirencester Civic Society Town Guide and a former Chair of the society.