My journey in sculpture: Johannes Von Stumm

Parish Room, St. John’s Church St. John’s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom

A talk by sculptor Johannes von Stumm, which relates the journey of how his work developed. He started making sculptures combining glass, stone and metal; but in trying to create larger pieces of glass he had to accept the technical limitations. Replacing glass with empty space led him in the early years of the 21st […]

Visit to the police museum at Sulhamstead

Thames Valley Police Museum 3 North Drive, Sulhamstead, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

The Society is restricted to 25 places for this guided tour. There is a nominal charge of £3 per head. Further details to follow.

A history of milling in 30 objects

Parish Room, St. John’s Church St. John’s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Nathanael Hodge is from the Reading-based Mills Archive Trust, the national repository for the documentary and photographic records of traditional and contemporary mills and milling.

The Newbury Society Annual General Meeting and review of Newbury in 2024-25

Parish Room, St. John’s Church St. John’s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Newbury Society chairman David Peacock will be reviewing the past year, talking about Newbury today, highlighting some of the town's attractions, and discussing the range of challenges it faces.

Action for the River Kennet (ARK) – its work and campaigns

Parish Room, St. John’s Church St. John’s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Charlotte Hitchmough  is the director of the Marlborough-based charity which works to conserve, protect, rehabilitate and improve the rivers and other waterbodies of the Kennet and Pang catchments.