The Newbury Society AGM

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

Annual General Meeting for the Newbury Society

World War One Stained Glass

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

The roles and responsibilities of the High Sheriff

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

Willie Hartley Russell was sworn in as the High Sheriff of Berkshire on Friday 26th March, 2021, for this year. The Office of High Sheriff is an independent, non-political, Royal appointment for the period of one year. It is the oldest secular office in country apart from the monarchy. Today, the role is now largely […]

Understanding Boxford’s Roman mosaic

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

The late Roman figurative mosaic discovered at Mud Hole, Boxford in Berkshire between 2017 and 2019 has proved to be the most important found in Britain for over fifty years. Covered with scenes from classical mythology and with a unique design, it is indeed unlike anything previously found in Britain. This lecture offers the excavator's […]