Community Events Explore our Relationship with Historic Spaces

Friday 4 October 2024 University of Worcester lecturers are running a series of workshops in historic settings to inspire residents’ creative side. Dr Lucy Arnold, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, and Dr Jack McGowan, Principal Lecturer in Creative Writing, have teamed up to provide literary and creative writing sessions that reflect on and are inspired by historic or heritage buildings in the City. This is part of their wider project, called ‘Can These Stones Speak’, [...]

Community Events Explore our Relationship with Historic Spaces2024-10-08T16:07:35+01:00

A Day of Wellbeing on Bank Holiday Monday 6 May at The Commandery, Worcester

News release For Immediate Release Friday 26 April 2024 On Bank Holiday Monday 6 May, enjoy a relaxing day at one of Worcester’s most historic and beautiful buildings and gardens. Visitors can head into the walled gardens for hour-long restorative yoga sessions led by Zoe Meachem. Her sessions will be slow and gentle practices suitable for all levels of experience including beginners. She says, “I want to help people experience a [...]

A Day of Wellbeing on Bank Holiday Monday 6 May at The Commandery, Worcester2024-05-02T11:31:24+01:00

Easter 2024 Family Fun at Worcester’s City Museums

News release For Immediate Release Wednesday 13 March 2024 Enjoy two weeks of animal-inspired family fun at The Commandery and Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum over the Easter holidays! At The Commandery, follow a magical trail of decorated fairy doors – with an infusion of Easter bunny fun! Explore the historic building – from the medieval Painted Chamber to the wood-panelled Tudor rooms and beautiful gardens – to find them [...]

Easter 2024 Family Fun at Worcester’s City Museums2024-03-14T09:59:11+00:00

A festive family Christmas at Hartlebury Castle

News release For Immediate Release Thursday 16 November Make magical Christmas memories in a weekend of exciting family fun at Hartlebury Castle this December. A Family Christmas is back for 2023 – and the event is more jampacked with festivities than ever. On Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 December, the Castle will be alive with seasonal music and enchanting decorations, and Mother Christmas will be waiting to greet families throughout the [...]

A festive family Christmas at Hartlebury Castle2023-11-16T13:50:20+00:00

University Historian Explores Aftermath of Gunpowder Plot | The Commandery

News release For Immediate Release Monday 23 October 2023 If successful, it was an event that could have changed the course of history. But a University of Worcester historian will argue that the Gunpowder Plot still made a huge impact on British life in an upcoming talk. Taking place on Sunday, November 5, the same day that the Plot was due to be put into action, Professor of Early Modern History, Darren Oldridge, [...]

University Historian Explores Aftermath of Gunpowder Plot | The Commandery2023-10-23T15:59:00+01:00

Experience The Commandery after dark this October

News release For Immediate Release Monday 18 September 2023 Discover the ghostly secrets of one of Worcester’s oldest buildings as After-dark Tours return to The Commandery this October. Hear tales of grisly historic happenings, mysterious footsteps and strange sightings reported by visitors, staff, and volunteers over the years. This guided tour with a Halloween twist takes you through The Commandery by torchlight – and into parts of the building which are [...]

Experience The Commandery after dark this October2023-09-18T13:04:10+01:00
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