Wessex Week

Wessex Week is a celebration of the region’s history and culture through the centuries, with a particular emphasis on Malmesbury and the Anglo-Saxon period

Saturday10th October
Amy Jeffs :   Arthur
In collaboration with Barn Owl Bookshop
Assembly Rooms: Town Hall    7pm £10

Sunday 11^th October
Campbell Ritchie: Guided Walk
‘Turmoil, Strife and Change’
What happened after Henry VIII sold the Abbey?
10.30 -12pm  Meet at the Town Hall   £7/3.50

Tuesday 13^th October
Olive Malcolm
‘In the Footsteps of the Bards’
Assembly Room Town Hall  7pm £10
Bar and exhibition from 6.30

Wednesday 14^th October
Tony McAleavy
The Final Years of Malmesbury Abbey (1485 – 1539)
The Old Bell Hotel (Garden Room: Bar)
6pm, Dinner and talk: £45  (2 course dinner)
7:30, Talk only: £10

Friday 16^th October
Tony McAleavy
‘Who was William of Malmesbury?’
Assembly Rooms Town Hall   (Bar)
7pm £10

Saturday 17^th October
RAJ Waddingham
‘First Kings’
Forged by Vikings in England and Norway.
Assembly Rooms Town Hall 7pm £10