The next meeting of the Kenilworth History & Archaeology Society is on Monday, 14th April at 7:30 for 7:45pm start. This will be at our usual venue, Kenilworth Senior Citizen Centre, Abbey End car park. Our speaker will be Anne Langley who will be talking on Local Almshouses. The meeting is free to members but… Read More KHAS meeting on Monday, 14th April
Dear members, Sorry for the late reminder. Our next meeting is on Monday, 10th March at 7:30 for 7:45pm start. This will be at our usual venue, Kenilworth Senior Citizen Centre, Abbey End car park. Unfortunately, Jill Kashi, our scheduled speaker, is unable to attend. Instead our speaker will be Aidan McRae Thomson who will be talking on The Development of Stained Glass in… Read More Change of Speaker – 10th March meeting
The next meeting of KHAS is on Monday, 10th February at 7:30 for 7:45pm start, back at our usual venue, the Kenilworth Senior Citizens Centre, Abbey End car park. The next meeting of KHAS is on Monday, 10th February at 7:30 for 7:45pm start, back at our usual venue, the Kenilworth Senior Citizens Centre, Abbey… Read More AGM on 10th February 2025
Dear member Happy New Year. Just a reminder that our next meeting is on Monday, 13th January at 7:30 for 7:45pm start. PLEASE NOTE that this meeting will be held at the Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End car park (where the basketball court is). This is not our usual venue. Our speaker is Gillian White talking on Mary, Queen of… Read More KHAS Meeting on 13th January 2025
Dear member Just a reminder that our Christmas Social is on Monday, 9th December at 7:30 for 7:45 pm start at the Kenilworth Senior Citizen’s Centre, Abbey End car park. This is a members-only event. Please email contact@khas.co.uk or let Margaret know if you are bringing any food. Also, if you haven’t yet visited St Nicholas’ Church’s Christmas Tree festival, it is… Read More KHAS Christmas Social and our Christmas Tree
The next KHAS meeting is on Monday, 9th September at the Kenilworth Senior Citizens Club, Abbey End, 7:30pm to start at 7:45pm. Our speaker will be Dr Julian Davey with a talk entitled “1,000 years of Arrow”. “Five powerful families have possessed the Manor of Arrow, Warwickshire since William the Conqueror , each leaving their… Read More KHAS meeting on Monday 9th September
Dear member A reminder that our next KHAS meeting is on Monday 8th April, 7:45pm at the Senior Citizens Club, Abbey End car park. There will be a short EGM followed by our speaker, Roger Warren on “Walter Scott & “Kenilworth”” For those who have not already paid this year’s subscription, there will be an opportunity… Read More KHAS meeting on Monday 8th April
Dear Members, Our next meeting will be on Monday 13th November, 7.45pm start, and our speaker will be Jill Kashi who is a Volunteer at Baddesley Clinton – the very beautiful National Trust moated manor house. Jill’s talk is entitled “60 Years of Change: Working Life at Baddesley Clinton 1923-1980” and is based on recollections… Read More KHAS Meeting on 13th November
Dear KHAS Member As you are all very well aware some significant archaeology has been discovered at the swimming pool site on Abbey Fields. At our next meeting on Monday 9th October 2023 our speaker will be from Archaeology Warwickshire and will be giving us some up to date details of their findings. Our meeting… Read More KHAS Meeting on 9th October 2023
Dear KHAS Member, Our next meeting will be on Monday 12th June starting at 7.45pm prompt when Mairi Macdonald with be making a return visit to Kenilworth with a talk entitled “Paleography – What, Why, How?” As is usual, there will be no indoor meetings during July and August. In early July detailed arrangements for… Read More KHAS Meeting – Monday 12th June
Dear KHAS Member A reminder that our next meeting will be held on Monday 13th March at 7.45pm. This month’s talk is entitled “Mapping the Tunnels of Warwick” and on this occasion we will have 3 visiting speakers all of whom are involved in augmented and virtual reality, bringing history to life. Some of you may have seen… Read More KHAS Meeting Monday 13th March
Dear KHAS Member Happy New Year! I hope that you all had a lovely Christmas. Our next meeting will be on Monday 9th January starting 7.45 pm prompt when a member of Wessex Archaeology will be talking to us about the amazing discovery of a lost Elizabethan Moat, Manor and Gardens at Coleshill during work… Read More January 2023 KHAS Meeting
A reminder that our next meeting will be on Monday 14th November at 7.45pm when Paul Thompson will be returning, this time to tell us about a recent major Coventry project “The Drapers’ Hall: An Archaeological Journey“. You may remember that last time Paul visited us he was dressed in Roman costume ready to celebrate… Read More KHAS Meeting – Monday 14th November
A reminder that our next meeting will be on Monday 10th October, when Sheila Woolf will be making a welcome return visit to speak to us about “Queen Victoria and the People’s Park”. We meet at 7.30pm for a prompt start at 7.45 in The Senior Citizens’ Club off Abbey End Car Park, behind The Almanack in… Read More KHAS Meeting 10th October 2022
Dear KHAS Member I hope that you have all enjoyed the Jubilee celebrations which actually began for us with our 60th anniversary party last month – perhaps not quite so well publicised as the more recent one!! Our next meeting will be on Monday 13th June at 7.45pm sharp. Owing to speaker cancellation there is… Read More June 2022 Meeting – Change of Speaker
Dear KHAS Member, Happy New Year! Our next meeting will be on Monday 10th January 2022 when I will be presenting my illustrated talk “War & Worship-Castle & Church” – a detailed account of Kenilworth’s very long and colourful history and the close links between the Castle and the Priory/Abbey. I do hope that you… Read More Happy New Year from KHAS
Dear KHAS Member Our next meeting will be on Monday 13th December and, owing to the need to continue to keep our gatherings as Covid safe as possible, it was decided at our last meeting that we would not go ahead with our usual festive social evening this year. I know that some of you… Read More KHAS Christmas Meeting, Monday 13th December
Dear KHAS Members, Please be aware that we have updated our contact email address, in the light of our secretary Geoff Whiteman having stepped down from the post as of the AGM. If you wish to contact the Society, please use our new email address contact@khas.co.uk instead of the old KHAS Secretary email address. Newsletters… Read More Change of Email Address
Information Updated 2nd August 2021 KHAS Monthly Meetings and Members’ Summer Outings In the light of the current Covid 19 situation and the Government advice, which is likely to become more restrictive over the coming weeks, it has been decided to cancel our April, May and June speaker meetings and also our proposed July and… Read More Covid 19 Update
Dear KHAS Members, There will be a KHAS meeting on Monday 9th of March. Stephen Spinks will be talking to us about Robert the Bruce. As usual, we meet at 7.30pm for a prompt start at 7.45 in The Senior Citizens’ Club off Abbey End Car Park, behind The Almanack in Kenilworth Town Centre. All are welcome.… Read More KHAS Meeting – Monday 9th of March
Dear KHAS Member, Just a reminder that there will be a KHAS meeting on Monday January 13th at 7.45pm, in the Senior Citizens’ Club at Abbey End. The speaker will be Graham Sutherland with a talk entitled ‘The Darker Side of Warwick’. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Best regards,Geoff Whiteman —Secretary,Kenilworth History and… Read More KHAS Meeting on Monday January 13th
Dear KHAS Member, Just a reminder that there will be a KHAS meeting on Monday November 11th at 7.45pm, in the Senior Citizens’ Club at Abbey End. The speaker will be Ben Wallace with a talk entitled ‘Aerial Photography and Archaeology’. Please note also that Christmas cards will be available to purchase in aid of the Harry Sunley… Read More KHAS Meeting on Monday November 11th
Dear KHAS Member, Just a reminder that there will be a KHAS meeting on Monday October 14th at 7.45pm, in the Senior Citizens’ Club at Abbey End. The speaker will be John Burton, Chair of the George Eliot Fellowship, with a talk entitled: “By George! – Why we still love George Eliot”. We look forward to seeing… Read More KHAS Meeting on Monday October 14th
Dear KHAS Member, Just a reminder that there will be a KHAS meeting on Monday September 9th at 7.45pm, in the Senior Citizens’ Club at Abbey End. The speaker will be Dr. Roger White with a talk entitled: “Romans in the West Midlands”. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Best regards,Geoff Whiteman —Secretary,Kenilworth… Read More KHAS Meeting on Monday September 9th
Dear KHAS Member, Just a reminder that there will be a KHAS meeting on Monday May 13th at 7.45pm, in the Senior Citizens’ Club at Abbey End. The speaker will be Angie Bolton with a talk entitled: “The Portable Antiquities Scheme: 20 years of Treasure”. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Best regards, Geoff… Read More KHAS Meeting on Monday May 13th
Dear KHAS Member, Owing to internet problems, this is an earlier than usual reminder that there will be a KHAS meeting on Monday March 11th at 7.45pm, in the Senior Citizens’ Club at Abbey End. Caroline Rann will be speaking to us on “Recent Roman Archaeological Discoveries in Warwick”. We look forward to seeing you… Read More KHAS Meeting on Monday March 11th
Dear KHAS Member, Happy New Year! Just a reminder that there will be a KHAS meeting on Monday January 14th at 7.45pm, in the Senior Citizens’ Club at Abbey End. Sheila Woolf will be speaking to us on the subject of “Here Come the Girls! A Very ‘Special’ Relationship”. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.… Read More KHAS Meeting on Monday January 14th
Dear KHAS Member, Just a reminder that there will be a KHAS meeting on Monday September 10th at 7.45pm, in the Senior Citizens’ Club at Abbey End. Dr Gillian White will be speaking to us on the subject of “The most dissolute man in London: 1st Duke of Devonshire and the building of Chatsworth”. We look forward to… Read More KHAS Meeting on Monday September 10th
Dear KHAS Member, Just a reminder that there will be a KHAS meeting on Monday June 11th at 7.45pm, in the Senior Citizens’ Club at Abbey End. Dr Maureen Harris will be speaking to us on the subject of “The debauched parson” and the “wit-already-expired rogue”: Warwickshire parish politics 1660 -1720″. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.… Read More KHAS meeting on Monday June 11th
Dear KHAS Member, Just a reminder that there will be a KHAS meeting on Monday May 14th at 7.45pm, in the Senior Citizens’ Club at Abbey End. Roy Smart will be speaking to us on the subject of “Another Icarus: the rise and fall of Percy Pilcher…..and the art of flight”. We look forward to seeing you at… Read More KHAS Meeting on Monday May 14th
Dear KHAS Member, A slightly earlier than usual reminder that there will be a KHAS meeting on Monday April 10th at 7.45pm, in the Senior Citizens’ Club at Abbey End. Dr. Sylvia Pinches will be speaking to us on: “The True History of Maria Home, Housekeeper to the Earls of Warwick”. Mrs Home was housekeeper at Warwick Castle for nearly… Read More KHAS Meeting on Monday April 10th