Please see the events section for an update on the summer school and concert in Ludlow
Read morePlease see Previous Events section for a report and pictures of the Birthday Lunch event at The Edge Centre, Much Wenlock, Shropshire.
Read morePlease see the Events section for updates on our exciting events for this year.
Read moreHere is advance notice of our programme for 2019. More details and booking forms will be sent out to members prior to each event. Also see the Events section for more details as they become available. 2019 promises to be an interesting and varied programme which should appeal to all. Saturday 23rd March – Birthday […]
Read moreSecretary Sue Higginbotham writes: Twenty members attended the Christmas Lunch at Church Barn in Bishops Castle and they were in for such a treat!The lovely old world hall, decorated by committee members with a beautiful Christmas tree and lights along with golden stars attached to the beams and pretty table decorations and crackers looked very […]
Read moreAs part of The Wilfred Owen Festival in Oswestry commemorating the centenary of Armistice Day, The Qube,Oswestry held a dayof talks, readings and poetry honouring the role of women in The Great War. Gladys Mary Coles gave a captivating talk about Mary Webb during this period, emphasising her compassionate nature and her own war efforts. […]
Read moreThis beautiful poem written by Margaret Austin was featured in Shropshire Life magazine in 2001 with pictures by Gordon Dickins. Margaret lived in Clunbury and it always held a special place in her heart. The picture shows Margaret in costume at Clunbury. Clunbury Hill Sun blessed and moon blessed Is Clunbury Hill. Though far from […]
Read moreIt is with great sadness that we have to tell you of the death of our dear friend and long-standing member of the Society, Margaret Austin. Margaret passed away on Friday 12th October 2018 at Stretton Hall nursing home, All Stretton, where she received loving care. Margaret was a life member of the society having […]
Read moreThere will be a talk on the poetry of Mary Webb by society member Naomi Walker at Shrewsbury Unitarian Church, 37-38 High St, Shrewsbury SY1 1LR (Next to House of Fraser) on Saturday 15th September 2018 at 2.30 pm. The event is free but you will need to reserve a place either by email to […]
Read moreWe are pleased to report that the commemorative plaque commissioned by the society in honour of founder chairman, the late Dennis Pursell, has now been fixed to the outside wall of The Bog visitor centre. The plaque was originally erected in 1992 along with a series of other interpretative panels on the walls of the […]
Read moreThe Mary Webb Society is delighted to be involved with the screening of Gone to Earth by Flatpack as part of Telford Film Festival. The event is hosted by The Gorge Film Club, at Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Community Centre, 2 Wellington Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford TF8 7DX Shropshire. The film adaptation of Mary Webb’s novel published […]
Read moreShrewsbury library will be displaying an exhibition of Mary Webb’s life, work and landscape from 15th August 2018. The beautiful panels designed by Sue Hughes were originally on display at Shrewsbury Museum in 2016. We welcome the opportunity to have these panels displayed once again in this most appropriate setting especially as the Mary Webb […]
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