Interest Groups Events

This is a legacy page giving reports on pre-2026 interest group events. Reports on events from 2026 onwards are shown on our main News and Events page here.

Upcoming events

  • Annual schools lecture

    7 December 202610:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Rd, Cheltenham GL51 6EP

    Event type: IG Event

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  • A&H Group visit to The Folk of Gloucester

    26 May 20276:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Folk of Gloucester, 99, 103 Westgate St, Gloucester GL1 2PG, UK

    Event type: IG Event

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  • Exclusive visit to Sudeley Castle

    23 June 20275:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Cheltenham GL54 5JD

    Event type: IG Event

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Visit to Dowty Propellers

A party of eleven visited Dowty Propellers, now part of GE on Tuesday 17 June for a two-hour tour of their new facility, Dowty propellers had been situated on the...

Paul Massey

24 June 2025

2024 Gloucestershire Schools’ Christmas Lectures

The 13th annual Gloucestershire Schools’ Christmas Lectures, organised so expertly by Patrick Brooke, took place in the Bacon Theatre at Dean Close School on Monday 9th December and were attended...

Paul Massey

8 February 2025

The 2024 Gloucestershire Business Lecture

The second annual Honourable Company of Gloucestershire business lecture took place at the University of Gloucestershire Park campus on a very wet Wednesday evening on 25 September.  Despite the torrential...

Paul Massey

2 October 2024

Visit to General Electric Aerospace, Bishops Cleeve

The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire visited GE Aerospace on the 12th June 2024 at their Bishops Cleeve Facility, near Cheltenham Race Course. GE aerospace contributes a gross value added of...

Paul Massey

1 July 2024

2023 Gloucestershire Schools’ Christmas Lectures

The 12th annual Gloucestershire Schools’ Christmas Lectures, organised so expertly by Patrick Brooke, took place in the Bacon Theatre at Dean Close School on Monday 11th December and were attended by more...

Paul Massey

2 February 2024

Visit to Air Salvage International & The Bristol Britannia Cotswold Airport

It was a typical British summer’s day with, sunshine, showers, blustery winds and a down pour, 19 brave souls braved the elements.   We met Mark Gregory Managing Director and...

Paul Massey

7 August 2023

Visit to Stroudwater Textiles Trust Museum

Another fascinating evening -where the weather was kind to us - exploring the beginnings of the textile industry in the Stroud vallies. We learnt about the history of Egypt Mill,...

Paul Massey

30 July 2023

Visit to Colesbourne Park

On 26 June 2023, about 30 members and their guests enjoyed a tour de force from Warden Emeritus, Sir Henry Elwes, who described the history of many of the trees...

Paul Massey

1 July 2023

Visit to Brimscombe Port and the Long Table

On 22 June 2023, members and their guests had another lovely summer evening of discovery learning about the fascinating history of Brimscombe Port - and the redevelopment plans for the...

Paul Massey

1 July 2023

Visit to Longborough Opera

On 24 May 23, members and guests patiently await their admittance to the auditorium at Longborough Opera on a fine summer afternoon. Thanks to the persistence of member Martin Lee...

Paul Massey

1 July 2023

Visit to RHS Malvern

Our party of over forty members and guests enjoyed a private preview visit to the RHS Spring Show at the Malvern Three Counties showground.  Fine weather and a tasteful supper...

Paul Massey

23 May 2023

Visit to Sebring Sports Cars

On 27 April 2023, a group of 16 members visited Vial Spark now re-branded as Sebring Sports Cars. Mark and Rebecca Denyer started the business as a company which would...

Paul Massey

8 May 2023

Gloucestershire Business Lecture

The Gloucestershire Business Lecture

The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire held its first Business Lecture on 18 January, which was “A Macro-Outlook on 2023”, and was given by the award-winning financial commentator Janet Mui who...

Jon Wallace

20 January 2023

2022 Gloucestershire Schools' Christmas Lectures

2022 Gloucestershire Schools’ Christmas Lectures

After an absence of 3 years due to Covid, the 11th Annual Gloucestershire Schools’ Christmas Lectures were held at the Bacon Theatre, Dean Close School in December 2022 to a...

Jon Wallace

5 December 2022

Presentation to the Best ATC Unit - 2419 (Quedgeley) Sqn

Presentation to the Best ATC Unit – 2419 (Quedgeley) Sqn

On Monday 5 December the Warden, Lt Col Andrew Tabor, accompanied by Col Andy Hodson, Chairman of the Armed Forces Group (AFG) of The Honourable Company, and Major Robert Wharton,...

Jon Wallace

5 December 2022

David Vaisey Prize 2022

David Vaisey Prize 2022

The David Vaisey Prize was awarded at the Cheltenham Literature Festival on Sunday 9 October. The winners were The Tewkesbury Library. It is awarded for an initiative by public libraries in Gloucestershire...

Jon Wallace

9 October 2022

Visit to Energy from Waste Facility

Visit to Energy from Waste Facility

Twenty members and guests visited the Urbaser Javelin Park site and received presentations the plant operation and its relationship with Gloucestershire County Council. Waste from Gloucestershire is collected by local...

Jon Wallace

27 September 2022

Police Visit 31082022

Police visit Aug 31st

Members were privileged to have an exclusive look round the brand new facility that’s just opened at Bamfurlong. Home to 200 staff the complex has undergone a £12.5m transformation and...

Jon Wallace

31 August 2022

Badminton House visit

On one of the hottest days of the year members and their guests were treated to a fascinating afternoon at Badminton House . The last in a short series of...

Jon Wallace

15 August 2022

Clearwell Caves visit

Back to the cave exhibition at Clearwell Caves

On one of the hottest days of the year members spent a fascinating two hours underground in Clearwell Caves…at a chilly 10c ..admiring the location itself and the skill of...

Jon Wallace

26 July 2022

Visit to Westonbirt House Gardens

Visit to Westonbirt House Gardens

Once again the weather was kind for our visit to the grade one listed gardens at Westonbirt House. Created by Robert Holford between 1840 and 1885 the house and gardens...

Jon Wallace

8 June 2022

Visit to Jenner Museum

Despite the heavy showers members and their guests enjoyed a very memorable visit to the Jenner Museum in Berkeley. Postponed for over a year it was only fitting that we...

Jon Wallace

17 May 2022

RHS Malvern Spring Festival visit

RHS Malvern Spring Festival visit

Talk about the calm before the storm ! Our party of forty was welcomed and shown round the tranquil show gardens of this years RHS Malvern Spring Festival ……the day...

Jon Wallace

4 May 2022

Visit to Electro Flight

Visit to Electro Flight

A group from the HCG visited Electro Flight to hear and see how this small Gloucestershire company had obtained the world speed record for electric aircraft. Roger Targett founding Director...

Jon Wallace

5 April 2022

Presentation of Boots to the Army Cadet Force

Presentation of Boots to the Army Cadet Force

Presentation in the Netherlands to the Chairman by Ed van Wezel CEO of IBG of £3,500 worth of boots for Glos ACF.

Jon Wallace

2 February 2022

Gloucestershire: Towards a Net Zero Carbon county?

Gloucestershire: Towards a Net Zero Carbon county?

A discussion forum, following on from COP 26, with short presentations outlining the issues and with inputs from the University of Gloucestershire, the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and local businesses,...

Jon Wallace

7 December 2021

Holst Victorian House

Visit to the Holst Victorian House

Over twenty five of us were transported through time and found ourselves in the home of Gustav Holst … one of Cheltenham's most famous sons. We heard the story of...

Jon Wallace

28 October 2021

David Vaisey Prize 2021

David Vaisey Prize 2021

On Sunday 10 October, during The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author and academic( pictured) presented the winning libraries with their prizes at...

Jon Wallace

10 October 2021

Cadet Awards 2021

The Armed Forces Group sponsors annual awards to units of each of the three cadet forces in the Ceremonial County, namely the Sea Cadet Corps, the Army Cadet Force and...

Jon Wallace

10 October 2021

Imjin 70 Dinner

Imjin 70 Dinner

In the meantime, links with South Korea will be maintained and in late September 2021 a dinner was held at Imjin Barracks, Gloucester to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the...

Jon Wallace

25 September 2021

Kiftsgate Gardens visit

Visit to Kiftsgate Gardens

As always our thanks must go to our hosts, Anne and Johnny Chambers, who gave our party a very enthusiastic and personal welcome to their lovely garden. On a typical...

Jon Wallace

13 July 2021

Cotswolds Canal walk

Visit to the Stroud Canal Trust

Despite being postponed for over a year a large group of us gathered for a guided walk along the Cotswold Canal at Fromebridge. The few spots of rain quickly disappeared...

Jon Wallace

29 June 2021

Woodchester Mansion visit

Virtual Visit to Woodchester Mansion

Over thirty members and guests enjoyed a fascinating talk by archivist Liz Davenport. View Woodchester Mansion website

Jon Wallace

25 May 2021

The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire

Lecture on the Battle of Imjin River

Following an interesting and thought-provoking talk by Chris Ryland, Chair of Trustees of the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum, at one of the Company’s Supper Lectures, a number of Honourable Company...

Jon Wallace

25 February 2020

Visit to Cheltenham Ladies College

Visit to Cheltenham Ladies College

Members were shown round this iconic Arts and Crafts building and had supper afterwards. View Cheltenham Ladies College website

Jon Wallace

17 February 2020

70th Imjin

Visit of the Korean Ambassador

The Warden and Past Warden, Patrick Brooke, attended the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum (SOGM) at the invitation of the Chair of Trustees, Chris Ryland. They were introduced to the Korean...

Jon Wallace

2 December 2019

Gloucestershire Schools' Christmas Lecture 2019

Gloucestershire Schools’ Christmas Lecture 2019

The Tenth Annual Gloucestershire Schools' Christmas Lectures took place at the Bacon Theatre, Dean Close School, Cheltenham, on Monday 2 December 2019, when 487 students from 15 Gloucestershire schools discovered...

Jon Wallace

2 December 2019

Visit to Gloucestershire Constabulary HQ

Visit to Gloucestershire Constabulary HQ

Following an invitation from the Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary, Rod Hansen, himself a member, 55 members of the Honourable Company of Gloucestershire were given a unique opportunity to look...

Jon Wallace

21 October 2019

Rococo Gardens Painswick

Rococo Gardens Painswick

On a lovely summers evening members were shown round the secretive valley that contains the Gardens. We heard plans for the developement of the attraction and retired for supper at...

Jon Wallace

16 July 2019