Society Talks at the Library
(Page Last Updated March 10th 2025)
For a number of years, the Westbury on Trym Society (WoTSoc) organised evening talks at the Village Hall. With the arrival of Covid, these were discontinued but they have now restarted! These meetings are held in the Library on Falcondale Road, usually on Tuesday evenings, starting at 8:00pm and with doors open from 7:45. They are free to WoTSoc members and £2 for non-members – and you can become a member on the night!
For our March Talk, the Society is pleased to welcome Gordon Young who will give a talk about “Venice, Jewel of the Adriatic”, accompanied by three award-winning documentary films on:
For our March Talk, the Society is pleased to welcome Gordon Young who will give a talk about “Venice, Jewel of the Adriatic”, accompanied by three award-winning documentary films on:
John Ruskin’s passion for the city and his dysfunctional marriage;
Filippo Marinelli and his plan to demolish the palaces and build a new port;
Charles Dickens’ impressions of streets “all filled and flowing with water”..
This talk will take place on Thursday March 13th, starting at 8:00 pm as usual.
Places are limited to a maximum of 45. To book yours, please email the society at westburyontrymsociety@gmail.com or ring Malcolm Neave on 01179502825.
There will be no talk in April because of the Society AGM.
There will be no talk in April because of the Society AGM.
