‘Down The Line’

A photographic Competition to celebrate 200 years of the Railway

Having worked with TransWilts in the recent past on Art @The Station together we decided to explore the potential of a photographic competition as our local contribution to the nationwide series of activities being developed to celebrate the bicentenary of the railways. This offered opportunities for various age groups to participate easily and then upload their images to the TransWilts website.

On July 2nd we remembered the first President of our society – Lady Oliver.  This was an evening lecture preceded by a delicious buffet.

This year Graham Griffiths took us to Mozart’s London.  This was a fascinating lecture about the Mozart family and their travels in Europe.  The presentation was accompanied by Graham’s skilful playing on the keyboard. He finished with a piece by Mozart’s son which made the evening that bit more special.

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Our recent visit to Gorhambury house was a very pleasant way to spend a rainy morning in June.

After the surprisingly long drive to the front of the house, we were ushered into the entrance hall where even a visit to the wcs was an experience rarely encountered.

Vicountess Grimston then greeted us, and over tea, coffee and biscuits we learned about the history, renovations, and art works of the house.

Each year we run a season of 9 monthly lectures from September to May, and the topics and lecturers for the 2026/27 lecture season have now been finalised: details of each lecture can be found in the Events section of the website.