Spring Talks Programme 2026

We have arranged a programme of four talks this year starting on 16th April 2026. They will be held at the St Lawrence Parish Room in Colebrook Street, SO23 9LH and will start at 5:45 pm with refreshments served after the talk.

The talks are open to anyone who would like to come so Members are encouraged to invite friends,

To manage numbers we ask everyone to book in advance via TicketSource (https://www.ticketsource.com/city-of-winchester-trust-ltd) - tickets are £10 each.

Thursday 16th April
Transforming Winchester’s Historic Buildings: The Journey from Corn Exchange to Public Library to the Arc
Speaker: Laura Jarman, the County Council Conservation Architect
Specialising in updating historic buildings for community needs while retaining their heritage values

Thursday 23rd April
The Wildlife of the Winchester College Water Meadows
Speaker: Isabella Powell, the Duncan Louis Stewart Fellow in Natural History at Winchester College, repeats the popular guided walk she undertook in September 2025 for the Heritage Open Day

Tuesday 28th April
Winchester - Heroes and Villains
Speaker: Garry Honey, local author and historian will speak about his recently published book with his personal selection of 20 people who, over 1,000 years, have had an impact on the city

Tuesday 5th May
Two Cities - Contrasting Prague and Vienna
Speaker: Dr Andrew Thomson, a freelance historian and private guide who leads tours of European battlefields and cities
Both Habsburg cities with different stories, the talk will cover their experiences of 19th and 20th centuries