Upcoming Events in Date Order
Ukraine Update 2026
Will Jackson chairs Rotary's Ukraine work across Great Britain and Ireland, and he is District 1100's lead for Ukraine. He is a trustee of the Friends of Oleksandriya and of the Grabovsky Charitable Foundation, and he divides his time between Herefordshire and a base near Lviv. On Thursday 10 September he is coming to Pembridge Parish Hall to talk about the work being done in Ukraine in 2026, and who it is actually reaching.
This is a first-hand account from someone who makes the journey, not a summary of the news. Will will talk about what the aid effort looks like now and what has changed on the ground.
Tickets are £10 and all proceeds go to Ukraine. The hall is not charging for the room, and there will be a collection on the night if you would like to give more.
Tales of Medieval Women
Best selling author and medievalist Anne O’Brien will give a talk on the lives of women in the Middle Ages at Pembridge Parish Hall on Friday 18th September 6.30 pm for 7pm.
While history books concentrate on battles and power struggles, Anne will use her encyclopaedic knowledge to portray the lives of women who married powerful men and those who served them.
Women’s lives were often hard and claimed by disease and childbirth. Noblewomen faced the added challenges of politics of the court, facing punishment for their husband’s misdeeds, plotting to elevate their sons and daughters, seeing off sieges and defending their land from attack.
Those who know Anne’s novels, or who attended her last talk in Pembridge, will appreciate how she brings historic figures alive, creating characters with whom we can empathise. Yet her detailed research offers a window into the lives of those who lived here when The New Inn was new and the Bell Tower just newly built.
Doors open 6.30 pm Talk and Q&A 7pm- 8.30pm followed by meet the author and book signing. Licensed bar Tickets £5.00
Antiques & Collectables Mondays at 3.30pm
Come along to 'buy' or 'sell' at the weekly 'Pembridge Auction' held every Monday, with viewings between 10-00am - 3.30pm
Cool Moves Dance Tuesdays at 7.30pm
Join Matt & Sarah, former UK Strictly Swing Lindy Hop Champions, for 50's Swing Style Jive.
Band Practice Wednesdays at 7.30pm
Local band, Sun Nation practice in the Hall. The band’s performances feature a blend of original and cover songs.
Village Coffee Morning Saturdays from 10.30am - 11:30
Come and join us for at our regular coffee/tea and home-make cakes. Chat and friendship and meet your neighbours.
Portrait of Pembridge
Pembridge is full of historic buildings; we know a lot about them and while the lives of noblemen, bishops and kings are well recorded, little is known about most people whose lives have built the fabric of our community.
“Portrait of Pembridge” helps to explore our past by creating a record of people and events in Pembridge today for future generations.
