During the Middle Ages, English churches were decorated with wall paintings telling the stories of the Old and New Testaments, the lives of the saints and various moral lessons – a veritable ‘Poor Man’s Bible’, there to assist the priest in the instruction of his largely illiterate congregation. 
This talk will explore the many surviving examples to be seen within the medieval churches of the historic (pre-1974) county of Gloucestershire, including those from St. Michael's Church next door to The Barn!

Refreshments available on arrival and during talk. Cash and card payments accepted.

Free parking on site. Parking for this event will be at the Barn, BS36 1SE.

Due to the nature of this talk tickets are only available to attend in person. This talk will not be streamed via zoom on this occasion.

The primary purpose of this event is to raise money for WMBT and to support conservation, management, maintenance and improvement of the WMBT site.

This ticket is to view the talk online over Zoom. Please buy one ticket per device. The viewing link will be sent out at least 1 hour before the start time. 

We are delighted to welcome back Philip Ashford to The Barn to deliver his talk on Piracy in the Bristol Channel.

The talk is based on original research completed by Philip and conveys material that is mainly 'unknown' and unpublished.
A whole range of notable events took place in the Bristol Channel of a martial nature between 1450 and 1700 involving ships from many nations. Philip brings some of these events to light in a very visual style and endeavours to explain the background to many of the circumstances: You will be surprised!

The primary purpose of this event is to raise money for WMBT and to support conservation, management, maintenance and improvement of the WMBT site.

Online ticket sales are now closed for this event, but tickets are still available on the door from 6:30pm on Thursday 21st September.

We are delighted to welcome Tim Andrews, owner of Orchard Revival Cider in North Nibley, to The Barn to give this talk on the importance of orchards and cider making in the local area both past and present.

You will also be able to see Tim to sample (and buy!) some of his cider at this year's Orchard Harvest Day on 8th October.

Refreshments available. Cash and card payments accepted.

Free parking on site. Parking for this event will be at the Barn, BS36 1SE.

The primary purpose of this event is to raise money for WMBT and to support conservation, management, maintenance and improvement of the WMBT site.

Online ticket sales for this talk are now closed but a limited number of tickets will be available to buy on the door. Doors open at 6:30pm on Thursday. Cash & card payments accepted.

Join celebrated historian, Prof Ronald Hutton for a fascinating lecture on Joan of Arc.

Joan of Arc is a unique historical character: the medieval person about whom most has been written; the best recorded medieval commoner; and the only person to be both executed as a heretic and then made a saint (by the same Church). Today she is equally popular with Catholics, socialists and feminists: and yet her public career lasted only twelve months. This talk is designed to ask whether we can truly get to know her, why she became so famous, and why she is at once one of the most spectacular successes, and failures, in history

About your speaker: Prof Hutton is an English historian who specialises in Early Modern Britain, British folklore, pre-Christian religion and Contemporary Paganism. He is a professor at the University of Bristol, has written 14 books and has appeared on British television and radio. He held a fellowship at Magdalen College, Oxford, and is a Commissioner of English Heritage. We are delighted to welcome him back to The Barn!

Refreshments available. 

Parking for this event will now be at The Barn, BS36 1SE (this is a change from the originally advertised Winterbourne Academy).

The primary purpose of this event is to raise money for WMBT and to support conservation, management, maintenance and improvement of the WMBT site.

Online booking for this talk is now closed but tickets are still available to buy on the door.

Chris Bigga presents this fascinating talk on the history of aircraft manufacture at Filton since the company was founded by Sir George White in 1910. Chris will discuss aircrafts such as Boxkite, Scout, Fighter, Bulldog, Blenheim, Beaufighter, Brabazon, Brittania and Concorde.

Refreshments available on arrival and during talk. Cash and card payments accepted.

Free parking on site. Parking for this event will be at the Barn, BS36 1SE.

The primary purpose of this event is to raise money for WMBT and to support conservation, management, maintenance and improvement of the WMBT site.