Rachel Morris talked about her new book, The Year of the Wizard, a lyrical and highly atmospheric history of Renaissance magic. It is also - by an act of historical […]
In his talk Jonathan discussed how witchcraft cases in Elizabethan Essex were reported in pamphlets of the time and what readers might have made of the strange stories they were […]
Hertfordshire puddingstone is one of the world's most remarkable stones. Beautiful and very distinctive, giant boulders of it can be seen in Saffron Walden and the surrounding villages. The talk […]
Members of the Society are invited by the Collecott Family to the launch of After the Thaw: An Essex Mystery, by Nan Collecott (Little Owl Books, 2026), (the late Ann […]
Gibson Library Society AGM, followed by a talk. Full details will be circulated to members later in the month. This will be followed by : Saffron Walden 1647 - a […]
To be held in Saffron Walden Library, Wednesday, 14th May 2025 at 7:30pm Notice & Agenda 1. Apologies for absence 2. Minutes of previous meeting & matters arising 3. Chair's Report […]
An evening of two halves, with four poets* in each half, includes 'open mike' sessions. *If you would like to read please arrive by 7.15 pm to let the compere […]
We take a look at Emery Walker (1851-1933), the 'Universal Samaritan' of England's Arts and Crafts and private press movements of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which were […]
This event will be in the same format as before with “Open Mic” sessions. Come early at 7:15pm to book your place if you would like to read something. The […]
David Pearson has recently distilled the fruits of many years of research into bindings into two books, Cambridge Bookbinding 1450-1770 (2023) and Bookbindings: an illustrated history (2026). In this illustrated […]