{"id":21,"date":"2026-07-28T06:41:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T06:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsofironbridgegorge.org.uk\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:07:35","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/friendsofironbridgegorge.org.uk\/?page_id=21","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21\" class=\"elementor elementor-21\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b499ca1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b499ca1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778efad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"778efad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofironbridgegorge.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-386\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsofironbridgegorge.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/friendsofironbridgegorge.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsofironbridgegorge.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44eb504d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44eb504d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2604ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f2604ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-573609f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"573609f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4331fcbb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4331fcbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283a221a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"283a221a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please note that Talks are open to all.<\/p><p>Non-members will be asked for a contribution of \u00a3x and to become a member please see the \u2018Become a Friend\u2019 section on our website.<\/p><p>Full details about Events will appear in the Newsletter. Talks will be held in the Glass Classroom at Coalbrookdale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a35115e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a35115e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207b584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"207b584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Summer\/Autumn 2026 Programme of Talks and Walks<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de2cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1de2cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Talks Programme: Glass Classroom, Coalbrookedale TF7<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e34750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e34750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Free to Friends. Non-members \u00a31.00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d7090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41d7090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wednesday 16th September 2.30 pm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f141fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f141fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Farewell and Thankyou! by Lucy Oldnall and her team from the Conserving and Historic Estate Project<\/strong>. Recounting the journey over the past 3 years of the Project. Lucy and her team will recount the challenges and truimphs encounted while working on the museum&#8217;s many listed properties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a1ed6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51a1ed6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e73f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04e73f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wednesday 14th October 2.30 pm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc89078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc89078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>&#8216;Britannia&#8217; by Dr Patricia De Haan<\/strong>. When William Camden began his county-by-county description of Britain in 1577, published in 1586, it was ground breaking and went through many editions until 1806. Only the very best maps were included. Original maps will be at the talk for everyone to see!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c91cdb0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c91cdb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ddd64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2ddd64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wednesday 4th November 2.30 pm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3bc35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b3bc35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fron the Archives James Thompson (1781 1871) Calcutts, Lightmore and Beyound by Steve Dewhurst. Annual joint meeting with Brosely Local History Society<\/strong>. Born in Scotland James was a civil engineer, iron and coal master. He worked with Thomas Telford on the Gotha Canal and later for William Hazeldine at the Calcutts Ironworks before moving on to Lightmore; a failed business venture at Fenton Park led to employment in Scotland before returning to the Midlands as a consulting mining engineer. A story of entrepreneurship, failure and persistence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b8a25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6b8a25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Further dates for November and December to be announced in our winter programme.<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5b91f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5b91f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92be19b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92be19b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Walks Programme<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28de63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d28de63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Further walks to be announced.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Events Please note that Talks are open to all. 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