From September to April each year the Society arranges a series of talks held in Fowey, Bodinnick and Polruan. These are open to all and Members have free entry, (£10 for non members).
To join, or to renew your Membership for 2025/26, please contact Kath Pearce on 07977 572268 or email FHHSociety@gmail.com
The programme of talks for 2026/27 is as follows;
26 Sep '26 "Cornwall Before the Normans". Speaker: Michael Bunny. Venue: Squires Field Community Centre.
16 Oct '26 "Restormel Castle and the Ancient Trees of the Fowey Valley". Speaker: Geraint Richards OBE. Venue: Restormel Castle. Note the 16th is a Friday
7 Nov '26 "A Headland Through Time: The Archaeology of St Catherine's Point and Covington Wood" Speaker: James Gossip Venue: Fowey Town Hall
12 Dec '26 "The Story of Place and the Treffry Family". Speaker: Simon Kingsley-Pallant. Venue: Fowey Town Hall
16 Jan '27 "The Historical Industrial Treasure of a Hidden Valley". Speaker: Andy Barclay, Marie Allen. Venue: Fowey Town Hall
20 Feb '27 "King Arthur's Country, Cornwall. Seeking Arthur, Mark, Tristan & Isolde". Speaker: Jacky Nowakowski FSA. Venue: Fowey Town Hall.
Further talks/visits are to be announced
Annual General Meeting
To be announced
Date/Time: 26 September 2026 at 2pm
Venue: Squires Field Community Centre
Cost: Free for Members. Non Members will be charged £10 on the door.
Contact: All enquiries to Hon. Sec. Kath Pearce on 07977 572268 or email FHHSociety@gmail.com
The talk explores Kernow's rich history from the Bronze Age to conflict with the Anglo-Saxons, exploring Cornwall's "Golden Age" after the Romans left, when a strong western British kingdom was centred in Cornwall.
Date/Time: Friday 16 October 2026
Venue: A visit to Restormel Castle
Cost: A donation of £5 per person will be required
Contact: All enquiries to Hon. Sec. Kath Pearce on 07977 572268 or email FHHSociety@gmail.com
Join Geraint Richards OBE, Head Forester to HM The King, for an autumn walk through Restormel Valley. The Restormel Valley, carved by the River Fowey, is a scenic landscape that features Restormel Castle, trails and woodlands, and the 17th-century Restormel Manor, all serving as a peaceful hub for the Duchy of Cornwall. As Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Ambassador for the Duchy of Cornwall, Geraint also champions access to nature.
Date/Time: 7 November 2026 at 2pm
Venue: Fowey Town Hall
Cost: Free for Members. Non Members will be charged £10 on the door.
Contact: All enquiries to Hon. Sec. Kath Pearce on 07977 572268 or email FHHSociety@gmail.com
Over two thousand years ago St Catherine’s Point was home to a defended promontory fort, or cliff castle, keeping a watchful eye on trading vessels as they approached the River Fowey estuary. Making use of its strategic position on a rocky headland to the south of Fowey it was a probable medieval castle , a medieval chapel, a fort built by Henry VIII, the site of the William Rashleigh mausoleum and a WWII coastal defence battery.
James Gossip (Senior Archaeologist at the Cornwall Archeological Unit) will look at the varied history of St Catherine's Point and Covington Wood over 2000 years of change.
Date/Time: 12 December 2026
Venue: Fowey Town Hall
Cost: Free for Members. Non Members will be charged £10 on the door.
Contact: All enquiries to Hon. Sec. Kath Pearce on 07977 572268 or email FHHSociety@gmail.com
Simon Kingsley-Pallant recounts the story of "Place" and of the Treffry Family
Date/Time: 16 January 2027
Venue: Fowey Town Hall
Cost: Free for Members. Non Members will be charged £10 on the door.
Contact: All enquiries to Hon. Sec. Kath Pearce on 07977 572268 or email FHHSociety@gmail.com
Discover the remarkable industrial heritage of Tregargus Valley and its historic links to Fowey in a lively, visually rich presentation by the Tregargus Trustees. Journey through the mills, quarries and communities that shaped Cornwall’s china stone industry, uncover the engineering ingenuity that powered the valley, and explore how its products travelled to Fowey’s bustling port for export across the world. Whether you love local history, industrial archaeology or simply want to learn more about this extraordinary landscape, join us for an engaging session that brings the valley’s past vividly to life.