Richard III Society - What's New

A Local History Fair will be held from 10am - 4pm at the Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery, Chequer Road, Doncaster DN1 2AE. Free Admission. The Towton Battlefield Society/Frei Compagnie re-enactors will be appearing along with 20 other history and heritage groups.

The College of St George was founded in 1348 by Edward III. In 1475, Edward IV commissioned the building of a new chapel and in 1483 he was buried there.

In 2004, a major programme of restoration began and now the decorated ceiling bosses are in need of cleaning and restoration. In a project launched on 8th November, members of the public are invited to ‘Adopt a boss’.

The prices for adoption range from £150 to £1500. Once the price range has been chosen and the ‘purchase’ made, one receives a message asking which of the many bosses one would like to adopt. Needless to say, there are a lot with Tudor motifs, but there are many others, too.

Shakespeare Unplugged presents The History Cycle which they present as a sixty minute romp through the reigns of five English kings. This is a double bill, coupled with The Tempest and can be booked with or without a meal preceding the performance. The performance date is Sunday, 19th February. The meal is at 5:30pm followed by The History Cycle at 7pm and The Tempest at 8:45pm.

On Saturday, 25 February and Sunday, 26February, Richard III will be performed twice a day at 2:30pm and 7:30pm.

Please visit their website at www.theatreroyal.org.uk or ring 01225 448844 for further information.

The Richard III Society Triennial Conference will be held at Burleigh Court, Loughborough, from 20-22 April 2012. The theme of this conference is Bosworth and Warfare – new finds, new ideas. Places are still available but don’t delay. Click here for further information on the conference plus booking information. A booking form is included.

The Church of St Mary and St Alkelda

Middleham, North Yorkshire
formerly the Collegiate Church of Richard the Third

The latest quinquennial inspection of the church fabric has identified the need for extensive repair work,
the cost of which is somewhere in the region of

£160,000

As the church is a Grade I listed building, it is hoped that

English Heritage

will pick up a large part of the bill, but this will leave the church to raise over

£30,000

They have about half of this but need help to raise the rest.
The RCRF (Ricardian Churches Restoration Fund) has made a contribution.

Richard had the church elevated to the status of a college in 1477
and it retained its collegiate constitution for about 350 years.

If you would like to help out this historic church,
with its links to Richard III and the Richard III Society,
please make your cheques payable to

“Middleham Church Appeal”

and send them to

Dr P T Stone, 181 Rock Avenue, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5PY