Events

As stated in the constitution (see Membership), it is hoped that there will be 2 events per year. Details will be published on this page as and when they are available.

On "Black Pilgrimages" we visit places associated with actual ghost stories, the lives of their authors, or which provide inspiration for the creative mind. Just as in the classic, antiquarian ghost stories, churches, cathedrals, manor houses, and other ancient and historic buildings feature prominently in the list of places visited.

RECENT EVENTS

Recent events include:

. the 2006 "Black Pilgrimage" to Lichfield (view photos)

. the 2007 "Black Pilgrimage" to South Yorkshire (view photos)

. the 2008 "Black Pilgrimage" to Suffolk and Norfolk (view photos)

. Edgar Allan Poe's 200th 'birthday' was celebrated at a meeting in London on 19th January 2009.

. the 2009 AGM, which was held at Boston, Lincolnshire, with the highlight of the weekend being a trip to Aswarby Park, the inspiration for 'Lost Hearts' by M. R. James (view photos).

. the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Black Pilgrimage was held during the weekend of 14-16th August 2009 (view photos).

UPCOMING

2010 AGM and Black Pilgrimage: 7th, 8th and 9th May. A booking has been made at the "Green Dragon" hotel (originally a sixteenth century coaching inn, situated close to the cathedral in the heart of Hereford) from which we will explore some of M. R. James' west of England haunts. Participants will receive details of the event in early March and there may still be room to accommodate new members or late-comers.

Hereford Update

The above mission was accomplished successfully and a review should appear in the next society newsletter. Keep an eye on this page for the next event.