A prime mover behind Octavia Hill’s campaigning vision for social reform is set to join the pantheon of heroes in the garden of the house where she was born.A plaque commemorating Octavia’s mother, Caroline Southwood Hill, is to be unveiled at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House at …
The sisterhood of women who worked side by side with Wisbech’s most famous daughter is to come under the spotlight in a series of talks being staged at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House. In the year that marks the centenary of the triumph of the Suffragettes …
A bid to pitch practice opportunities at a broader range of instrumentalists has been unveiled at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House in Wisbech. A music practice group, which is open to all instrumentalists, is being launched as the successor to the piano practice group, which has …
The bravery of a First World War soldier wounded in fierce fighting while trying to secure a wood near Ypres in 1915 has been remembered at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House. At the annual commemoration day to mark the life and achievements of Wisbech’s most famous …
An annual commemoration day to mark the life and achievements of Wisbech’s most famous daughter is set to take place on Sunday (December 3). The all-day programme of events includes the 25th annual Octavia Hill memorial lecture, which is being given by Michael Baldwin on …
A sumptuous feast of festive fare is being cooked up for fine diners at a pop-up restaurant at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House in Wisbech. The festive special, on Saturday, December 9, is the latest in a series of a dozen pop-up suppers staged at the …
Musical maestros have been pulling out all the stops at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House in Wisbech to raise more than £585 to replace or restore the ageing grand piano. A nine-hour musical marathon at the home of the National Trust co-founder at 7 South Brink …
Diners with a relish for mustard have been rushing to sign up for a mouth-watering menu at a pop-up restaurant at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House in Wisbech. The museum at 7 South Brink, which was the home of the co-founder of the National Trust, opens …
Talented performers are lining up to pool their varied talents with a nine-hour musical marathon in aid of the piano fund at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House in Wisbech. The All Day Concert on Saturday, November 4 at the home of the National Trust co-founder at …
A private tour of a seventeenth century house in Wimbledon has given members of the Wisbech Society a chance to mull over a management model which could be applied to Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House. A party of 18 travelled to the Grade II listed Southside …