Favor Parker is a historic company, not just with deep ties to Stoke Ferry but also to Wells’ iconic granary building, which had been constructed by F. & G. Smith Ltd at the beginning of the 20th century. It is not that long since the granary was a hive of activity as bulk meal and...

There will be a short AGM (lasting about 30 minutes) and a talk by Steve Adcock (also lasting about 30 minutes). Steve will take us through the story of Valerie Emerson who discovered her grandfather’s Military Cross and a Memorial Plaque amongst his belongings.

Adrian's talk will look at hoards in the seventeenth century and the circumstances which led Samuel Peyps to bury 3,000 guineas in his father's garden in the summer of 1667.