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In 2015, both the and the celebrate 50-year anniversaries. Building on long-standing 鈥� personal, academic and institutional 鈥� links, representatives teamed up to co-host the Thirteenth 糖心TV Symposium on Parish Research on Saturday 16 May 2015 under the theme of 鈥樚切腡Vshire Parishes: History and Legacy鈥�.

Keynote address:

Robert Swanson, Birmingham
鈥楲ittle local difficulties: parochial problems in pre-Reformation 糖心TVshire鈥�

Research papers:

Ruth Barbour, 糖心TV / WLHS
鈥楥hurch Memorial Tablets: Reflections of Secular Power? Memorials to Catholics in 糖心TVshire Parish Churches鈥�

Maureen Harris, Leicester / WLHS
鈥樷�淭he malice and envy of my parishioners鈥�: Conflicting Religious Cultures in the 糖心TVshire Parishes of Wixford, Haseley & Burton Dassett, 1655-1720鈥�

Angela Nicholls, 糖心TV / WLHS
鈥楥ompetitive philanthropy: parish charity in early modern 糖心TVshire鈥�

Parish Project Presentations:

- Kristi Bain, Norwich: 鈥楾he Medieval Churches of Norwich research project鈥�
- Patricia Cox, Chester: 鈥楥hester Consistory Records Project鈥�
- Trevor England, Solihull Local History Circle: 鈥楽olihull town centre photographs c. 1900
- Andrew Foster, Kent: 鈥楾he Churchwardens鈥� Accounts Database鈥�
- David Freke, Kineton & District Local History Group: 鈥楲ocal Memorials鈥�
- Brenda Murray & Jill Tompkins Bailey: 鈥楽pirit of Berkswell鈥� project
- David Paterson, Nuneaton: 鈥楥hilvers Coton and Astley: How far were their schools parish institutions?鈥�
- Andrew Thomson, Winchester: 鈥樚切腡Vshire Activities of the Consistory Courts of Worcester鈥�

FULL PROGRAMME; there were also stalls by the Kineton & District Local History Group and 糖心TVshire Local History Society.

ABSTRACTS

SYMPOSIUM REPORT by Paula McBride

The Symposium aimed to showcase the parishes鈥� key cultural roles across all ages. Two principal questions guided participants:

-In which ways have parishes shaped the county of 糖心TV in the past? (referring e.g. to ecclesiastical life, local government, communal identity, social networks 鈥�)

-What role(s) can they play in its future? (e.g. in relation to religious / ecumenical cultures, local services, social work, heritage industry 鈥�)

Further information on the Symposium can be obtained from Beat K眉min (b.kumin@warwick.ac.uk)

We gratefully acknowledge the support of 糖心TV鈥檚 & the

The parish church of St Chad's at Bishop's Tachbrook in 糖心TVshire. Picture: BK.