<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[civic-society 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[civic-society 2026]]></description><link>https://www.richmondcivicsociety.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:07:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.richmondcivicsociety.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Gillingwood Hall final report has now been published]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Gillingwood Hall final report has now been published online by the Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society. Click this link for more information Samuel Buck’s sketch of Gillingwood Hall, c.1718/20]]></description><link>https://www.richmondcivicsociety.org/post/the-gillingwood-hall-final-report-has-now-been-published</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9fd7e9ab13c31632ceb55c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:46:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83d14c_5098bf7edb4c461c9b750e0d652562fc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_665,h_526,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Gedye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richmond Racecourse Grandstand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just under £417,000 has been granted by Defra to help restore the Racecourse grandstand. With help from Historic England and Burgage Pastures Committee. Build in 1775 the grandstand was the focal point for Richmond Racecourse. Follow the link to the Darlington &#38; Stockton times or our talk from September 2021 The History of Racing in Richmond. Picture courtesy of Vale Ecology]]></description><link>https://www.richmondcivicsociety.org/post/richmond-racecourse-grandstand-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a82fdf00184b89c47fdd3a7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:26:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83d14c_6a966b2f620e436da4e41f83d7754924~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Gedye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New: on Wednesday October 21st]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heritage Open Days Lecture ‘Richmond Racecourse Grandstand past and present’. Richmond School Upper Hall 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm.]]></description><link>https://www.richmondcivicsociety.org/post/new-wednesday-october-21st</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a81d43268f1938b2e2f3441</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:16:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83d14c_9fe011f057ef495ca9e797d057e8b96a.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Gedye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Melsonby Hoard]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, 22nd October 2026, Tom Moore, Professor of Archaeology at Durham University, gave a highly entertaining and informative talk about the Melsonby Hoard, the Iron Age find discovered by a local metal-detectorist near to Stanwick Fort. ​ Professor Moore could barely hide his enthusiasm and amazement at the scale and historical importance of the find, the largest hoard of Iron Age metalwork, horse harnesses, wagons raise money for the conservation  and jewellery yet found in Britain,...]]></description><link>https://www.richmondcivicsociety.org/post/the-melsonby-hoard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7b3c96ed11f3958cc42abd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:16:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83d14c_5c8f65bc22144f70ae21dd29e40abacf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_716,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Gedye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heritage Open Days 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Heritage Open Days, run between 11th and 20th September in and around Richmond as part of England’s largest festival of history and culture Click here to see our programme of events.]]></description><link>https://www.richmondcivicsociety.org/post/heritage-open-days-2026-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7b3beabc8e587d43961cac</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:13:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83d14c_9e04afed38b744ba8ff7f5e919bc481d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_387,h_175,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Gedye</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>