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What else could you anticipate a group of guides doing on their summer outing? Naturally, a guided tour! This summer, the Hereford Guild of Mayor’s Guides set off on an exhilarating adventure to the charming village of Garway, located near the Welsh border. They enjoyed a guided tour of the delightful St Michael’s Church, one…
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This article, written by one of our guides, appears in a recent edition of the Group Travel World Magazine. THERE’S NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT HEREFORD …. IS THERE?Of course there’s the Cathedral, which is magnificent, and the Mappa Mundi, which isunique, but what else is there? This is what I asked myself on my first visit…
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In June 2026, 24 members of the Hereford Guild of Mayor’s Guides enjoyed a busman’s holiday by participating in a city walk through Worcester. One of the highlights of the walk was visiting the old cells beneath Worcester Guildhall, where we learned about their use as holding cells for prisoners awaiting sentencing or transportation. It…
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14th July 1932 – 8th May 2026 It is with great sadness that Guild members learned of the loss of our Founder and Honorary President Mrs Jean O’Donnell MBE. Jean trained as a teacher in the 1950s and moved to Hereford in 1960 where she taught at Trinity Junior School and Hereford Technical College. In…
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On Tuesday April 21st The Right Worshipful Mayor of Hereford Councillor Daniel Powell, the Lady Mayoress and the Mayor’s Officer were honorary guests at a special lunch at Castle House Hotel to celebrate the Guild of Mayor’s Guides 45th anniversary. After an excellent lunch the Mayor thanked the Guild for its 45 years of service…
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On the 10th July 2024 the first of several groups of 6 Guides were treated to a fascinating tour of the Hereford Museum Archives in Friars Street. Sally Mansell kindly chose a broad selection of items for us to view including some David Garrick documents, and artefacts from his birthplace in Widemarsh St, Dr Francis’s…