Interactive map of spring and well sites
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In January, we received an email from Gareth Smith. Gareth is a Malvern resident and is working voluntarily to compile a set of interactive maps covering various aspects of Malvern’s history, architecture, geography, geology and natural history. He recently completed … Read More

2024 All Souls Dressing of the Clock Tower, North Malvern
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For many people throughout the world, the 2nd of November is an important and special day.It is usually called All Souls’ Day, although it’s also known as ‘the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed’ and ‘the Day of the Dead’. … Read More

Malvern Well-dressing & Water Festival – Dates for your Diary 2024
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This is a full list of events happening during this year’s festival. Please note that some of the events / times below may change at short notice especially if subject to weather, so do check beforehand. Friday 3rd May – … Read More

The Malvern Water and Well Dressing Festival – May Day 2024
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Merry May Day! The year is flying by, and plans for this year’s Malvern Water and Well Dressing Festival are in full swing. As always, that means well dressings, blessings, art, music, dance, and much May Day revelry! We hope … Read More

Death of our chairman
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It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved chairman Dr John Harcup OBE. Our thoughts are with his family. He died in the early hours of the 9th February 2023, at home, peacefully in his … Read More

The Malvern Water Cure
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In Victorian times Malvern became famous as a spa and many people came here for a “Water Cure”. This involved being wrapped in sheets and blankets to sweat and then doused with cold war. A demonstration of the cure was … Read More

Malvern’s springs: what’s in the water?
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Many people in the Malvern area go to some trouble to collect spring water for using at home, but what is special about the water? It is not a secret that the local springs actually show quite a variation in … Read More

MSA patrons past and present
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The MSA’s first patron was Lord Sandys (otherwise known as Richard Michael Oliver Hill, the seventh Baron Sandys of Ombersley). At a national level, for several years he took an active role in the House of Lords, and between 1979 … Read More

The Discovery of Ash Tree Pool
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In 2020, Anna Brook, co-owner of Iapetus Gallery in Great Malvern, contacted MSA. She had found what was later confirmed to be a previously-unidentified water feature on the Malvern Hills, below the Worcestershire Beacon, and just above (and in full-sight … Read More

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