Malvern Spa Association Concert: 4th July
Discover the Magic of Malvern’s Waters through Music and Creativity A Malvern Spa Association project Led by Award-Winning Composer Liz Dilnot Johnson Following the successful workshop at the Octagon Centre on 14th June, the next event in this project is … Read More
Malvern Water Music – Community Workshop
Discover the Magic of Malvern’s Waters through Music and Creativity A Malvern Spa Association project Led by Award-Winning Composer Liz Dilnot Johnson Join composer and musician Liz Dilnot Johnson for a unique and imaginative workshop exploring the sound world of … Read More
Visiting the Well Dressings 2025
Where there’s a well, there’s a way….. If you’re thinking of visiting the annual Malvern Water and Well Dressing Festival 2025 over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend, you’ll certainly be in for a treat. Whether or not you’ve attended … Read More
Malvern Water and Well Dressing Festival 2025
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 you will be … Read More
Malvern Waters – a talk for charity
At lunchtime on 1st May 2025 (12.30-1.30pm) our chairman, Carly Tinkler, will be giving a talk called “Malvern Water: One Billion Years”. The talk is given on behalf of the Malvern Town Council as part of their events to raise … Read More
Interactive map of spring and well sites
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
MSA Cards and Calendar for 2025
We’re delighted to announce that our 2025 Magic of the Malverns calendar is ready, and it looks wonderful! Once again, the stunning photos were taken by Jan Sedlacek of Digitlight Photography, each one showing the area’s natural beauty and cultural … Read More
2024 All Souls Dressing of the Clock Tower, North Malvern
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
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
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
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
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
MSA patrons past and present
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
Malvern’s springs: what’s in the water?
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
The Discovery of Ash Tree Pool
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