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21/12/2025

December is always crammed with anniversaries. Feel free to guess what these are? Most fall around the middle of the month.

21/12/2025

Happy Winter Solstice everyone. Remember you can watch the sunrise online for free. Join the coverage on the English Heritage YouTube Channel.

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21/12/2025

The gift of words Advent Calendar - Day21
Now we have reached the shortest day, we are reminded of these words. Do you know who wrote them?

20/12/2025

We had to agree to this recent bit of news. We love our home City, Worcester.

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Worcester was named one of the happiest places to live — you told us why

20/12/2025

Do you wish to walk off that Christmas Turkey? Join Paul on The Worcester Story walk on Thursday 27th December 2025. To book, please follow the link.

Our scheduled 6pm guided tour of Worcester, which gives a general overview of its history, from its earliest origins to present day. The tour lasts approximately 90 minutes and costs £7.50 per person.

20/12/2025

If you still have Christmas shopping to do, remember to call into the Tourist Information Centre at the Guildhall in Worcester. They stock several Discover History gifts, including The Worcester Story book, the Worcester Walkabout leaflet, and our very popular walking tour vouchers.

20/12/2025

The gift of words Advent Calendar - Day20
These are probably the most recognisable words in our Christmas countdown. Who wrote these words, and who said them?

19/12/2025

- From at least the Victorian era, rich children have often found an orange at the bottom of their Christmas stocking. The orange was seen as an exotic fruit from a far off land. This tradition would continue for many years. For some people finding an orange in the stocking is still a tradition. However, today the Terry's Chocolate Orange is more common. In 1823 Chemist Joseph Terry joined a well established York business that was selling Candied Peel amongst other things. Joseph began to produce chocolate for the business and was eventually the sole owner. In 1926, Terry's began to create several new Chocolate lines, including the Dessert Chocolate Apple. Terry's All Gold soon followed, and in 1932, Terry's Chocolate Orange was created. This became a very popular Chocolate treat at Christmas. The Second World War and the Post War Austerity caused major problems for this line of work. In 1954, Chocolate Orange sales surpassed the Dessert Chocolate Apple and this soon disappeared from the shelves. In 1979 the short lived Chocolate Lemon was also created! The Chocolate Orange consists of a hard ball of Orange flavoured chocolate. It is in fact 20 Orange segments held together by a hard chocolate core and wrapped in an orange foil to resemble a real orange skin. The strap line was often 'tap and unwrap.' A hard tap on the table broke the core and allowed the treat to be shared. Today the Chocolate Orange is produced by Carambar & Co in Strasbourg, France. At least 44 million are sold annually. Sadly the orange has shrunk in more recent years! It went from 175g in weight to 157g. Today it stands much smaller at 145g! Will you be hoping for a Terry's Chocolate Orange next week?

19/12/2025

We have now completed our last workshop for 2025. The schools are now out for the Christmas break. A big thank you to all the schools we have visited in 2025. We look forward to seeing many of you in 2026.

19/12/2025

The gift of words Advent Calendar - Day19
As we approach the big day, where does these words come from? An extra point if you know the author?

18/12/2025

We have availability on The Worcester Story walking tour this evening at 6pm. Follow the link to book your place.

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Our scheduled 6pm guided tour of Worcester, which gives a general overview of its history, from its earliest origins to present day. The tour lasts approximately 90 minutes and costs £7.50 per person.

18/12/2025

If you work in a school, remember to book us before the Christmas break. We are often described as the one stop shop for practical, immersive, and hands-on workshops. We offer full and half day sessions. Our school work has won numerous awards, and cover every age from the Stone Age to the 1950s. For more information please visit our website - www.discover-history.co.uk