Talk the Torc

Lee Bates, (who is also Deputy Lieutenant of Staffordshire) will be at Tamworth Castle in the Saxon Gallery to provide visitors with a “Talk the Torc” on the Glascote Torc.

Lee has kindly volunteered to showcase the Torc, which his grandfather uncovered in Glascote in 1943; to tell the story of its discovery over 80 years ago; how it was hidden away for nearly 30 years before being recognised for what it is, how it ended up in Birmingham for the next 55 years, and finally 82 years later, after several years of negotiation between Tamworth Castle and Birmingham Museum Trust the Glascote Torc is finally on display in its home town.

Dates:

Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July
Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 July
Saturday 9 August and Sunday 10 August
Saturday 23 August and Sunday 24 August
Included in general admission.

Win a £50 Shopping Voucher: Tamworth Castle Friends are giving you the chance to WIN a £50 ASDA shopping voucher. All you have to do is take a picture with the REPLICA TORC (in place in the floor before the real Glascote Torc) with your best pose and pop it onto your FACEBOOK with #TalktheTorc and @FriendsofTamworthCastle and a winner will be picked by the Friends. Photos should not be posted later than 31 August 2025 and the winner will be picked and notified early September 2025.

You may also like the following events from Tamworth Castle:

• Next Friday, 25th July, 10:30 am, Discover Saxon weaponry and battle tactics in Tamworth
• Next Saturday, 26th July, 06:00 pm, Art Battle At The Castle in Tamworth
• Next Sunday, 27th July, 10:00 am, Saxon Treasures - The Raven Art workshop in Tamworth