Weaverham History Society promotes the study of and interest in history and archaeology with particular reference to Weaverham and the surrounding area.
Website back on line.
The website is now back on line after being in Maintenance Mode for several weeks.
Sorry for the time that this has taken, but we had to check all the pages for potential copyright issues in the images that had been used.
Some pages remain “Unavailable” while we edit the pages.
Other pages have been removed if the content does not relate specifically to Weaverham or the surrounding area ( e.g. pages relating to national anniversaries , pages promoting previous talks).
We thank you for your patience.
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The Society, Meetings, Membership, Visits
The Society meets at Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 3BD.
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month and we invite a guest speaker to talk to us on a topic of historical or archaeological interest, though sometimes the subjects range further afield. You can see what’s planned on our Programme page.
Membership is £15.00 per year with renewals in September. Payments can be made by BACS sort code 09-01-29 a/c 26685458. Meetings are free to members of the Weaverham History Society, children and students. Visitors are requested to pay £3 at each meeting.
We also organise highly enjoyable visits to local places of interest in spring and summer usually by coach from the village and we seem to have started a tradition of having a yearly canal boat trip as well. The Society normally invests in the services of Blue Badge guides on our visits. We also have a very enjoyable Christmas event every year, the talk commonly having a seasonal flavour.
We have articles on a range of topics, mainly about Weaverham, but also covering the surrounding areas. Although not a dedicated family history group, we do have some information on local families, and are always interested to hear from you.
We are continually developing our Archives and we have an array of items (objects, maps, and photos). We are always grateful to receive any contributions.
As we expand our new website you will be able to see some of what we have by visiting our Weaverham Archives page.
The Weaverham History Society also has a Facebook page.
We launched this website in January 2016, but while we move things across you can still find the old website at http://history.weaverham.org.uk/index2015.htm
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Next Meeting
The History and Making of Walking Sticks
At the June meeting of the Society our speaker will be Geoff Williams, who will be telling us all about walking sticks. From the 17th century, a walking stick became an essential part of the European gentleman’s wardrobe. Voltaire, who proclaimed that he lived a life free from fashionable nonsense, was said to own 80 sticks. It is thought that the fashion may have originated with King Louis XIV of France, who used a walking stick, maybe because he wore high heels. Geoff will be bringing along a number of examples, though not the stick once owned by Louis XIV which had an eagle knob which was set with twenty-four diamonds.
As usual the meeting will be held at 7.30 pm at the Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD on Tuesday, 10 June and I look forward to seeing you then.
