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March 2021
The Neston Collieries – the birthplace of the Wirral’s industrial revolution
This month we have Anthony Annakin Smith giving us a Zoom talk on the Neston Collieries. After our hugely successful previous Zoom meetings, I am sure that this too will be of enormous interest.
Find out more »April 2021
Vale Royal – a failed enterprise
It is April and this month we have Tony Bostock, a well known local and family historian, talking, via Zoom, about Vale Royal. This might be of particular interest as Mrs Pretty who funded the discovery of Sutton Hoo, and was a major character of the recent film The Dig, lived at Vale Royal as a young woman. I do hope that you can join us.
Find out more »May 2021
The Poor Law and the Workhouse in Cheshire
It is May and spring is here - but not necessarily for those who were in the Workhouse. This month Mike Royden will give us an insight, via Zoom, of life as it was lived for Cheshire people who found themselves in the workhouse.
Find out more »June 2021
The Story of the Home Guard
Owen Powell, a local historian who works in museums and schools, will be giving us a Zoom talk on the history of the Home Guard. I look forward to seeing you all at 7.30 pm.
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