Tony Rea, a local historian, traces the beginnings of the Italian Community in Ancoats in the late 19th century to its demise in’ the slum clearances of the 1960’s. The talk covers the new immigrants’ determination to work hard, the businesses they started as well as the difficulties of settling…
The Secretary of the Risley Moss Stick Makers, Geoff Williams, will be explaining everything you need to know about walking sticks and also bringing along a wide variety of sticks for you to examine.
The art of survival during WW2 captivity in the Far East. Meg Parkes, Honorary Research Fellow of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, will be clarifying what it takes to make it home again.
Jonathan Plant, a retired chartered civil engineer, will be deciphering the lumps beneath your feet in his talk on visiting the prehistoric sites on the Sandstone Ridge in west Cheshire.
Place and field names can be a source for learning about local history. Join us in October when Tony Bostock, a well known local historian, explains all.
David Hearn, an historian and writer who formerly served in the Cheshire Yeomanry, will be taking us through the 225 years from their establishment to the current day. Atten - shun!
A local historian and animator, Tom Hudson, dressed in his best period costume, will be entertaining us at this festive time of year. Please note: the event will take place at the Owley Wood Recreation Club and as we will be having a meal, there will be an extra charge.…
It's the new year and this month we have Clive Brookes telling us about Robert Smith Barry, who was a founder member of the Royal Flying Corps and his initiative in setting up a training aviation school with methods copied across the world.
Steve Warbis from the Macclesfield Astronomical Society will be illustrating how, throughout history, our understanding of the night sky has been depicted in art.
This month we will be looking at how the railway industry responded to the requirements of the war effort, in particular the significant part played by the increased involvement of women in the industry. Our speaker Jeremy Nicholls, from the Shropshire Railway Society, will put us on the right track.