Weaverham History Society

Our AGM and a talk on the Travellers’ Rest Stones
2026-09-08 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD, CW8 3BD
After our AGM, our talk by Tina Lawton will be about a puzzle that started in Grappenhall and which led to a Grade II listing – highlighting a doctor’s philanthropy from 160 years ago.

Kings, Queens, Bones and Bastards
2026-10-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD, CW8 3BD
Notable lives and the mysteries of history as given to us by Ray Hoerty.

The Origins of the Israel/Palestine Conflict
2026-11-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD, CW8 3BD
Jerry Marshall will be explaining the historical narrative and giving us moving personal stories to bring this tragic conflict to life.

The Origins of Nursery Rhymes, part 2
2026-12-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Owley Wood Recreation Club, Barrymore Road, Weaverham, CW8 3LS, CW8 3LS, United Kingdom
December, the time for fun and frolics and Judy Popley will be entertaining us with her look at nursery rhymes through the ages.

Parkgate Port and Resort
2027-01-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD, CW8 3BD
Anthony Annakin-Smith will be giving us the remarkable story of the ‘seaside village without any sea’.

Cloch – a 19th Century Tallship Voyage
2027-02-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD, CW8 3BD
A first hand account of voyaging aboard a 19th century sailing ship, the Clyde-built barque Cloch. Ian Bellard has drawn from his great-grandfather’s 1897-1899 account of 2 years in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Victorian Gothic – dark tales from Chester’s Victorian heyday
2027-03-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD, CW8 3BD
David Atkinson, a professional writer and tourist guide, will be shining a light into the darker corners of Chester.

The Joy of Scousers and Scouse
2027-04-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD, CW8 3BD
Ken Pye, a well known Liverpudlian, will be taking an entertaining look at the people of Liverpool and scouse, the dish and dialect.

The Miracle in the Desert
2027-05-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD, CW8 3BD
In 1865 the tea-clipper Mimosa took 150 Welsh men, women and children from Liverpool to Patagonia, they were hoping to set up a “New Wales” to preserve their language and culture. What happened next? Dr Clare Dudman will be able to give you the answer.

Nelson and Trafalgar
2027-06-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD, CW8 3BD
Derek Arnold will be able to complete your knowledge of Horatio Nelson, both his personal life and as the man who planned, executed and achieved his victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, ending with his tragic death.

Loyalty Binds Me
2027-07-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD, CW8 3BD
Marion Moulton, Secretary of the North Mercia Branch of the Richard III Society, will be illustrating the life of this 15th century king who, although only reigning for 3 years, became one of our most notorious monarchs after his death at the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
