It is with great regret and sadness that we have to announce a change to our July talk due to the death of our speaker, Professor Ian Morison. A colleague of Professor Morison, Steve Warbis of Macclesfield Astronomical Society, has kindly stepped in to give us an alternative talk.
David Shaw giving us a fun story about Benjamin, who travelled from Rochdale to fight in the Napoleonic Wars before returning to his long suffering wife and a Del-Boy life in Manchester.
Well known historian Bob Knowles will be shining a light on the work of the first female police officer in the UK with the power of arrest.
Owing to a change of dates our November talk on Trinity House has had to be postponed. Instead we have Mark Relf, a military and naval researcher, who will, appropriately, be talking about the history, development, current projects and types and dates of commemorations of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The welcome return of the wonderful Jean Finney with a look at the life of Joyce Grenfell, illustrated with her songs and monologues. A true Christmas entertainment.
Fun stories from Ken Pye of Liverpool's most fascinating pubs.
A remarkable tale which includes twists and turns and illicit love, of 3 of Parkgate's 19th century overseas adventurers, told by Anthony Annakin-Smith.
David Nellist will be reviewing the history of this major chemical works in Middlewich which was taken over by ICI - but why was this successful company closed and the archives destroyed?
Jill Owen will be looking at the history of the Hall, the Moretons who built it and what makes the building special. What are the challenges of caring for a 500 year old property?
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…