Weaverham History Society

Parkgate Port and Resort
2027-01-12 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | 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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
