Articles about events.
This month we are looking at the Middle East where an on-going situation is relevant to our lives today. History in the making. Jerry Marshall has been working in Palestine and Israel since the mid-1990s, attempting to use business to bring both sides of the conflict together. He co-founded a…
The October meeting of the Weaverham History Society will be held on Tuesday, 13 October at 7.30 pm at the Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, CW8 3BD. This month our speaker is Ray Hoerty, a blue badge guide, and his talk is entitled “Kings, Queens, Bones and Bastards” looking at…
Today, 6 September, is National Read a Book Day, an excuse to get comfortable and delight in a good read. One of life’s greatest pleasures! Then you can plan ahead for the coming heritage season. To start, this coming Monday, 7 September, the Frodsham & District History Society have their September…
We start the new season of talks with a fascinating local investigation by Tina Lawton, a family historian from Grappenhall. Following on from the original question, “What is that stone doing by the side of the road” she discovered a tale of Victorian philanthropy. You can meet Tina at the…
Saturday, 11 July 2026 It will be a wonderful 100 years celebration as the traditional parade makes its way through the village, followed by a great day of fun for all the family on Lakehouse Field. The parade through the village will start at 1pm followed by the crowning on…
The next meeting of the Society will be held on Tuesday, 9 June at 7.30 pm at the Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, CW8 3BD. In June we shall see the return of one of our favourite speakers, Elizabeth Morris, a performance storyteller. She will be looking at the Methodists…
The next meeting of the Society will be held on Tuesday, 13 January at 7.30 pm at the Weaverham Primary Academy on Northwich Road. This month Clive Brooks, a local historian, will be giving us an oversight of Robert Smith-Barry and his flying exploits. Robert Smith-Barry was one of the…
Welcome to the start of our new season of talks. On Tuesday, 9 September we have Jonathan Plant who has been exploring some of the prehistoric forts and enclosures which can be discovered in Cheshire, in particular along the Sandstone Ridge. So although the grassy lumps and bumps you may…
In 2022, Her Majesty the Queen becomes the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service. The village has celebrated previous jubilees over the years, in different ways. They provide useful landmarks of the particular times in which they happened. An early reference is to…
The next meeting of the Weaverham History Society will be held on Tuesday, 11 March at 7.30 pm at the Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD. That evening David Nellist will be reviewing the history of this major chemical works in Middlewich which was taken over by ICI –…
