Barbara Moth of the Cheshire Gardens Trust will be telling us about the Trust and the research and recording of historic parks and gardens in the Northwich area. Many of these designed landscapes have been influenced in the past by the underlying geology and brine extraction, or have been owned,…
This month Diana Leitch of the Catalyst Museum in Widnes is giving a Zoom talk on Sir John Brunner: His Life and Legacy. Details to follow. This talk is free but we would welcome any contributions to help pay for our speakers. This can be done using on line banking sort…
This month we have Anthony Annakin Smith giving us a Zoom talk on the Neston Collieries. After our hugely successful previous Zoom meetings, I am sure that this too will be of enormous interest.
It is April and this month we have Tony Bostock, a well known local and family historian, talking, via Zoom, about Vale Royal. This might be of particular interest as Mrs Pretty who funded the discovery of Sutton Hoo, and was a major character of the recent film The Dig,…
It is May and spring is here - but not necessarily for those who were in the Workhouse. This month Mike Royden will give us an insight, via Zoom, of life as it was lived for Cheshire people who found themselves in the workhouse.
Owen Powell, a local historian who works in museums and schools, will be giving us a Zoom talk on the history of the Home Guard. I look forward to seeing you all at 7.30 pm.
This month we have David Hearn who will be describing how the Battle of the Atlantic, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, was vital to the success of the Allied war effort, and the crucial contribution played by Liverpool to this Battle during the whole of the war period.
It is September, and if all goes to plan, this will be our first meeting back at our normal venue, the Weaverham Primary Academy. We look forward to welcoming you all back and seeing some new faces as well. Our talk this month will be given by Prof Ian Morison…
This month we have Dave Joy, a well known local historian, regaling us with tales from his family history, and how Dales farmers became city and suburban milkmen. We look forward to welcoming you all on Tuesday evening now we are back at our usual venue of the Weaverham Primary…
Rina Tillinger, whose father was a GI, will be explaining the GI phenomenon during World War II - it was all down to those white, white teeth!