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Music – Cheese and Wine evening.

The Scout Hall Church Street, Weaverham, United Kingdom

Last Chance!  Admission ( £5 ) must be purchased in advance by today , Friday 6th December,  latest. No tickets at the door. Note that we will be holding the meeting at the Scout Hall on the corner of Well Lane and Church Street and starting slightly later than usual…

Christmas outing

This year we shall be attending a screening of the Christmas themed ballet - The Nutcracker.  This screening will be held  at the Curzon cinema at Knutsford at 3 pm, with a car share leaving from The Wheatsheaf, Weaverham, at 2 pm.

My Life at the Manor – Mining Memories

Weaverham Primary Academy Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD

Gary Conley was a miner at the Sutton Manor Colliery for 19 years until 1991.  He initially worked at the coal face but later transferred to the surface and eventually into colliery management.  He now tells the story of growing up in a mining family, the humour and heartache of…

The Misericords of Chester Cathedral

Weaverham Primary Academy Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD

Nick Fry is currently a beadsman and tour guide at Chester Cathedral.  This evening we will be given a fascinating insight into the multitude of imaginative misericords at the cathedral.

Are we alone? The search for life beyond the Earth.

Weaverham Primary Academy Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD

Professor Ian Morison has worked at the Jodrell Bank Observatory since 1965 and in 2003 the Minor Planet's committee named asteroid 15,727 in his honour, citing his work with Merlin and in searching for intelligent life beyond our solar system.  What is the answer?

Due to the coronavirus outbreak this meeting has had to be cancelled.

Weaverham Primary Academy Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD

The Archaeology of the Bridgewater Canal.   Dr Michael Nevell is a landscape archaeologist and Head of Archaeology at the University of Salford.  He has particular interests in industrial and buildings archaeology and heritage disaster management.  If you think you know everything about the Bridgewater Canal, think again.

Due to the coronavirus outbreak this meeting has had to be cancelled.

Weaverham Primary Academy Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD

The History of the English Longbow.   Bernard Dennis is a member of the English Longbow Society and this month we will be hearing about the development of bows and arrows, whether they were used for hunting, recreation or for war - and what about Robin Hood!

Due to the coronavirus outbreak the June meeting was cancelled.

Weaverham Primary Academy Northwich Road, Weaverham, CW8 3BD

The Story of the Home Guard. This month's talk is by Owen Powell.  2020 is the 75th anniversary of the end of World War 2 and we are looking at the reality of life for those in the Home Guard.  As Owen Powell says "When people usually think of the…

The Archaeology of the Bridgewater Canal

Our first ever Zoom meeting! We have Mike Nevell, Head of Archaeology at Salford University, delving into the depths of the Bridgewater Canal.  A free meeting, all from the pleasures of your own home, glass of wine or beer in hand. Do join us.  Email enrolzoom@history.weaverham.org.uk and the Zoom meeting…

The Influence of Salt on Local Historic Parks and Gardens

Zoom meeting

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,…