Our calendar is compiled from press releases, e-mails and other sources, such as local history periodicals and personal contacts. If you would like to publicise a particular event or meeting, then please contact us and we will do our best to assist. At the end of each entry we indicate the locality where the activity is taking place, as an aid to browsing the calendar.

Calendar links. The following organisations maintain their own calendar or events sections with which we have links. If your organisation maintains a calendar or events section on the web and would like a direct link to this page, please contact us.

Archive Awareness Campaign
Avon Local History & Archaeology Events
Birmingham & District Local History Association
Cardiff, Butetown History & Arts Centre Exhibitions (this is not being updated at present, but is still a live link)
Cheshire Local History Association
Chiswick Pier Trust
English Heritage
Society of Genealogists
Hampshire Record Office
Heritage Open Days
Hertfordshire Heritage Events
The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies
The National Trust have an online 'Events' search facility which you can use to find events near where you live or, perhaps, will be spending your holidays.
Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology
Temple Newsam house and Lotherton Hall, Leeds
London Metropolitan Archives
Nottinghamshire Local History Association (managed by Local History Online)
Society of Genealogists
Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology
The Wolds Historical Organisation (covering the villages of Wymeswold, Burton on the Wolds, Hoton, Prestwold and Cotes)

Every Saturday at 11.00am and 2.00pm there is a Behind the Scenes Tour at the National Archives. Learn how documents are selected to become public records, how parchment is conserved and see original documents. Booking essential, tel: 020 8876 3444, web: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/events.

Rufford Country Park Weekly Health Walk. Every Monday (Except Bank Holidays) 2pm, meet Craft Centre Courtyard, 60 mins, free, followed by tea/coffee and biscuits. Contact: Steve Kofoed, Rufford Rangers, The Abbey, RCP, near Ollerton, Notts NG22 9DF, tel: 01623 821335, email: steve.koefoed@nottscc.gov.uk.

23 April onwards   Breaking the Chains Slavery Exhibition ‘will examine the historical context of slavery, its destructive effect on relations between Europe and Africa, the nature of survival and resistance amongst African and Caribbean communities, the role of abolitionists and the legacy of the slave trade today’ and occupy an entire floor at the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum in Bristol, daily 10am–5pm, Adults £6.95 (£5.95 conc), contact: BE&CM, Clock Tower Yard, Temple Meads, Bristol BS1 6QH, t: 0117 925 4980, e: admin@empiremuseum.co.uk.

1 May–5 September   The Wye Tour and its artists. Exhibition of works by the greatest artists from the great age of British watercolours, on loan from national collections in London and Wales and from museums round the UK. The artists include Turner, Paul Sandby and Samuel Palmer. Chepstow Museum, Gwy House, Bridge Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire. Mon–Sat 11am–5pm, Sun 2–5pm, July–Sept, open 10.30am, close 5.30pm. Tel: 01291 625981, email: chepstowmuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk. Monmouthshire

April

8   Exploring the History of Abergavenny. A guided walk arranged jointly by the Abergavenny Local History Society and the Brecon Beacons National Park, which will begin at the site of the centre of the Roman fort and Norman town. 2.15–4.30pm. For more details download this pdf file. To see the full progamme of activities organised in the National Park, visit the Park's website. South Wales

15   The Tallents family of Coddington House. Lecture by John Tallents, Coddington History Group, Village Hall, Main Street, Coddington, Notts NG24 2PN, 7.30pm. Members £1, non-members £2, incl refreshments. Web: www.coddington.org.uk. Nottinghamshire

May

4, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21 & 29   Woking's Story Object Handling Sessions. Celebrate Local History Month and join our Collection Volunteers at The Lightbox, Woking's museum and art gallery, to handle a variety of artefacts from the history collection. Drop in any time from 11.00am to 12.30pm. Suitable for visitors aged 4+, children must be accompanied by an adult. Free entry (donations welcome). Chobham Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 4AA. Web: www.thelightbox.org.uk. Download May's activities in full. Surrey

1   Touch Tour of Woking's Story. Visually impaired visitors are invited to join an object handling session focusing on objects from The Lightbox's history collection. 11.00am–12.00pm, free, but limited spaces available, advance booking required. Chobham Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 4AA, tel: 01483 737800, email: info@thelightbox.org.uk, web: www.thelightbox.org.uk. Surrey

6   Exploring the History of Abergavenny. A guided walk arranged jointly by the Abergavenny Local History Society and the Brecon Beacons National Park, which will begin at the site of the centre of the Roman fort and Norman town. 2.15–4.30pm. For more details download this pdf file. To see the full progamme of activities organised in the National Park, visit the Park's website. South Wales

July

8   Exploring the History of Abergavenny. A guided walk arranged jointly by the Abergavenny Local History Society and the Brecon Beacons National Park, which will begin at the site of the centre of the Roman fort and Norman town. 2.15–4.30pm. For more details download this pdf file. To see the full progamme of activities organised in the National Park, visit the Park's website. South Wales

August

5   Exploring the History of Abergavenny. A guided walk arranged jointly by the Abergavenny Local History Society and the Brecon Beacons National Park, which will begin at the site of the centre of the Roman fort and Norman town. 2.15–4.30pm. For more details download this pdf file. To see the full progamme of activities organised in the National Park, visit the Park's website. South Wales

20–28  Historical Association Tour to the Western Isles. Led by Philip & Cynthia Johnston, commences at Glasgow, with coach to Oban, and returns to Inverness, with visits to Mull, Iona, Barra, South & North Uist, Benebecula, Harris and Lewis. £899 (not including lunch or insurance), plus single supplement of £135. Contact: Philip Johnston, Town Head House, Long Preston, Skipton, N Yorks BD23 4QH, tel: 01729 840760. Scotland