Diary of events
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July
21 Aspley Hall, Tony Horton, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 8.00pm.
23 Visit to Cromford Mills and village, Basford & D LHS, 10.30am, contact society for more details.
August
5 The Kingdom of Lindsey, Kevin Leahy, Shireoaks & D LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
13 The Robyns of Castle Donington & Denby, Dr Anne Tarver, Lenton LHS, Hillside Club, Derby Road, 7.30pm.
13 The search for May Kinder, or How to survive when your relatives throw you in the skip!, Jill Sparrow, Stapleford & DLHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30pm.
18 Guided Tours of Bramcote Methodist Church & 'Bramcote 1900–1920' display, Bramcote HG, contact Secretary for details.
20 Steam on the Screen: films of steam railways, Les Henshaw, Beeston & DLHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, Chilwell, 7.45pm.
September
2 Middens and Muck, Peter Hammond, Shireoaks & D LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
2 A History of Nottingham Castle, Mr L W Clark, Newark Archaeological & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.00 for 7.30pm.
9 Plagues, Pox and Pestilence, Lily Anne Dawes, Norton, Cuckney HS, Village Hall 7.30pm.
9 The Rise & Fall of the Knitting Industry, Mr L Smirfitt, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, 7.45pm.
10 Grace's Diary, Rowena Edlin-White, Lenton LHS, Hillside Club, Derby Road, 7.30pm.
10 The English and Gardening, Danny Wells, Stapleford & DLHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30pm.
10 Road Names in West Bridgford, David Mellor, Sutton Bonington LHS, Methodist Church Schoolroom, Main Street, 7.30m.
15 Bramcote Village Walk, Val Bird & Jill Ward, Bramcote HG, contact Secretary for details.
15 Evacuation in Wartime Nottinghamshire, Robert Hammond, Lambley HS, Lowdham WI Hall, 7.30pm.
15 Place Names in the East Midlands, Philip Tallon, North Muskham LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
17 Beeston's Fields, Furlongs and Footpaths in Former Times, Stephen Wallwork & Geoffrey Drinkwater, Beeston & DLHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, Chilwell, 7.45pm.
17 Mining in Nottinghamshire, Mr D Amos, Eastwood Historical Society, Dora Phillips Hall, Wood Street, 7.30pm.
18 Aspley Hall, Tony Horton, Woodborough LHG, The Institute, Roe Lane, 7.30pm.
24 AGM and slides, Bill Clarke, Basford & D LHS, Clover Court Community Room, 1 Clover Green, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 0QT, 7.30pm.
26 The Secrets of Sherwood Forest, Kevin Topham, Pentagon LHS, Elston Village Hall, 7.30pm.
October
7 Britain's Peculiar Legacy (of follies, myths and fancies), John B Taylor, Shireoaks & D LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
7 D H Lawrence, Mr R Morris, Newark Archaeological & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.00 for 7.30pm.
8 Not just a little old lady, Maureen Jones, Lenton LHS, Hillside Club, Derby Road, 7.30pm.
8 Ashby at Work, Wendy Freer, Sutton Bonington LHS, Methodist Church Schoolroom, Main Street, 7.30m.
14 Members' Night, Tony Warrener (subject unknown), Norton, Cuckney HS, Village Hall 7.30pm.
14 Gedling House Woods & Meadows & Black Silk Stockings, Ted White, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, 7.45pm.
14 Necropolis Nottingham, Cllr Catharine Arnold, Nottingham Civic Society, St Barnabas Cathedral Hall, Wellington Circus, 7.30pm.
15 AGM followed by Memoirs of an 80 Year Old Man, David Driver, Beeston & DLHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, Chilwell, 7.45pm.
15 Film Night of Local Interest, Mr N Pratt, Eastwood Historical Society, Dora Phillips Hall, Wood Street, 7.30pm.
16 Wollaton Hall and Park, Tim Preston, Woodborough LHG, The Institute, Roe Lane, 7.30pm.
18 The Hatfield Trackway and Platform: a Neolithic ceremonial site in a wetland context, Henry Chapman, Thoroton Society, Nottingham Mechanics, North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, 2.45pm.
20 AGM & So you think you know Nottingham, Peter Hammond, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 7.30pm.
20 Turnpike Roads, Adrian Henstock, Lambley HS, Lowdham WI Hall, 7.30pm.
22 Living in the City, Geoffrey Oldfield, Basford & D LHS, Clover Court Community Room, 1 Clover Green, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 0QT, 7.30pm.
November
4 Localities of Surnames, Prof. David Hey, Shireoaks & D LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
4 Christmas & its Customs, Mr P Harding, Newark Archaeological & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.00 for 7.30pm.
11 A Woman's Lot in Nottinghamshire 1550–1950, Chris Weir, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, 7.45pm.
11 So You Think You Know Nottingham?, Peter Hammond, Nottingham Civic Society, St Barnabas Cathedral Hall, Wellington Circus, 7.30pm.
12 Wollaton Hall Regeneration, Ron Inglis, Lenton LHS, Hillside Club, Derby Road, 7.30pm.
12 Clay pipes and their makers, Peter Hammond, Sutton Bonington LHS, Methodist Church Schoolroom, Main Street, 7.30m.
17 Gedling House, Ted White, Lambley HS, Lowdham WI Hall, 7.30pm.
19 News of the 1910s, Alan Clayton, Beeston & DLHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, Chilwell, 7.45pm.
19 Slides of Eastwood, Mr G Hardy/Mr L Parkes, Eastwood Historical Society, Dora Phillips Hall, Wood Street, 7.30pm.
21 Woodborough Worthies, Peter Saunders, Woodborough LHG, The Institute, Roe Lane, 7.30pm.
26 History of Telephone Boxes, Brian Walker, Basford & D LHS, Clover Court Community Room, 1 Clover Green, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 0QT, 7.30pm.
December
2 The Little Great Big Magic Lantern Show, David Larder, Shireoaks & D LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
2 Christmas Party, Newark Archaeological & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.00 for 7.30pm.
9 AGM, Party & Victorian School, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, 7.45pm.
9 The new Nottingham ‘Pevsner’ city guide, Elain Harwood, Nottingham Civic Society, St Barnabas Cathedral Hall, Wellington Circus, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
10 Travellers' Tales, Adrian Henstock, Sutton Bonington LHS, Methodist Church Schoolroom, Main Street, 7.30m.
13 John Blow, Son of Newark: A Tercentenary Tribute, John Morehen, Thoroton Society, Nottingham Mechanics, North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, 2.45pm.
17 Memories of Christmas Past, Margaret Hargreaves, Beeston & DLHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, Chilwell, 7.45pm.
17 The Gunpowder Plot, Mr F Skillington, Eastwood Historical Society, Dora Phillips Hall, Wood Street, 7.30pm.
January 2009
6 Excavations at Empingham, Mr S Gorin, Newark Archaeological & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.00 for 7.30pm.
13 Plough Monday, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, 7.45pm.
13 Discover the Paintings You Own in Nottinghamshire and the UK, Andy Ellis, Nottingham Civic Society, St Barnabas Cathedral Hall, Wellington Circus, 7.30pm.
14 Ashbourne 'Gateway to the Peak', Danny Wells, Sutton Bonington LHS, Methodist Church Schoolroom, Main Street, 7.30m.
21 German Occupation of Guernsey As a Child, Mr P Le Prevost, Eastwood Historical Society, Dora Phillips Hall, Wood Street, 7.30pm.
February
3 The Development of the Imperial Airships, Mr A Brittan, Newark Archaeological & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.00 for 7.30pm.
10 My Life as a Verger, John Meredith, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, 7.45pm.
10 Places for People, Fiona Heron, Nottingham Civic Society, St Barnabas Cathedral Hall, Wellington Circus, 7.30pm.
11 Photographs of Kingston-upon-Soar, Brian Smith, Sutton Bonington LHS, Methodist Church Schoolroom, Main Street, 7.30m.
17 All the fun of the Auctions, S Fearn, Eastwood Historical Society, Dora Phillips Hall, Wood Street, 7.30pm.
March
3 Mary, Queen of Scots, in Captivity, Mr D Templeman, Newark Archaeological & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.00 for 7.30pm.
10 Nottingham and the Pentrick Revolution: Insurrection or Government Conspiracy?, Michael Clark, Nottingham Civic Society, St Barnabas Cathedral Hall, Wellington Circus, 7.30pm.
17 Pandora's Box 3, Mr M Styles, Eastwood Historical Society, Dora Phillips Hall, Wood Street, 7.30pm.
April
7 Doddington Hall, Mrs J Hennel, Newark Archaeological & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.00 for 7.30pm.
15 D H Lawrence on the Road, Ms H Vincent, Eastwood Historical Society, Dora Phillips Hall, Wood Street, 7.30pm.
22 AGM followed by Two Queens and a Countess, David Templeman, Sutton Bonington LHS, Methodist Church Schoolroom, Main Street, 7.30m.
May
12 AGM, Nottingham Civic Society, St Barnabas Cathedral Hall, Wellington Circus, 7.30pm.
12 AGM & Dovecotes, Mrs J Jones, Newark Archaeological & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.00 for 7.30pm.
20 Good Morning Mother, Ms M Harrison, Eastwood Historical Society, Dora Phillips Hall, Wood Street, 7.30pm.
June
2 The Fanes of Fulbeck, Mr M Silverns, Newark Archaeological & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.00 for 7.30pm.
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To ensure that meetings and events for your society are listed, please send information about meetings direct to Susan Griffiths, 3 Devonshire Promenade, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 2DS, e-mail: susan.griffiths@local-history.co.uk. Don't forget to mention where and when you meet! The deadline for the next issue of The Nottinghamshire Historian is 1 August 2008.
