Diary of events
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Taster Sessions at Nottinghamshire Archives, a series of introductory sessions for beginners, including cemetery records, building plans, probate records, maps and plans, electoral registers. Various dates during October, November and December at set times: 9.15–9.30am, 2.15–2.30pm, 5.30–5.45pm. For details of how to book tel: 0115 9581634, www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/archives.
11 Dec 2009–21 March 2010 Gladstone: The Grand Old Man in Nottinghamshire, exhibition at the Weston Gallery, D H Lawrence Pavilion, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham. For more details tel: 0115 8467777.
February 2010
24 Women at War, Maureen Rushton, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Clover Green, Old Basford, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
26 Holy Rood Revisited, John Hall, Edwalton LHS, Edwalton Primary School, Wellin Lane, 7.30pm.
March
2 Ralph Reddish Memorial Lecture: Medicinal use of plants, P Harding, Newark Archaeological & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, Newark, 7.00pm.
2 AGM, Nostalgic Music, Tony Horton, Nuthall & D LHS, Church Hall, 7.30pm.
3 The History of the Sheffield Motor Industry, Malcolm Dungworth, Shireoaks LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
5 AGM & You could call it Linguistic Archaeology, Alan Spooner, Keyworth & D LHS, Centenary Lounge, Elm Avenue, 7.30pm.
5 Dovecotes of Nottinghamshire, Eddie Woolrich, West Bridgford & D LHS, Sir Julien Cahn Pavilion, West Park, Loughborough Road, 7.30pm.
8 Wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, Kenneth Elliff, Priories HS, Oldcotes Village Hall, nr Worksop, 7.30pm.
9 So you think you know Nottingham, Peter Hammond, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 7.30pm.
9 Working on Hadrian's Wall, Fred Coupland, Norton, Cuckney HS, Cuckney Village Hall, 7.30pm.
10 AGM & Nottingham's Best Kept Secret, Carol Barstow, librarian from Bromley House, Farnsfield LHS, Village Centre (lower hall), 7.30pm.
10 Stanton at War, with film archive, Steven Flinders, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
10 Update on Dovecotes, Eddie Woolrich, Retford & D H&AS, Grove Street
Methodist Church, 7.30pm.
10 Tyntesfield: a hidden gem, Marion Wallwork, Stapleford & DLHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30pm.
11 Our River: the story of the Trent, of navigation and of William Jessop, Engineer, Peter Lyth, Lowdham LHS, WI Hall, Main Street, 7.30pm.
13 Open Morning with large collection of photographs and archives to browse, coffee & biscuits included in £1 entry fee, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 10am–1pm.
15 Eighteenth century cuisine, Carol Barstow, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 7.30pm.
15 Picture Postcard Railway Rambles, Stephen Gay, North Muskham LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
17 Ghosts of Newstead Abbey, Pauline Corby, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, Chilwell, 7.45pm.
17 History of Plastics, David Girdler, East Leake & DHG, St Mary's Hall, 2.00pm.
17 Coaching Days: the turnpike roads of Nottinghamshire, Adrian Henstock, Eastwood HS, Dora Phillips Hall, Wood Street, 7.30pm.
17 What makes Old English Houses so … English? Dr Jonathan Foyle, Retford & DHAS, Grove Street Methodist Church, £5, 7.30pm.
17 AGM & York Minster: the bits you can't see, John Toy, Southwell & D LHS, Minster Centre, Church Street, 7.30pm.
18 Archive farming films, Richard Watts, Coddington History Group, Village Hall, Main Street, 7.30pm.
19 It Almost Began with Thomas Cook, Roy Boyles, Edwalton LHS, Edwalton Primary School, Wellin Lane, 7.30pm.
24 Radio Times, Tony Horton, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Clover Green, Old Basford, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
25 Hollywood 1900–1950, R Bragg, Worksop Arch & LHS, Station Hotel, Carlton Road, 7.30pm.
April
6 Codnor Castle and its Park, Brian Kev, Nuthall & D LHS, Church Hall, 7.30pm.
6 James Dixon & Sons (Sheffield Silversmiths, the People and the Products), Pauline Bell, Shireoaks LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
8 History of the Minster, with anecdotes of a head verger and bellringer, John Meredith, Lowdham LHS, WI Hall, Main Street, 7.30pm.
9 Hungerhill Allotment Gardens, Mo Cooper, Keyworth & D LHS, Centenary Lounge, Elm Avenue, 7.30pm.
13 A Surprise Inheritance, Jessie Woodhouse, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 7.30pm.
13 Tracks, Towpaths & Trains, D Amos, Newark Archaeological & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, Newark, 7.00pm.
13 The life of 1st Duke of Newcastle, John Taylor, Norton, Cuckney HS, Cuckney Village Hall, 7.30pm.
14 Southwell & Nottingham Church History Project, Tracey Akehurst, Farnsfield LHS, Village Centre (lower hall), 7.30pm.
14 AGM & The Mystery of Glass Slides, Seve Sankey, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
14 The Story of the Victorian and Edwardian Seaside, R Stammers, Retford &
D H&AS, Grove Street Methodist Church, 7.30pm.
15 The Tallents family of Coddington House, John Tallents, Coddington History Group, Village Hall, Main Street, 7.30pm.
16 What the Papers Said, Alan Clayton, Edwalton LHS, Edwalton Primary School, Wellin Lane, 7.30pm.
16 Memorials and Remembrance, J Clive Tougher, West Bridgford & DLHS, Sir Julien Cahn Pavilion, West Park, Loughborough Road, 7.30pm.
17 Open Morning with large collection of photographs and archives to browse, coffee & biscuits included in £1 entry fee, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 10am–1pm.
19 D H Lawrence, Peter Preston, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 7.30pm.
19 AGM & The Life of William Cavendish, John B Taylor, North Muskham LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
19 Contraception through the ages: No bricks involved!, Joan Grundy, Priories HS, Oldcotes Village Hall, nr Worksop, 7.30pm.
21 Nottingham Cinemas, Les Henshaw, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, Chilwell, 7.45pm.
21 Nottinghamshire Apprenticeships, Christine Davies, East Leake & DHG, St Mary's Hall, 7.30pm.
21 The Heage Windmill, Brian Naylor, Eastwood HS, Dora Phillips Hall, Wood Street, 7.30pm.
21 Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Julia Barrow, Southwell & D LHS, Minster Centre, Church Street, 7.30pm.
22 National Service: the draft and pressgang, Bob Goodman, Worksop Arch & LHS, Station Hotel, Carlton Road, 7.30pm.
24 Our First World War heroines: The Canary Girls of Chilwell, Maureen Rushton, Notts & Derbys Labour History Society, Nottingham Mechanics Institute, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham NG1 4EZ, 1.30pm. See News in Brief for futher details.
28 Joseph Woolley: the diary of a framework knitter, Peter Hammond, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Clover Green, Old Basford, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
May
4 Death, Burial and the Victorians, Dr Susan Deal, Shireoaks LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
7 The Story of Jesse Boot and the Boots Company, Chris Weir, Keyworth & D LHS, Centenary Lounge, Elm Avenue, 7.30pm.
11 Here is the News (1939–1945), Alan Clayton, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 7.30pm.
11 AGM & Tales from the Workhouse, Newark Archaeological & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, Newark, 7.00pm.
11 Victorian Childhood, Tina Lee, Norton, Cuckney HS, Cuckney Village Hall, 7.30pm.
12 Gunby Hall, Colin Deeley, Farnsfield LHS, Village Centre (lower hall), 7.30pm.
12 Women Volunteers (tribute to WWI nurses), Rev'd Clive Tougher, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
12 AGM followed by lecture, Speaker tba, Retford & D H&AS, Chapelgate Hall,
Grove Street, 7.30pm.
12 Nottingham Rock Cemetery, Nigel Brooks, Stapleford & DLHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30pm.
12 Creswell Crags: the new centre and painted cave, Southwell & D LHS, Minster Centre, Church Street, 7.30pm.
14 AGM & The Sandstone Caves of Nottingham, Peter Hammond, Edwalton LHS, Edwalton Primary School, Wellin Lane, 7.30pm.
15 Open Morning with large collection of photographs and archives to browse, coffee & biscuits included in £1 entry fee, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 10am–1pm.
17 The English Civil War through the eyes of Lucy Hutchinson, Valerie Henstock, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 7.30pm.
17 Hardwick Hall, Maureen Taylor, North Muskham LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
17 The new Anglo-Saxon English finds, Kevin Leahy, Priories HS, Oldcotes Village Hall, nr Worksop, 7.30pm. Please book early as this will sell out quickly.
19 The Erewash Canal, Jim Stevenson, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, Chilwell, 7.45pm.
19 Scraps of Humanity, Dominic Johnson, East Leake & DHG, St Mary's Hall, 7.30pm.
19 AGM, Eastwood HS, Dora Phillips Hall, Wood Street, 7.30pm.
20 Crime & Punishment in medieval times, Tina Lee, Coddington History Group, Village Hall, Main Street, 7.30pm.
21 AGM followed by the English Civil War through the eyes of Lucy Hutchinson, Valerie Henstock, Sutton Bonington LHS, Methodist Church Schoolroom, Main Street, 7.30pm.
26 Members' Night, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Clover Green, Old Basford, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
27 Spring Meeting and The Sitwell, David King, Worksop Arch & LHS, Station Hotel, Carlton Road, 7.30pm.
June
2 AGM followed by The Changing Face of the Trent, George Wilkinson, Shireoaks LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
4 Stanford Hall and Theatre: its secrets revealed, Pat Oldroyd, Keyworth & D LHS, Centenary Lounge, Elm Avenue, 7.30pm.
8 The Life & Times of Col. W F Cody (Buffalo Bill), J Taylor, Newark Archaeological & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, Newark, 7.00pm.
9 The Search for May Kinder (how to survive when you've been thrown in a skip), Jill Sparrow, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
9 The Dukes of Portland: the nine peers, John Taylor, Stapleford & DLHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30pm.
12 Open Morning with large collection of photographs and archives to browse, coffee & biscuits included in £1 entry fee, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 10am–1pm.
14 Victorian Sheffield, including Charlie Peace, the infamous Sheffield murderer, Peter Machan, Priories HS, Oldcotes Village Hall, nr Worksop, 7.30pm.
15 Tracing your family's history, Andrea Thompson, Norton, Cuckney HS, Cuckney Village Hall, 7.30pm.
16 Elvaston Castle and the Earls of Harrington, Nigel Brooks, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, Chilwell, 7.45pm.
16 Guided walk around Thurgarton Priory, John Twelftree, Southwell & D LHS, contact Mrs Virginia Preece for details, tel: 01636 814164.
21 Guided tour of Nottingham University Campus, Bramcote HG, contact Val Baird for details, 0115 9251491.
21 Visit to Navenby: Village walk, Church and Mrs Smith's Cottage, North Muskham LHG, 6pm prompt at Navenby Church.
23 Visit to Nottingham Castle, Basford & D LHS, meet at Castle Gatehouse, 1.45pm. Please bring proof of residence in Nottingham for free admission.
July
2 The Village of Adbolton, Gerald Fitzpatrick, Keyworth & D LHS, Centenary Lounge, Elm Avenue, 7.30pm.
6 On the Buses (Remember the Trolleybuses, Back Enders & Clippies), Peter Hammond, Shireoaks LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
14 Making sense of the nineteenth century Census, Wendy Freer, Farnsfield LHS, Village Centre (lower hall), 7.30pm.
14 Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire, Geoffrey Kingscott, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
14 Discovering D H Lawrence, Ronald Morris, Stapleford & DLHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30pm.
17 Open Morning with large collection of photographs and archives to browse, coffee & biscuits included in £1 entry fee, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 10am–1pm.
19 The history of cricket, including Bramcote Cricket Club, Peter Wynne-Thomas, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 7.30pm.
19 On the Campaign Trail, Georgian Style: Newark Elections in the Age of Reform, Richard Gaunt, North Muskham LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
21 In and about Nottingham Victoria Station, Ken Grainger, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, Chilwell, 7.45pm.
29 Visit to Chesterfield, Basford & D LHS, meet at Victoria Centre Bus Station, 10.15am.
August
3 Women in Coalmining, speaker from National Mining Museum, Shireoaks LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
11 The Changing Face of Nottingham 1540–1840: Georgian Town to Victorian Slum, Adrian Henstock, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
11 The Arkwright Story, Ruth Jordan, Stapleford & DLHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30pm.
14 Open Morning with large collection of photographs and archives to browse, coffee & biscuits included in £1 entry fee, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 10am–1pm.
15 Newark Market Square, Mr J Besson, Southwell & D LHS, Minster Centre, Church Street, 7.30pm.
16 Remembering the men of Bramcote, Bramcote HG, Memorial Hall, Church Street, 7.30pm.
16 Framework Knitting, Prof S Chapman, North Muskham LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
18 Bombs to Butterflies, Valerie Clark, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, Chilwell, 7.45pm.
September
3 Dr Robert Thoroton 1623–73: the story of the Car Colston doctor who wrote the earliest history of Nottinghamshire, Adrian Henstock, Keyworth & D LHS, Centenary Lounge, Elm Avenue, 7.30pm.
7 Memorial Cards: A Victorian Celebration of Death, Philip E Jones, Shireoaks LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
8 St Pancras Station, Nigel Lowey, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
8 Kill or Cure: bygone medicine, Chris Weir, Stapleford & DLHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30pm.
14 Last Post at Newton, Timothy O'Brien, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 7.30pm.
14 Curiosities of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, John Taylor, Norton, Cuckney HS, Cuckney Village Hall, 7.30pm.
15 Potions, Lotions and Cure-alls, Peter Hammond, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, Chilwell, 7.45pm.
20 Bramcote Hills House, Val Bird, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 7.30pm.
20 Below Stairs: the life of a Victorian servant, Dr Wendy Freer, North Muskham LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
22 AGM & Cheese & Wine Party, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Clover Green, Old Basford, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
23 AGM & In the steps of John Leland, Malcolm Dolby, Worksop Arch & LHS, Station Hotel, Carlton Road, 7.30pm.
October
1 Georgian Churchyard Art: Discovering Swithland Slate Headstones, Ted White, Keyworth & D LHS, Centenary Lounge, Elm Avenue, 7.30pm.
5 Blue and White Pottery, Leaders Brothers, Shireoaks LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
12 Regimental Brooches, Cliff Housley, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 7.30pm.
12 The Pleasure Palace, Ian Morgan, Norton, Cuckney HS, Cuckney Village Hall, 7.30pm.
13 Dr Robert Thoroton 1623–73, Adrian Henstock, Stapleford & DLHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30pm.
18 AGM followed by So you think you know Nottingham, part 2, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 7.30pm.
18 Lady Jane Gray, David Templeman, North Muskham LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
20 AGM, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, Chilwell, 7.45pm.
27 Take Three Barleycorns: Dunkirk to Barcelona, Brian Walker, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Clover Green, Old Basford, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
28 'The Missing Link': returning the canal to Chesterfield, John Lower, Worksop Arch & LHS, Station Hotel, Carlton Road, 7.30pm.
November
2 Two Queens and a Countess, David Templeman, Shireoaks LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
5 In Search of the Green Man, Jean Townsend, Keyworth & D LHS, Centenary Lounge, Elm Avenue, 7.30pm.
9 Nottingham Now and Then, Bill Clarke, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 7.30pm.
9 Members' Night, Norton, Cuckney HS, Cuckney Village Hall, 7.30pm.
10 Lucy Hutchinson, Valerie Henstock, Stapleford & DLHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30pm.
15 The place name Thorpe, Dr Richard Jones, North Muskham LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
17 The Framework Knitters of the East Midlands, Wendy Freer, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, Chilwell, 7.45pm.
24 We'll meet again, Jason King, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Clover Green, Old Basford, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
25 Christmas Social & Old Worksop Evening, Worksop Arch & LHS, Station Hotel, Carlton Road, 7.30pm.
December
3 Members' Christmas Social, Keyworth & D LHS, Centenary Lounge, Elm Avenue, 7.30pm.
7 The History of Doncaster Race Course, Tony Barber, Shireoaks LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
8 Christmas Meal, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Clover Green, Old Basford, Nottingham, 7.30pm.
14 AGM & Christmas Party, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 7.30pm.
14 Christmas Party & Quiz, Norton, Cuckney HS, Cuckney Village Hall, 7.30pm.
20 Christmas Party, North Muskham LHG, Village Hall, 7.30pm.
January 2011
11 Florence Nightingale, Clive Tougher, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 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, or e-mail me. Don't forget to mention where and when you meet! The deadline for the next issue of The Nottinghamshire Historian is 1 August 2010.
