Diary of events
For confirmation of the meetings listed, or for more information, please contact the society direct (contact details are on the Societies page). The title of the meeting is shown in bold, followed by the speaker’s name, the organising society, the venue (excluding the locality if it is in the society’s name) and the time. In some cases not all this information has been supplied. Some societies have a meeting charge for both members and visitors.
The Blidworth History and Heritage Society hold their monthly meetings in the Blidworth Methodist Church, Main Street, on the first Tuesday in the month from 7.00p.m.until 9.00p.m. Visitors are always welcome.
January
25 Britannia Calls: Nottingham Schools and the push for Great War Victory, David Nunn, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 0QT, 7.30p.m.
25 The Hogkinson 1780 Diaries, Mike Kirton, Southwell & D LHS, The Old Courthouse, The Burgage, 7.30p.m.
25 Highways & Byways, Lynne Clarke, Old Warsop Society, Parish Centre, Church Warsop, 7.30p.m.
26 Down Your Way, Rodney Cousins, Worksop Arch & LHS, Station Hotel, Carlton Road, 7.30p.m.
28 Annual Supper, Bleasby LHS, contact society for details.
February
1 Joint meeting with Newark Engineering Society, Newark Arch & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.30p.m.
3 AGM & The River Trent Revisited, Geoffrey Oldfield, West Bridgford & D LHS, West Bridgford Community Hall, Church Drive, 7.30p.m.
7 The Duchess of Curiosities, Lily Ann Dawes, Nuthall & D LHS, Church Hall, 7.30p.m.
8 Wigs, Puddings & Pyes: The History of Food, Carol Barstow, Farnsfield LHS, Lower Hall, Village Centre, 7.30p.m.
8 Discovering D H Lawrence, Ronald Morris, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
8 Talking Walls: Looking at Old Churches, Peter Ryder, Retford & D H&AS, Grove Street Methodist Church, 7.30p.m.
8 Toton Sidings and the history of Derby Roundhouse, Les Henshaw, Stapleford & D LHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30p.m.
8 Clumber Park and the Dukes of Newcastle, Marion Wallwork, Sutton Bonington LHS, Methodist Church Schoolroom, 7.30p.m.
9 Nottingham Caves Survey, Dr David Walker, Lowdham LHS, WI Hall, Main Street, 7.30p.m.
11 Visit to the Mary Potter Heritage Centre, Nottingham Women's History Group, find more information here.
14 The Nine Dukes (of Portland), John Taylor, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 7.30p.m.
15 Stanton at War, Stephen Flinders, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, 7.30p.m.
15 The Great Central Railway: Past, Present and Future, David Putt, East Leake & D LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, 2.00p.m.
15 Frameworker Knitters of the East Midlands, Dr Wendy Freer, Eastwood HS, Beauvale Methodist Church, Dovecote Road, Newthorpe, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
15 Rags to Riches: the Challenges of Being a Wardrobe Mistress, Judy Colby, Edwinstowe HS, Church Rooms, Mansfield Road, 7.15p.m.
16 Lincoln: Hill Top City , Keith Harrison, Bingham & D LHS, Old Court House, Church Street, 7.30p.m.
16 St Pancras: the history and refurbishment, Nigel Lowey, Coddington HG, Village Hall, 7.30p.m.
16 Hempshill Hall, Tony Horton, Woodborough LHG, The Institute, Roe Lane, 7.30p.m.
20 Bramcote Hostelries: Alehouses, Inns and a Social Club, Val Bird and the Research Team, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 8.00p.m.
20 Victorian County History, Philip Riden, North Muskham HG, Village Hall, 7.30p.m.
22 The Heritage of St Ann's Allotments, Mo Cooper, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 0QT, 7.30p.m.
22 Two Queens and a Countess, David Templeman, Southwell & D LHS, The Old Courthouse, The Burgage, 7.30p.m.
23 Mystery Box, Leader Brothers, Worksop Arch & LHS, Station Hotel, Carlton Road, 7.30p.m.
28 The Technology of the English Country House, Dr Wendy Freer, Bleasby LHS, Village Hall, Gypsy Lane, 8.00p.m.
29 Days of the week, Gareth Mark King, Old Warsop Society, Parish Centre, Church Warsop, 7.30p.m.
March
1 AGM & Outings of the Past, Tony Horton & Spencer Spooner, Nuthall & D LHS, Church Hall, 7.30p.m.
2 The Fossdyke: a watery tale of mystery and intrigue, Ian Morgan, West Bridgford & D LHS, West Bridgford Community Hall, Church Drive, 7.30p.m.
7 Kathrine Swynford: Ducal mistress & Lady of Kettlethorpe, Linda Tilbury, Newark Arch & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.30p.m.
8 The Prebendal System of Southwell Minster, Professor Michael Jones, Lowdham LHS, WI Hall, Main Street, 7.30p.m.
13 Slums, Hardship & Hosiery, Mick Whysall, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 7.30p.m.
14 Spring Lunch, Edwinstowe HS, contact society for details.
14 Reading between the Lines, Val Henstock, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
14 Women in the Minster, Rowena Edlin White, Retford & D H&AS, Grove Street Methodist Church, 7.30p.m.
14 The Fanes of Fulbeck Hall, Lincolnshire, Michael Severns, Stapleford & D LHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30p.m.
15 The People's War: the Home Front in Nottinghamshire in WWII, Chris Weir, Bingham & D LHS, Old Court House, Church Street, 7.30p.m.
15 Laxton: England's last open-field farming village, Stuart Rose, Coddington HG, Village Hall, 7.30p.m.
15 Slate Headstones, Ted White, Woodborough LHG, The Institute, Roe Lane, 7.30p.m.
19 The History of Chilwell Hall, Peter Robinson, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 8.00p.m.
19 Making Sense of the Census, Wendy Freer, North Muskham HG, Village Hall, 7.30p.m.
21 Radio Times: radio comedy 1930s–1960s, Tony Horton, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, 7.30p.m.
21 Lady Jane Grey, Sally Henshaw, East Leake & D LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, 7.30p.m.
21 The Fitzherberts of Tissington Hall, Ruth Jordan, Eastwood HS, Beauvale Methodist Church, Dovecote Road, Newthorpe, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
22 Roman Nottinghamshire, Mark Patterson, Worksop Arch & LHS, Station Hotel, Carlton Road, 7.30p.m.
27 AGM, Bleasby LHS, Village Hall, Gypsy Lane, 8.00p.m.
28 Their Names Will Live On, Andy Smart, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 0QT, 7.30p.m.
28 AGM & Daily Routine in a Victorian Prison, Doug Carstairs, Southwell & D LHS, The Old Courthouse, The Burgage, 7.30p.m.
28 History of Coal Mining, Michael Harrison, Old Warsop Society, Parish Centre, Church Warsop, 7.30p.m.
April
3 Restoring Hampshill Hall, Peter Rogan, Nuthall & D LHS, Church Hall, 7.30p.m.
4 The Work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Malcolm Ross, Newark Arch & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.30p.m.
11 AGM followed by Myths & Legends, Gareth King, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
11 Medieval Wall Paintings, Dr Maureen Ille, Retford & D H&AS, Grove Street Methodist Church, 7.30p.m.
11 AGM, Stapleford & D LHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30p.m.
12 The Nottingham to Newark Railway, John Meredith, Lowdham LHS, WI Hall, Main Street, 7.30p.m.
14 Albert Ball V.C., Peter Hammond, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 7.30p.m.
16 A Journey through Nuthall Village, Tony Horton, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 8.00p.m.
16 AGM & A Woman's Lot in Nottinghamshire 1550–1950, Chris Weir, North Muskham HG, Village Hall, 7.00p.m.
18 Garderobes, Grime & Leeches in the 16th Century, Maureen Taylor, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, 7.30p.m.
18 The History of Water in East Leake, Noel Worsley & Keith Hodgdinson, East Leake & D LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, 7.30p.m.
18 Old Heanor, Brian Key, Eastwood HS, Beauvale Methodist Church, Dovecote Road, Newthorpe, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
18 Reading Between the Lines: Parish Registers, Valerie Henstock, Edwinstowe HS, Church Rooms, Mansfield Road, 7.15p.m.
18 AGM & Bombs to Butterflies: the history of Rushcliffe Country Park, 1930s to present, Valerie Clark, Sutton Bonington LHS, Methodist Church Schoolroom, 7.30p.m.
19 Victorian School: village school days, Tina Lee, Bingham & D LHS, Old Court House, Church Street, 7.30p.m.
19 Dead Men Talking: forensic archaeology and its applications, Lily Ann Dawes, Coddington HG, Village Hall, 7.30p.m.
19 Watch the Birdie, Sue Clayton, Woodborough LHG, The Institute, Roe Lane, 7.30p.m.
20 Open Event, West Bridgford & D LHS, West Bridgford Community Hall, Church Drive, 7.30p.m.
25 Edward Carver: A Victorian Hatter and Hosier, Peter Hammond, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 0QT, 7.30p.m.
25 The Southwell Theatre, Roger Dobson, Southwell & D LHS, The Old Courthouse, The Burgage, 7.30p.m.
25 Childhood Games, Christine Davies, Old Warsop Society, Parish Centre, Church Warsop, 7.30p.m.
26 Golden Age of the Dukeries, Philip E Jones, Worksop Arch & LHS, Station Hotel, Carlton Road, 7.30p.m.
May
2 AGM, Newark Arch & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.30p.m.
8 Bendigo, Shaw's Heritage Services, Burton Joyce & Bulcote LHS, The Carnarvon Room, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce, 7.30p.m.
9 The story of John Lewis Stores, Sue Clegg, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
9 AGM followed by The Palace of Westminster, Ron Gatepain, Retford & D H&AS, Chapelgate Hall, Grove Street, 7.30p.m.
9 The life and times of Colonel W F Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, John Taylor, Stapleford & D LHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30p.m.
16 Mary Ellen Shaw: Spinster of No Occupation, Rowena Edlin-White, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, 7.30p.m.
16 Pubs and Inns of Kegworth, Sheila Sharpe, East Leake & D LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, 7.30p.m.
16 AGM & Surprise Guest Speaker, Eastwood HS, Beauvale Methodist Church, Dovecote Road, Newthorpe, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
17 A Gruesome Almanac of Nottinghamshire, Lily Ann Dawes, Bingham & D LHS, Old Court House, Church Street, 7.30p.m.
17 Ruddington Knitting Museum, Coddington HG, Village Hall, 7.30p.m.
17 Nottingham Cinemas, Les Henshaw, Woodborough LHG, The Institute, Roe Lane, 7.30p.m.
21 Gardens through the Ages, Marion Wallwork, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 8.00p.m.
21 Pleasures & Pastimes in the Middle Ages, David Mercer, North Muskham HG, Village Hall, 7.30p.m.
23 Members' Night, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 0QT, 7.30p.m.
23 Joseph Woolley: diary of a framework knitter, Peter Hammond, Southwell & D LHS, The Old Courthouse, The Burgage, 7.30p.m.
24 Local Castles, Pat McLaughlin, Worksop Arch & LHS, Station Hotel, Carlton Road, 7.30p.m.
June
6 Patronge & Power in 18th century Newark, Prof. Stanley Chapman, Newark Arch & LHS, Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, 7.30p.m.
13 The Census, Wendy Freer, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
13 William Booth, God's Soldier, Major Dickens, Stapleford & D LHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30p.m.
18 It's been raining in Nottingham: 200 years of watching the local weather, John Wilson, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 8.00p.m.
18 Evening visit to Creswell Crags, North Muskham HG, contact society for details.
20 Tour round St Mary's Church, Lacemarket, Pauline Miller, Basford & D LHS, meet at South Porch of St Mary's, 2.00p.m.
20 Nottingham's Lace Market, Geoffrey Oldfield, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, 7.30p.m.
21 Slums, Hardship and Hosiery, Mick Whysall, Woodborough LHG, The Institute, Roe Lane, 7.30p.m.
27 Visit to Nottinghamshire Archives, Southwell & D LHS, meet at Archives, 7.00p.m.
July
11 The Pentrich Revolution, Michael Clark, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
11 Reading between the lines: stories from parish registers, Valerie Henstock, Stapleford & D LHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30p.m.
16 The Enumerator's Tale: the story of the 19th century Census, Dr Wendy Freer, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 8.00p.m.
16 Golden Age of the Dukeries, Philip E Jones, North Muskham HG, Village Hall, 7.30p.m.
18 Cook's Tours, Danny Wells, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, 7.30p.m.
20 Visit to Southwell Minster, Woodborough LHG, contact society for details.
25 Visit to Winkburn Hall, Southwell & D LHS, meet at the Hall, 2.00p.m.
26 Visit to Loughborough, Basford & D LHS, meet at Broad Marsh Bus Station, Nottingham, 10.10a.m. for 10.26a.m. Indigo bus.
August
8 The Dublin Uprising 1916, Cliff Housley, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
8 Hempshill Hall: history, decline and restoration, Tony Horton, Stapleford & D LHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30p.m.
11 The Pentrich Rising, an afternoon and evening commemorating the Rising in 1817, including a guided walk at 3.00p.m., taking in some of the historic sites. Meet in 'The Ashes' (a field between Pentrich and South Wingfield), Park Lane, Winfield Park, South Wingfield, nr Alfreton DE55 7LR.
15 Brinsley: Virtue & Villainy, Ztan Zmith, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, 7.30p.m.
20 When the Bands Played on, Chris Weir, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 8.00p.m.
September
12 A Family Find, Peter Hammond, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
12 Derbyshire Medieval Towns, Castles and Villages, Dr Clive Hart, Retford & D H&AS, Grove Street Methodist Church, 7.30p.m.
12 Wandering through Stapleford's past, Alan Clayton, Stapleford & D LHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30p.m.
17 Edwardian Nottingham, Ann Parker, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 8.00p.m.
17 Castles in the Sky: oral evidence in family histories, Simon Pawley, North Muskham HG, Village Hall, 7.30p.m.
19 Fortieth Anniversary Meeting, Sir Neil Cossins, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, 7.30p.m.
20 An Incredible Journey, John Hoyland, Woodborough LHG, The Institute, Roe Lane, 7.30p.m.
26 AGM/Cheese & Wine Party, slides by Bill Clarke, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 0QT, 7.30p.m.
26 'Am I not a Man? And a Brother?': Southwell and the anti-slavery movement, Michael Austin, Southwell & D LHS, The Old Courthouse, The Burgage, 7.30p.m.
27 AGM & talk by Malcolm Dolby, Worksop Arch & LHS, Station Hotel, Carlton Road, 7.30p.m.
October
10 History of the Girl Guides, Rowena White, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
10 Barber Surgeon, C Felton, Retford & D H&AS, Grove Street Methodist Church, 7.30p.m.
10 Grace's Diary: the Journal of Grace Jane Dexter 1884–93, Dr Rowena Edlin White, Stapleford & D LHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30p.m.
15 AGM & Nottingham: Home of Superior Motorcycles, David Biggs, Bramcote HG, St Michael's Church Centre, Church Street, 7.30p.m.
15 The Vikings in Nottinghamshire, Christina Lee, North Muskham HG, Village Hall, 7.30p.m.
17 AGM, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, 7.30p.m.
18 Ashley Gallopers, Steve Smith, Woodborough LHG, The Institute, Roe Lane, 7.30p.m.
24 Shopping Through the Ages, Maureen Newton, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 0QT, 7.30p.m.
25 Doncaster Racecourse & the St Leger, Tony Barber, Worksop Arch & LHS, Station Hotel, Carlton Road, 7.30p.m.
November
14 A Little of What You Fancy! Robert Wignall, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
14 Edward Dalyngrigge: Builder of Bodiam Castle, Dr David Mercer, Retford & D H&AS, Grove Street Methodist Church, 7.30p.m.
14 Women at war, Maureen Rushton, Stapleford & D LHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30p.m.
15 New Light on Edward and Mrs Simpson, John Whitfield, Woodborough LHG, The Institute, Roe Lane, 7.30p.m.
19 Nottingham Caves Survey, Dr David Walker, North Muskham HG, Village Hall, 7.30p.m.
21 Their Names Will Live On, Andy Smart, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, 7.30p.m.
22 Christmas & its Customs, Patrick Harding, Worksop Arch & LHS, Station Hotel, Carlton Road, 7.30p.m.
28 Willow Basket Making, Rodney Cousins, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 0QT, 7.30p.m.
December
12 Christmas Meal, Basford & D LHS, Clover Green Community Room, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 0QT, 7.30p.m.
12 Christmas Party, Lenton LHS, St Mary's Church Hall, Wollaton Hall Drive, Nottingham, 7.30p.m.
12 Christmas Social Event, Stapleford & D LHS, Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, 7.30p.m.
13 AGM & Fuddle, Woodborough LHG, The Institute, Roe Lane, 7.30p.m.
17 Christmas Party, North Muskham HG, Village Hall, 7.30p.m.
19 Christmas True Victorian Style, Jo Carter, Beeston & D LHS, Chilwell Memorial Hall, High Road, 7.30p.m.
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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 2012.
