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2008 Programme.

COFFEE & EXHIBITION MORNING

8th NOVEMBER 2008

 

CHRISTMAS PARTY

DECEMBER 20th. 2008

 

July 1 Mr. Chris Edge - Beekeeping
  8 Visit Cusworth Hall
  15

Mr. David Newton - Goodbye Mr. Chips

  22

Mr. Stuart Dixon - All gardens great & small

  29

Members Night - George & Viv - The unlisted houses of Whitwell

     
AUGUST   NO MEETINGS - EXCEPT SATURDAY 23rd. VISIT TO SUTTON SCARSDALE & BOLSOVER CASTLE
     
Sept.  2

Members Night - Roy Smith - German Reminiscences

  9 Mr. Stephen Gay - Railway Rambles
  16 Members Night - Dorothy Legge - Scott and his men
  23 Mr. Trevor Wragg - More to Walls (than meets the eye)
  30 Members Night - Ron Young - Astronomy
     
Oct..

Mr.Roy Stammers - A.R.Quinton - Postcard artist

  14  A.G.M.- Harold - Water
  21

Mr. Anthony Fell - Northumberland & the Farne Islands

  28

Members Night - Ken Keeton - Punch Magazines 1857 -

     
Nov. 

Dr. Trevor Brighton - Heraldry & Local History

  11 Members Night - Peter Walker - History of Belph
  18

Mr. Rodney Cousins - Call My Bluff - Local History

  27

Members Night - Jo Wheldon - Richard Wilson - at last!

     
Dec. 2

Mr. Trevor Lee - Once upon a Pantomine

  17

 Mr. Angus Watson - The Old village of Edensor

  16

‘The Concert’

 

Jan.    8  Members Night – Jo Wheldon – Turner & Wison -        (but Wilson will follow later!)
  15 

Mr. Malcolm Walpole – Legacy of the Emperors

  22   Mrs. Karen Foster – Glass Jewellery– Items for sale
   29  Mr. Ian Morgan – Footpads, Kings & Highwaymen
     
Feb. 5 Mr. Stuart Bramwell – Italian Splendours
  12 Mr. Tony Warrener – Langwith & its Big Part in W.W.1
  19 NO MEETING  - PANTOMINE
  26 

Mr. Ian Hill – Save the Children

     
Mar.  4

Members Night – Peter Walker – The Last Horseman

  11 Mr. Ron Young – Minding other Peoples’ Business – Victorian letters
  18 Members Night – Cliff Hobson – Parish Records
  25 Mr. Andy Firth – Scottish Borders
     
April. 1 Members Night  - Jo Wheldon– Local Farms
  8 Mrs. Carol Brindle – Famous Derbyshire People
  15 Members Night – Polly Hinde –  Gertrude Jekyll
   22 Mr. Malcolm Dolby – Photography and History
  29 Mr. Shane Tomkinson – History & Future of Whitwell Quarry
     
May 6 Mr. John Taylor – Curiosities of Derbyshire, South Yorkshire & Notts. Part 2
  13 Members Night – Ron Young –
  20 Mr. Eric Houlder – Mortal Remains Excavations, Towton Battlefield
  27 Members Night – June Walker – Lady Mary Pierrepont
     
June 3 Mr. Fred Coupland - History from the Air- Photography and Archeology
  10 Outing to be arranged
  17 Mr. Patrick Harding – The Plant Hunters
  24 Outing to be arranged

        

   

COFFEE MORNINGS

15th MARCH & 8th NOVEMBER

 

CHRISTMAS PARTY

DECEMBER 20th. 2008

 

 

2007 Programme.

July 3 Members Night – Robert & Megan – A Surprise! 
  10 Mrs. Christine Archer – Renishaw
  17 Visit of Worksop Archaeological & Historical Society – 6.45 arrival
24  Mrs. Margaret Edge – Flowers, Bees & other Insects – Quiz
31

Mrs. Margaret Dunn – A Ramble round my life – Puppets

   
August  -   No meetings.
     
Sept.  4

Mrs. June Ibbotson – The Estate Village of the 5th. Duke

11 Members Night - Polly – Gertrude Jekyll
18 Mr. Eric Houlder – The Black Death
25

Mr. Rodney Cousens – Moving House

     
Oct. 2

Mr. Mike Corby – Development of Rifles 1800 – 1900

9

A.G.M. – Harold – not decided yet!! 

16

Mrs. Judy Williams – Mary, Queen of Scots

23

Members Night – Coun. Viv Mills – Parish Footpaths

  30 Members Night – Jo Wheldon – Coaching days (James Pollard)
   
Nov. 6

Members Night  - Ron Young – Orkney

13

Mr. Michael Taylor – From Wood to Rocking Horse

20

Mrs. M Harrison – Monthly Menu of Mirth

27

Mr. Terry Foye – Slides of Old Creswell & Hennymoor Air crash

     
Dec.  4 Members Night – Peter Walker – Dublin & Paul – Irish Connection
11 Mr. David Templeman – History of Sheffield Manor Lodge
18 Members Night – The Concert