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2010 Programme

July 6 Members Night DVD David Bellamy The Peak District
  13 Mrs M. Dunn The Fulwood Cottage Homes
  20 No Meeting
  27 Mrs Maureen Taylor portraits of Elizabeth I, their hidden messages
     
AUGUST   NO MEETINGS
     
Sept. 7 Ms Sue Allan Lady Rose Hickman of Gainsborough Hall
  14 Mr Clive Holliday Wingfield Manor
  21 Members Night - Polly Gertrude Jekyll
  28 Mr Peter Machin The Sheffield Flood
     
Oct.. 5  
  12  
  19  
  26 Members Night - Ken Keeton - Punch Magazines 1857 -
     
Nov.  2

Dr. Trevor Brighton - Heraldry & Local History
  9 Members Night - Peter Walker - History of Belph
  16

Mr. Rodney Cousins - Call My Bluff - Local History
  23

Members Night - Jo Wheldon - Richard Wilson - at last!
  30  
     
Dec. 7

Mr. Trevor Lee - Once upon a Pantomine
  14

 Mr. Angus Watson - The Old village of Edensor

 

January 5 Members Night – Paul – WC
  12

Mrs. Janet Fletcher – d’em bones No. 2 – human
  19 Members Night – Canadian Life
  26

Mr. Malcolm Walpole – The Golden Road
February 2 Members Night – Jo Evacuees DVD + ?
  9

Mr. K.R Eliff – History of Photography
  16 PANTO – NO MEETING
  23 Mr. Andy Firth – Railway signs
March 2 Members Night – Ron – Organs
  9

Mr. Peter Wild – Canals of England
  16 Members Night – Peter – Welbeck
  23

Mr. Tony Warrener – Ten Tales from Langwith
  30 Members Night –  Dorothy – Women’s Work
April 6

Mr.David Larder – Story of the Magic Lantern – 7.30 START
  13 Members Night – Peter – Belph
  20

Mr. Eric Houlder – The Lost Boats of St. Aidan’s
  27

Members Night – Roy – Berlin Memories
May 4

Mr. Clive Hart – Prehistoric Derbyshire
  11 Members Night – Robert & Harold
  18 Mr. Stephen Gay – Pennine Journey
  25 Mr. David Templeman – 2 Queen’s & a Countess
June 1

Mr. Ian Morgan – The Fosdyke a watery tale of mystery & intrigue
  8 Members Night – To be arranged
  15 Mr. Peter Hammond – Midden and Muck
  22 Hebb’s Farmhouse gardens visit
  29

Ms. Sue Allan – Lady Rose Hickman of Gainsborough Hall

2009 Programme

September 1

Mr. David Newton – Battles of Ypres 1914 – 1918

  8

Mr. Fred Coupland – Excavations at Newark Castle
  15

Mr. Stephen Gay – Discovering Lost Railways
  22

Mr. Andy Firth – Great Little Trains of Wales
  29

Mr. Brian Davis – Grandma’s Picture Show (Victorian Slides)
October 6

Mr. Malcolm Dolby – Aspects of Medieval England
  13

Members Night – Paul – Guess What!
  20 Mrs. Carol Brindle – Am I The Last?
  27

A.G.M. – Harold – No Idea Yet!
November 3

Mr. Stuart Dixon – ‘In Safe Hands’ N.T. Gardens
  10

Members Night – June – Bohemian Rhapsody
  17

Mr Malcolm Walp[o0le – Japan – an Historical point of view
  24

Mr. Patrick Harding – Christmas and its Customs
December 1

Mr. Rodney Cousins – Curatorial Quips
  8

Members Night – Jo – Jigsaws – a brief history
  15 CONCERT!

 

      

January

6

Members Night – Jo & Paul – Richard Wilson – at last!!

 

13

Mr. Malcolm Walpole –             China – Old and New

 

20

Mrs. Janet Fisher – D’em Bones!

 

27

Members Night – Ron – Theatre Organs

February

3

Mr. Brian Davis – ‘Victorian Slides’ - Grandma’s Picture Show

 

10

Mr. Norman Wigley –     Region on Film

 

17

NO MEETING – PANTO

 

24

Mr. John Taylor – Murders in and around Chesterfield

March

3

Ms. Maria Smith – New Developments in The Crags

 

10

Mr. Ian Morgan – The Pleasure Palace

 

17

Members Night – Ken – Punch Magazines – or not as the case may be!!

 

24

Mr. Andy Firth – Dovedale & The Manifold Valley

 

31

Members Night – Dorothy – Scott & His Men – part 2

April 

7

Mr.David Templeman – The Captive Queen

 

14

Members Night – Roy –             Berlin Memories

 

21

Mr. Eric Houlder – Sutton Hoo Ship Burials

 

28

Members Night – George – Vintage Ploughing

May.

5

Mr. Norman Taylor – Pinxton Porcelain 1796 – 1813

 

12

Members Night – Robert – Glass Slides??

 

19

Mr Tom Dixon – Wilkinson Sweet factory

 

26

Members Night – Peter – History of Belph

June

2

Mr. Mike Corby – The Funny Side of Patents

 

9

Outing to be arranged

 

16

Mr. Gerald Dorrington & Friend – Dovecotes of Nottinghamshire

 

23

Outing to be arranged

 

30

Ms. Maureen Taylor - An Elizabethan Ladies Wardrobe

 

 

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.. 7 

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.  4 

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