AGM 23 May

The Society held its AGM on 23 May. Click on Minutes for details about finances, elections and the new committee.
For the record see 2012 AGM minutes for last year's minutes.
Di Carr introduced the 2013/14 programme. Details of this will soon be available on this weblog.

Dorfold Hall Visit

Please note the visit to Dorfold Hall on Thursday 27 June will commence at 10:50 at the Hall. The cost will be £7 per head, payable directly to the Hall. Dorfold Hall is a member of the Historic House Association; Friends of the HHA may be entitled to free entry.

The group will then be going to The Farmer's Arms in Ravensmoor at 13.15 for lunch. See their website http://www.farmersarmsravensmoor.co.uk/ for menu and map.

If you haven't already signed Di Carr's form, then please let her (dianarcarr@btinternet.com) know if you are coming.

AGM & Summer outing to Dorfold Hall

Just a reminder that the AGM will be held on 23 May. Members have had details either by email or post.
At the meeting Di Carr will give more information on the Society's trip to Dorfold Hall, Acton near Nantwich on Thursday 27 June.
Check out HHA or Wikipedia for more details of the Hall.

An on target talk

At the meeting of the Society held on 25th April, 32 members and guests heard Bernard Dennis give a talk entitled " The History of the Longbow." Bernard began by explaining the origins of the bow as a weapon of war, hunting and sport from the very earliest times of mankind.

 

With the aid of pictures and examples he described the development of bows through to the Longbow made famous by English and Welsh (Cheshire & Flintshire) archers throughout the mediaeval period. He described how these archers used the weapon so effectively throughout this period that it became as a weapon of war more or less unstoppable. He explained that the archers spent hours of practice from the age of 7 years to achieve their superb proficiency.

Bernard described how these weapons were made and the various different skills that went into their construction. These different skills are still to be found in surnames that we find today, like "Bowman, Fletcher or Stringer" and phrases like "highly strung" or "having more than one string to one's bow".

The audience really enjoyed the talk and judging by the large number of questions afterwards it had been thought provoking as well.

 

Bob Welch