AGM 28 May

A very brief overview of the AGM:

Neville Carr welcomed some 30 members.
Last year's AGM minutes were approved.
Neville reviewed last year's events (for details of these look through this weblog) but noted although our meetings were well attended, there was a need for new members. The committee in particular needed new blood.
Bob Welch noted that although membership numbers were down, our finances were healthy with some £1160 in the bank.
The following committee was elected.
Chair            Neville Carr
Secretary      Paul Bujac 
Treasurer      Anita Langford
Programme Secretary     Bob Welch
The committee is still working on next year's programme. Details will be published on this weblog. Several ideas for visits and research projects were suggested from the members present.
Di Carr gave details of the Tabley House visit - see post on this weblog

The meeting closed with a 'magic lantern quiz show' from Bob Welch. Bob showed a selection of old postcards of the district. See Bob's photos .

Formal minutes will be available later.

Tabley House Visit Friday 26 June

Some 30+ members have signed up to this visit. Would people please meet up in the car park at 10:15 for a guided tour of the Gallery 10:30 - 11:30. Members are then free to explore the gardens and chapel before lunch at 12:30.

We need to tell Tabley of our lunch menu choices in advance. Most members made their choices and told Di Carr at the AGM. If you didn't, please choose from below and let Di (dianarcarr@btinternet.com) know by Friday 19 June.

Di will collect the money for lunch and for the guided tour (£5 a head) on arrival at Tabley. Please bring the correct money or, at the very least, plenty of change.

Menu
Soup and sandwich £3
Sandwiches £3.45
Afternoon tea £11.95
Cakes £2.95
Tea/coffee £2.25
Scone, jam, cream £2.25

For more details of the House see http://www.tableyhouse.co.uk/

Clare Pye and Tabley House 23rd April

In anticipation of our visit to Tabley House on Friday 26th June, Clare Pye gave us an excellent introduction to the history of the house and its owners, and a taster for its treasures. Clare, who is Chairman of the Trustees, is an entertaining speaker. She knows her subject, she is enthusiastic and she always includes that human touch when talking about the families who lives were so tied up with the House.

Jack the Ripper 26th March

The Secretary was unfortunately away for this talk so this post simply records that Tony Davies gave a talk on 'Jack the Ripper'.

More details to follow

BALH Newsletter March 2015

Our Society is a member of the Britsh Association for Local History.
Please click on Newsletter to see their latest publication.

Vivienne Derricott No Rest for the Wicked 26 February

Unfortunately we were away for this talk but Di Carr writes 
"Dressed in costume of  a 17th century lady Vivienne Derricott spoke about the lot of women in 17th century England, describing the pattern of life from the dangers of birth, through childhood, to betrothal and marriage. A picture of the typical life and duties of  a wife and mother was portrayed and left us in no doubt that as today a woman's work is never done!"

WW2 enquiry from the University of Huddersfield

Jean Fortune has also passed on this request sent on behalf of Dr Janette Martin

 

I would be grateful if you could circulate this request to your members thanks very much Janette ‘Mixing it’ project Did a member of your family fight alongside the British in the Second World War or arrive as a war worker, prisoner of war or refugee? A research project at the University of Huddersfield is recording the histories of the different national groups which spent time in the North of England during World War II as part of a project investigating the diversity of Britain’s war time population. We are hoping to interview ex-service personnel, war workers and refugees but, as most are very elderly, we are also interested in speaking with their descendants. Besides recording memories and family stories the project team is looking for photographs, diaries and memorabilia. Information gathered by this project will feed into an exhibition at the Imperial War Museum North which opens in September 2015. If you can help we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Janette Martin, j.martin@hud.ac.uk, Tel. 01484 472452 or write to: Dr Janette Martin, ‘Mixing It’ project, History Department, School of Music, Humanities and Media, Queensgate, University of Huddersfield, HD1 3DH.