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Local History Calendar |
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Our calendar is compiled from press releases, e-mails and other sources, such as local history periodicals and personal contacts. If you would like to publicise a particular event or meeting, then please contact us and we will do our best to assist. Calendar links. The following organisations maintain their own calendar or events sections with which we have links. If your organisation maintains a calendar or events section on the web and would like a direct link to this page, please contact us. Archive Awareness Campaign Every Saturday at 11.00am and 2.00pm there is a Behind the Scenes Tour at the National Archives. Learn how documents are selected to become public records, how parchment is conserved and see original documents. Booking essential, tel: 020 8876 3444, web: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/events. Rufford Country Park Weekly Health Walk. Every Monday (Except Bank Holidays) 2pm, meet Craft Centre Courtyard, 60 mins, free, followed by tea/coffee and biscuits. Contact: Steve Kofoed, Rufford Rangers, The Abbey, RCP, near Ollerton, Notts NG22 9DF, tel: 01623 821335, email: steve.koefoed@nottscc.gov.uk. 23 April onwards Breaking the Chains Slavery Exhibition ‘will examine the historical context of slavery, its destructive effect on relations between Europe and Africa, the nature of survival and resistance amongst African and Caribbean communities, the role of abolitionists and the legacy of the slave trade today’ and occupy an entire floor at the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum in Bristol, daily 10am–5pm, Adults £6.95 (£5.95 conc), contact: BE&CM, Clock Tower Yard, Temple Meads, Bristol BS1 6QH, t: 0117 925 4980, e: admin@empiremuseum.co.uk. 3 May–31 August ‘Little Imber on the Downe, Seven Miles from any Towne’. Exhibition about this remote village on Salisbury Plain which was taken over by the army in 1943 and the lives of the villagers before and after their eviction. Wiltshire Heritage Museum, 41 Long Street, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 1NS, Mon–Sun 10am–5pm (Sun 4pm) £4 adults, £3 concs, £1 1st child (others free), contact: WHM, tel: 01380 727369, email: wanhs@wiltshireheritage.org.uk, www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk. 17 June–19 July Buried Battles and Veterans’ Voices: Making Surrey’s military records and memories accessible. Small display to celebrate the completion of this project. Surrey History Centre Foyer, Tue–Sat 9.30am–5.00pm (Thu 7.30pm, Sat 4.00pm), free, contact: SHC, 130 Goldsworth Road, Woking GU21 6ND, tel: 01483 518737, www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistorycentre. Burton upon Trent WEA Local History Saturday Schools 2008/2009. There will be 6 Local History Saturdays on offer during autumn/winter/spring 2008/2009, on 11 October, 8 November and 13 December 2008, and on 10 January, 14 February and 14 March 2009. The tutors will be Richard Stone and Dr Trevor James and the themes they will be exploring are agriculture and railways. Contact: Kate Lister, Abbeyfield, 160 Newton Road, Burton upon Trent DE15 0TR, tel: 012383 566192. For a complete list of activities in Gateshead during History Month, visit our lastest news page. June4–27 How to trace the history of your house. Small display of archive and printed sources, Surrey History Centre, Tue–Sat 9.30am–5.00pm (Thu 7.30pm, Sat 4.00pm), free, contact: SHC, 130 Goldsworth Road, Woking GU21 6ND, tel: 01483 518737, www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistorycentre. July1 Upware—Wicken Fen boat trip. A chance to boat one way and walk the other with a stop at the ‘Five Miles From Anywhere’ pub in Upware for refreshments, 7.30pm, £8 (£4 child), must pre-book, tel: 01353 720274. Wicken Fen (NT), Lode Lane, Wicken, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5XP. 5 Constable Country Ramble. A 3.5 hour, 6.5 mile, walk across Dedham Vale, then along the Essex way to Faltford, start at Bridge Cottage (NT), Flatford, East Bergholt, Suffolk CO7 6UL, Tel: 01206 298260, 10am, £5 (£2.50 child). 5 Warwick’s Hill Close Gardens. An opportunity to spend an evening in a wonderful Victorian garden once used by townsfolk who lived above their businesses and wanted to escape and tend their own plots. Includes a talk, tour and ‘splendid summer buffet’, 6pm, £18 guests, bookings by 21 June to Warwickshire Local History Society, c/o Neville Usher, 6 The Fold, Payton Street, Stratford upon Avon CV37 6NJ, tel: 01789 205043, email: Neville.Usher@ic24.net. 9 Making a Name: Archives, Advertising and Business Icons, 1900–1950. Lunchtime talk based on local business collections in the Nottinghamshire Archives, D H Lawrence Pavilion, Highfields Park, University Boulevard, Nottingham, 1–2pm, free but pre-book as places limited, Weston Gallery, D H Lawrence Pavilion, tel: 0115 846 7777. 10 Researching your town or community. Afternoon lecture by Claire Skinner & Michael Marshman, Education Room, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, 2.15pm, £3 (£2 concessions), limited to 35 people, contact W&SHC, Cocklebury Road, Chippenham SN15 3QN, tel: 01249 705500, http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk. 11 Discover Medieval Lavenham. A Blue Badge guided walk beginning with coffee and shortbread and a talk in Lavenham Guildhall, Market Place, Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 9QZ, Tel: 01787 247646, 10.30am–c12.30pm, £8. 12&13 Wimpole Hall Gardens Archaeological Excavation. A chance to see Cambridge Archaeology Field Group look for the hidden past, 10.30am–5.00pm, normal NT admission charge, Wimpole Hall (NT) Arrington, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW, Tel: 01223 206000. 13 Discovering the Archaeology of Wimpole. A guided walk around the grounds of Wimpole hall with its resident Forester, 11am & 2pm, £2.50 (£1 child), normal NT admission charge, Wimpole Hall (NT) Arrington, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW, Tel: 01223 206000. 15 National Archives at Kew. Research visit by coach from Flintham Museum near Newark (leave 7am, return 9.30pm) and Nottingham city centre (leave 7.45am, return 9pm). Arrive at National Archives, 11am, depart 6pm, cost £17.50. Researchers will need a reader’s ticket on arrival at Kew and must show either a driving licence, a passport, a bank/credit card or a student card to look at original documents. Contact: Sue Clayton, The Flintham Society, Inholms Rd, Flintham, Notts NG23 5LF, email: flintham.museum@lineone.net, www.flintham-museum.org.uk. 16 Anglesey Abbey: The House within the landscape tour. A guided history walk around the grounds, 10.30am, 11.45am, 2.00pm & 3.45pm, £3 plus admission, must pre-book, tel: 01223 810080, Anglesey Abbey (NT), Quy Road, Lode, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB25 9EJ. 18 Preserving your family’s documents and papers. Talk, Sheffield Archives, 52 Shoreham Street, Sheffield, 10–11am, contact: Mike Spick, Local Studies Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 1XZ, tel: 0114 273 4753, email: localstudies.library@sheffield.gov.uk, www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries. 19&20 Wimpole Hall Gardens Archaeological Excavation. A chance to see Cambridge Archaeology Field Group look for the hidden past, 10.30am–5.00pm, normal NT admission charge, Wimpole Hall (NT) Arrington, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW, Tel: 01223 206000. 20 Sheringham Park Guided Walk. A 2 mile history walk around the Park, 2pm, £1 plus normal NT admission charge, Visitor Centre, Wood Farm, Upper Sheringham, Norfolk NR26 8TL, Tel: 01263 820550. 26 Upware—Wicken Fen boat trip. A chance to boat one way and walk the other with a stop at the ‘Five Miles From Anywhere’ pub in Upware for refreshments, 7.30pm, £8 (£4 child), must pre-book, tel: 01353 720274. Wicken Fen (NT), Lode Lane, Wicken, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5XP. 26&27 Wartime Ickworth. A chance to step back in time and experience life on the the Ickworth Estate during the Second World War, Ickworth House, The Rotunda, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP29 5QE, Tel: 01284 735270, 11am–4pm, normal NT admission charge. August4 Living in a box: the story of the prefab. Talk by Brian Johnson, Learning & Information Library, Bishop Street, Leicester LE1 6AA, 7.30pm, contact: Leicester Community History Network, Learning & Information Library, tel: 0116 2995401, email: central.reference@leicester.gov.uk, www.leicester.gov.uk/libraries. 5 Exploring Local History: a beginner’s guide. Talk, Crystal Peaks Library, Sheffield, 2–3pm, contact: Mike Spick, Local Studies Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 1XZ, tel: 0114 273 4753, email: localstudies.library@sheffield.gov.uk, www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries. 14 Maps Through the Ages. Afternoon lecture by Andrew Crookston, Education Room, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, 2.15pm, £3 (£2 concessions), limited to 20 people, contact W&SHC, Cocklebury Road, Chippenham SN15 3QN, tel: 01249 705500, http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk. September17 Exploring Local History: a beginner’s guide. Talk, Woodseats Library, Sheffield, 2–3pm, contact: Mike Spick, Local Studies Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 1XZ, tel: 0114 273 4753, email: localstudies.library@sheffield.gov.uk, www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries. 18 Non-Conformist Sources. Afternoon lecture by Robert Jago, Education Room, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, 2.15pm, £3 (£2 concessions), limited to 35 people, contact W&SHC, Cocklebury Road, Chippenham SN15 3QN, tel: 01249 705500, http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk. 27 Cumbria Local History Federation Annual Convention, ‘Writing & researching local history in Cumbria’ and ‘Beyond Words: An Evaluation of 30 years of Oral History’, University of Cumbria, Newton Rigg, Penrith, 9.30am–4.00pm, £10 TBC, contact: CLHF, c/o Iain Johnston, Conference Co-ordinator, tel: 01539 822571, email: i.w.johnston@btinternet.com. October16 Stories Behind Pub Names. Afternoon lecture by Robert Jago, Education Room, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, 2.15pm, £3 (£2 concessions), limited to 40 people, contact W&SHC, Cocklebury Road, Chippenham SN15 3QN, tel: 01249 705500, http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk. 18&19 Pytchley Village House & Family Histories Exhibition. The organisers plan to arrange the displays following street patterns and to feature as much information about each property as possible, including pictures and family histories, Pytchley Parish Church, 2pm, small charge, contact: Barbara or Alan Lodge at 3 Isham Road (01536 790049). 25 Cheshire History Day: Gardens, Parks and Gardeners. Lectures include ‘Cultural Influences on the gardens at Tatton Park’, ‘The public parks of Cheshire and the work of Edward Kemp’, ‘Eight centuries of gardens in Cheshire’ and ‘Victorian Villa Gardens: Examples from Alderley Edge’, Northwich Memorial Hall, 9.15am–4.30pm, £8, contact: Cheshire LH Assn, c/o Cheshire Record Office, Duke Street, Chester CH1 1RL, tel: 01244 602559, email: recordoffice@cheshire.gov.uk or David Hayns, Stoke Cottage, Church Street, Malpas, Cheshire SY14 8PD, tel: 01948 860486, email: david@hayns.com. |
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