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Calendar of events September 2009 - March 2010

Note: Format is Date, Speaker, Subject – Society

 Please check with the organizers for any final arrangements.

All are local Telford (01952) numbers unless another area code is given. 

   For locations, times & contact numbers - see below

March 2010

 

 

Note:- Meetings of NETS temporarily suspended.

15

AGM – Newport History Society, 7:30 Baptist Church, Water Lane, Newport 820456

16

Helen Hayes, An ancient borough and very populous  - Shropshire Family History Society, 7:15 Shirehall, Shrewsbury, 01694 722949

16

George Evans, William Withering - Wellington History Group, 7:30 Wellington Civic Offices, 299699

24

Brian Davies, The Hazledine Foundry, Bridgnorth - Friends of Ironbridge Gorge Museum, 7:30 Glass Meeting Rooms opposite Enginuity, 433522

29

The Romans in Shropshire, Shelagh Lewis - ADHS

 

 

April 2010

 

 

1

 The Wrekin Brewery, Alan Frost- THAS

7

 Wilkinson Lecture – William Withering, George Evans - BLHS

7

WCS meeting.

10

AGM & Aerial Photography, Toby Driver - SAHS

19

History of Gnosall, Bob Johnson - NDHS

20

Wellington & Canals, Neil Clarke – WHG in New St Methodist Church

20

Coleham Pumping Station, J Maclean - SFHS

23

Digging without spades at Wroxeter, Dr Roger White  - FIGM

24

Celebrate St Georges Day at Telford Library 11am – 4 pm TWLS

25

Walk in Bridgnorth - FIGM. Meet in Severn Park car park 2:30 pm

28

Watch your language, Patricia Boyd - FIGM.

28

Free introductory sessions to Ancestry.co.uk, Wellington Library from 10am – Reserve place 382990 TWLS

 

 

May 2010

 

 

3

Idle Women, Vince Williams - ADHS

The Life & Times of George Pritchard, Michael Pope - BLHS

WCS meeting.

Visit to Costume Project in Enginuity – FIGM, 2:30 pm

6

The Holyhead Road, Neil Clarke - THAS

8

Discover Shropshire day, Shirehall Shrewsbury, 10:30 – 4:00 pm – FSA & SAHS. Contact 01743 255350

15

Visit to Titterstone Clee, Glyn Barrett - SAHS

16 

New Light on Lincoln Hill, a walk with Harriet Devlin – FIGM Meet at Museum of Iron 2:30 pm

17 

Hedgerows & Landscapes, David Pannet - NDHS

18

Homes fit for heros?, Phil Fairclough - WHG

18

Anglo Norman Feud for Whittington Castle, Paul Remfry- SFHS

18

Free introductory sessions to Ancestry.co.uk, Hadley Library @ HLC 3:15 pm – Reserve place 388475 TWLS

20

Free introductory sessions to Ancestry.co.uk, Newport Library from 10am – Reserve place 382965 TWLS

26

Madeley, Old Town, New Town, Shelagh Lewis – FIGM

 

 

June 2010

 

 

2

 A walk around the Jitties, Broseley Wood - BLHS

2

WCS meeting.

5

Shropshire F.H.S. Open Day & Fair. 10:00 The Shirehall, Shrewsbury. Bright Lights Big City, Peter Park & Bringing it all to book (producing trees etc), Jeanne Bunting - Shropshire Family History Society. Contact 01694 722949

6

Battle of Shrewsbury 1403, Dorothy Nicolle -  FIGM. Walk, meet at Battlefield Visitor Centre at 2:00 pm

12

Denbighshire Hill Forts, Fiona Gale - SAHS

15

Wellington’s markets and fairs, Allan Frost - WHG

15

Field, Boundaries and Cricket Bats, Susan Burns - SFHS

16

Wenlock  Edge, Walk with Chris and Mike Rayner - Meet at Wenlock Edge Inn Car Park 7pm, £3, FSA

 

Dawley History Festival 19th-27th June

19

Start of Dawley History Festival, Talk & Displays, Dawley House, 10am to 3pm – DHG

20

A Walk round Dawley from Captain Webb Memorial, Dawley High St at 10:00 amDHG

Father’s Day at Telford Steam Railway from 11:00 am. Contact 07816 762790 to pre-book.

23

A walk from Aquaduct to St James Church Stirchley, Meet at Britannia Public House 6:30 pm - DHG

24

Free introductory sessions to Ancestry.co.uk , Dawley Library from 1:00 pm  – Reserve place 382901 TWLS

27

Open day at Telford Steam Railway from 11:00 am - DHG

30

Broseley, walk with Neil Clarke – Meet at Broseley Library at 7pm £3;  FSA

30

AGM followed by Highlights of 2009 - FIGM

 

 

July 2010

 

 

3

Coach trip to the Derwent Valley, Derbyshire - BLHS.  Contact 883568

7

WCS meeting.

7

The Dorothy Clive Garden, Marcus Clinton-Jones -. FIGM

10 or 17

Field trip to Quarry Bank Mill & Style Village Cheshire - THAS

14

Coalbrookdale, walk with Marilyn Higson – Meet at Dale End car park at 7pm  £3, FSA

24,25

Festival of British Archaeology, St Mary’s Shrewsbury - SAHS

25

Family Fun Day - FIGM.  Blists Hill.

28

Tour of restored kitchen garden at Attingham Park by Kate Nicoll  6pm, Advanced booking only £5 from Pat Kiernan, 11 Lime Tree Way, Wellington TF1 3PJ,  FSA

 

 

August 2010

 

 21

.Pell Wall Gardens, John Udale (Booking Required) - SAHS

 

 

Coming Events

 

4th Sep

Day school on John Randall: Shropshire’s grand old man, at John Randall School Madeley 10:00 am - Madeley Living History Project. £5 inc lunch. Contact Shelagh Lewis 567288

 

 

 

Abreviations, normal meeting place, time and contact phone no. (01952 unless shown otherwise)

ADHS

Albrighton & District  Historical Society. Meets at Red House, High St, Albrighton at 8pm. Contact 01902 374889

 BLHS

Broseley Local History Society. Meets at Broseley Social Club at 7.30 pm. Contact 504135

 DHG

Dawley History Group. Meets at Dawley House, Dawley at 7:30 pm. Contact 504155

 FIGM

Friends of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. Meets at Glass Meeting Room, Coalbrookdale at 7.30 pm. Contact 433522

 FSA

Friends of Shropshire Archves. Meets at Shropshire Archives, Castle Gate, Shrewsbury. Contact 01743 255350

 MLHP

Madeley Living History Project. Meets at various locations. Contact 680278

 NDHS

Newport & District History  Society. Meets at Baptist Church, Water Lane, Newport at 7.30pm. Contact 404755

 NETS

North East Telford Studies Group.

 SAHS Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society, Meets at Shirehall, Shrewsbury at 2:30 pm. Contact 01743 255352

 SFHS

Shropshire Family History Society. Meets at Shirehall, Shrewsbury at 7.30 pm. Contact 01694 722949

THAS

Telford Historical & Archaeological Society. Meets at St Georges Parish Council Room, London Rd, St Georges at 7.30pm. Contact 432348

TWLS

Telford & Wrekin Library Service Contact 382997

 WCS

Wellington Civic Society. Meets at Wellington Civic Centre at 7.30pm. Contact 254649

WHG

Wellington History Group. Meets at Wellington Civic Centre at 7:30 pm. Contact 299699

 

 This information is accurate at the time of publication.  Please contact organisers for confirmation or extra details.

 Members of the WLSF September 2009  

Albrighton & District Historical Society        ADHS

01902 374889

Telford & Wrekin Library Service 01952 382922

Britannia Aqueduct Historical Society                         

01952 595864

Broseley Local History Society                    BLHS

01952 882495

Dawley History Group                                DHG 01952 504155

Friends of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum      FIGM

01952 433522

Ironbridge Gorge Community Archive           IGCA

01952 433480

Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust

01952 433522

Madeley Living History Project                    MLHP

01952 680278

Newport & District Historical Society          NDHS

01952 404755

North East Telford Studies                          NETS

01952 461449

Shifnal St. Andrews Archive Group

01952 460777

Shropshire Family History Society                SFHS

01694 722949

Shropshire Archives

01743 255350

Friends of Shropshire Archives                     FSA

01952 252814

Telford Historical & Archaeological Society   THAS

01952 240287

Wellington Civic Society                                WCS

01952 254649

 

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