 Mapping Morecambe Bay. Speaker: Dr Bill Shannon (Preston)  Anglo-Saxon attitudes Speaker: Annie Whitehead (Cumbria)  November 14 Lancaster Castle: from prison to heritage asset Speaker: Nigel Neil (Neil Archaeological Services) of Lancaster  Place names of the medieval north Lancashire Landscape Speaker: Dr Alan Crosby (Preston) ***  Ferry Tales: stories from the Fleetwood to Knott End ferry Speaker: Angela Norris of Preesall  Brenda Fox on her collection of local history books.  The farmer and the hen; the story of the Fylde's poultry industry Speaker: John Grimbaldeston of Woodplumpton. (Also annual meal).  The ancient packhorse trade - its routes and bridges Speaker Maggie Dickinson of Penwortham. Preceded by annual meeting. Spring / summer 2019: It is hoped to arrange trips to places of historic interest in Lancaster, and east Lancashire next year. All lectures in Garstang United Reformed Church, 7.30pm followed by refreshments in church hall For more info about the society ring Peter Burrell, chairman on 01995 601054 Meetings held last season (2017 / 2018) April 11: The life and times of Lord Winmarleigh February 14:(John Wilson-Patten) with Paul G. Smith of Winmarleigh (Preceded by AGM). June 2018: a coach trip to places of historic interest (to be announced). Romano-British roundhouses A talk by Lynda Wright of Poulton-le-Fylde Historical Society. Opportunity to get tickets for the March 14 annual meal / hot pot supper. Learn more about the trip to historic Yorkshire. March 14: annual meal (venue to be announced) followed by an illustrated lecture on “Ribble Valley Memories.” Speaker: Dr Brenda Fox of Garstang  December 13 2017: The Rise and Fall of the Northumbrian Kingdom, circa 600-1000 AD Dr Fiona Edmonds, Director of Lancaster University’s Regional Heritage Centre, examines this area’s distant past (pre-”Lancashire”) January 10, 2018: Catterall: a Northern Powerhouse. Discover Catterall’s forgotten industrial past with John Waite (aka Joe Lane), engineer and author of “A ramble round Catterall and district” September 13, 2017: Walt Whitman - the Lancashire connection Professor Paul Salveson on the little-known links between one of the USA’s leading poets and our county. October 11: 7.30 pm. What Anthony Hewitson thought of Garstang Dr Andrew Hobbs of Uclan’s journalism department looks at the life, times and writings of the author of the local classic “Northward.” November 8: The evolution of Lancaster Port Commission (including Lancaster and Glasson Dock). Helen Loxam, CEO of Lancaster Port Commission  March 8 2017: Speaker: Mr Brian Halliwell on The golden age of Northern comedy.  April 12 2017: 6pm Hotpot supper in the United Reformed Church Hall. Please book at the March 2017 meeting if you haven't alread bought your ticket. £8. Strictly ticket only. followed by 7.30pm The history of felt hat making in the Lune and Wyre valleys. Mrs Christine Workman. (Preceded by annual general meeting). Look out soon for more details of our summer: coach trip to Skipton and Haworth... likely to be in mid to late June. Autumn 2017: Already booked: Dr Alan Crosby of Preston has agreed to be one of our speakers.. more details to follow. Let Anthony C or Margaret M know if you have any ideas / suggestions for speakers / topics in 2017 - 2018 Past events and notes....  
February 8 2017: Fish and Ships: Fleetwood’s deep sea fishing industry. Mr Dick Gillingham and Mr David Pearce (pictured)    December 14, 2016: Policing and espionage in Northern Rhodesia circa 1957 - 1964. Mr Nevil Joseph returns with the second talk on his security work in British colonial Africa (Photos show Nevil Joseph, Kenneth Kaunda and Sir Roy Welensky) 2017  January 11 2017: The White Star Line (the Olympic, the Titanic (pictured) and the Britannic. Mr Tony McGuire.  November 9 2016: Rural hiring fairs in Lancashire, 1890 - 1939. Dr Stephen Caunce, pictured above.  September 14 2016: The Battle of Quebec (1759) and how it changed North American history. Lt Col John Downham (formerly with The Queen’s Lancashire Regiment), pictured above.  October 12 2016: Who do you think you are? Tips and tales on researching family history. Mr Andrew Walmsley, genealogy tutor.  November 23 2016: special meeting: Mr David Ratledge (pictured above) will update us on his research on Roman Roads in Lancashire. (As this is an extra meeting there will be a charge for all attending of £1). More notes: The first two weeks of November 2015 mark the 300th anniversary of one of the most tumultuous events in the history of this part of Lancashire. Within weeks of the rebels being defeated in Preston in mid-November all of them, including the Garstang rebels, were tried - and punished. Muncaster was executed at Preston. Wadsworth, Goose and Cartmell were put on gallows in the Garstang area. To mark this anniversary various events are being held, mainly in Preston, during November 2015. However two events are planned in Garstang on * Saturday, November 14 at 11 am on the cobbled area in front of the Market Cross, next to the Royal Oak Hotel, Garstang, town crier Hilary McGrath will present a brief “news cry” detailing the activities of invaders and their local supporters, and tell of their doomed cause... Previous lectures Autumn / Winter 2015 September 9th Hidden Histories...on the trail of Lancashire’s treasures, including the Silverdale Viking hoard. Speaker: Heather Davies, conservation manager for Lancashire Museums Service October 14th The history of the Lancashire and North West countryside Speaker: Dr Malcolm Greenhalgh, author and naturalist November 11, 2015: The Battle of Preston 1715 - the build-up to the battle and the aftermath. The story of the Jacobite invasion of Lancashire. Speaker Dr Bill Shannon of Fulwood. December 9, 2015: Lake District villages, with reference to their architecture. Speaker Andy Lowe of Cumbria. For the information of readers, here is our last year's programme: Autumn 2014 September 10 2014 Country Houses of North Lancashire with Jim Houghton (former WEA organiser) October 8 2014 A talk on the history of the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, by retired Evening Gazette journalist Barry Band November 12 2014 Paul Smith's third lecture on The Great War December 10 2014 The Horrockses of Preston: the greatest name in cotton...talk and slideshow by David Hunt 2015 January 14 2015 The ports of Morecambe Bay: talk and slideshow by Dr Hilary Walklett 2013 programme Autumn 2013 September 11 2013 A talk and slide show on the Settle to Carllise railway by David Allison of Lowgill, near Kendal. October 9 2013  The Brontes of Howarth, a presentation by Anna Easton of ChurchtownNovember 13 2013  The ports of Morecambe Bay by Dr Hilary Walklett of Scotforth.Note..there is a possibility, due to Dr Walklett being unwell, that this talk may be replaced with one on the subject of shipwrecks and drownings of Morecambe Bay by John Harman and Dick White. December 11 2013  New Year/Spring 2014 January 8 2014 Nevil Joseph of Garstang on his life and times in the special branch in colonial central Africa. February 12 2014  March 12 2014  April 9 2014  TThe first of a series of three lectures in 2014 by Paul Smith (pictured) on The Great War. Title: 1914 - Edge of catastrophe. August 4 2014  The second lecture by Paul Smith on The Great War. This session will be held 100 years to the day the war was declared. The title of this lecture is Garstang's Great War Heroes. It will look at the histories of the Fallen whose names appear on Garstang War Memorial as well as what happened to some of the men who returned from the Front. The venue for this session will be Garstang Arts Centre. It will be a ticket-only meeting, with proceeds going to the Garstang Royal British Legion.(Note, this lecture is NOT organised by the Garstang Historical Society but is supported by the society). November 12 2014 Paul Smith's third lecture entitled Into Battle - the story of World War One 1914 to 1918. This will be the November lecture of the 2014/2015 season of Garstang Historical Society lectures. Venue, Garstang United Reformed Church. Click here to return to the welcome page.  |