GENERAL EVENTS
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CLHF Annual Convention 2017
The CLHF Annual Convention is now a well-established and highly valued autumn opportunity for the local history enthusiasts of Cumbria to get together. The day…
CLHF Member group events
N.B. All events begin at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
15 August 2017 | East Cumbria
Visit to the Mayor's Parlour at Kendal Town Hall. Places limited - please book in advance.
Shap LHS (Tel: 01931 716386), Memorial Hall Green Room, Shap. Visitors £3.
17 August 2017 | South Cumbria
The Kennedys of Stone Cross. | Speaker: Robert Wheatley
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel:01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visittors £2.
17 August 2017 | East Cumbria
History of Burneside Mill | Speaker: Sir James Cropper
Orton & Tebay LHS (Tel: 015396 24410), 56 Tebay Chapel. Visitors £2.50.
21 August 2017 | South Cumbria
Visit to Heysham Power Station | MEMBERS ONLY
Holme & District LHS (Tel: 01524 781540), Heysham Power Station Visitor Centre at 2.00pm.
30 August 2017 | West Cumbria
Ennerdale Show
Lamplugh & District Heritage Soc. (Tel: 01946 861493), Village Hall, Lamplugh.
7 September 2017 | South Cumbria
Dr Kuerden’s 1685 map, and other early maps of the Cartmel Peninsula. | Speaker: Dr Bill Shannon
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50.
11 September 2017 | South Cumbria
The Yards Of Kendal’ | Speaker: Trevor Hughes
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (015395 68389), Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £2.00
14 September 2017 | North Cumbria
Shap Granite | Speaker: Jean Scott-Smith
Hesket LHG (Tel: 016974 75923), Village Hall, Low Hesket. Visitors £3.50.
14 September 2017 | West Cumbria
A Passionate Sisterhood | Speaker: Kathleen Jones
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (Tel: 01900 829812), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3.
18 September 2017 | South Cumbria
The Gunpowder Mills of Cumbria | Speaker: Ian Tyler
Holme & District LHS (Tel: 01524 781540), Memorial Hall, Burton-in-Kendal. Visitors £2.
19 September 2017 | West Cumbria
The Wordsworths and black history | Speaker: Susan Allen
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 60331), Helena Thompson Museum, Workington. Visitors £2.
21 September 2017 | South Cumbria
Great Grandad's Army; Rifle Ranges of the Lake District | Speaker: Jeremy Rowan-Robinson
Levens LHG (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
21 September 2017 | South Cumbria
The Barrow Archives | Speaker: Susan Benson
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2.
21 September 2017 | East Cumbria
TBC | Speaker
Orton & Tebay LHS (Tel: 015396 24410), Orton Chapel. Visitors £2.50.
23 September 2017 | South Cumbria
‘The education of Whitehaven’s Working Class Children in the late 18th and 19thCenturies’. |Speakers: Jenni Lister, Colin McCourt
S.W Cumbria History & Archaeology Society (affil. CWAAS) (Tel: 01946 724634).2 pm, Market Hall supper room, Egremont. Visitors £3.
25 September 2017 | East Cumbria
Walking with St Michael through Cumbria | Speaker: Stella Jackson
Shap LHS (Tel: 01931 716386), IN St.MICHAEL'S CHURCH, Shap. Visitors £3.
27 September 2017 | South Cumbria
Lakeland Churches | Speaker: Andy Lowe
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
27 September 2017 | South Cumbria
Debtors of Lancaster Prison | Speaker: Dr Graham Kemp
Mourholme LHS (Tel: 01524 701429), Village Hall, Yealand Redmayne. Visitors £2.
28 September 2017 | West Cumbria
TBC
Lamplugh & District Heritage Soc. (Tel: 01946 861493), Village Hall, Lamplugh. 8pm. Visitors £3
29 September 2017 | South Cumbria
"So where is Seldom Seen" | Speaker: John Murphy
Barrow-in-Furness Civic & LHS (Tel: 015395 30535), Trinity Church Centre, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness. Visitors £2.50
2 October 2017 | South Cumbria
‘Gleaston Castle & the Medieval Manor of Muchland’| Speaker: Neil Whalley
Kendal Historical & Archaeological Soc.(affil CWAAS)(Tel: 01539 722006), Shakespeare Centre, 76 Highgate, Kendal. Visitors £2.50.
4 October 2017 | East Cumbria
Shap Stones| Speaker: Jean Scott-Smith
Sedbergh & District History Society (015396 20605), Settlebeck School, Sedbergh, 7.30pm. Visitors £2.
5 October 2017 | South Cumbria
The Finds of Furness | Speaker: Stuart Noon
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50.
5 October 2017 | North Cumbria
St Wilfred's Church | Speaker: Jed Acton
Warwick Bridge LHG, Corby Hill Methodist Chapel. Visitors £2.50
9 October 2017 | East Cumbria
Speaker: Mary Powley of Langwathby | Speaker: Robin Acland
CWAAS Penrith Group (Tel: 01768 867581), Friends' Meeting House, Penrith (*2pm*). Visitors £3.
9 October 2017 | South Cumbria
Forensic Entomology and the Viking Settlement of Greenland’ | Speaker: Professor Ian Hodkinson
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (015395 68389), Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £2.00.
10 October 2017 | South Cumbria
"Making a Grand Entrance" | Speaker: Andy Lowe
Staveley & District Hist. Soc. (Tel: 01539 821224), Staveley School. Visitors £2.
12 October 2017 | North Cumbria
TBC | Speaker:
Hesket LHG (Tel: 016974 75923), Village Hall, Low Hesket. Visitors £3.50
13 October 2017 | West Cumbria
Sixth Bernard Bradbury Memorial Lecture, Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth: Cockermouth’s Relationship with the Railways 1847 – 1966. | Speaker: Eric Cass
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (Tel: 01900 829812), tickets from the Kirkgate Centre.
16 October 2017 | South Cumbria
A Mansion Fit For Demolition – the Story of Grizedale Hall | Speaker: Dr Suzanne Tiplady
Holme & District LHS (Tel: 01524 781540), Memorial Hall, Burton-in-Kendal. Visitors £2.
17 October 2017 | West Cumbria
AGM followed by SLIDES - 'Problem Peeps'
Friends of Helena Thompson Museum (Tel: 01900 603312), Helena Thompson Museum, Workington. Visitors £2.
18 October 2017 | East Cumbria
Liverpool Cowkeepers - a family history| Speaker: David Joy
Sedbergh & District History Society (015396 20605), Settlebeck School, Sedbergh, 7.30pm. Visitors £2.
19 October 2017 | South Cumbria
The Felt Hat Industry | Speaker: Christine Workman
Levens LHG (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
19 October 2017 | South Cumbria
Askam Town Silver Band | Speaker: Peter Burt
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam in Furness. Visitors £2.
19 October 2017 | East Cumbria
The History of Shap Abbey | Speaker: Harry Hawkins
Orton & Tebay LHS (Tel: 015396 24410), Tebay Chapel. Visitors £2.50.
21 October 2017 | South Cumbria
AGM followed by 'Beckermet and Florence Iron Ore Mines' | Speaker: John Lawson
S.W Cumbria History & Archaeology Society (affiliated to CWAAS) (Tel: 01946 724634), 2 pm, Market Hall, Egremont. Visitors £3.
23 October 2017 | East Cumbria
Weather Forecasting the Country Way | Speaker: Jean Scott-Smith
Shap LHS (Tel: 01931 716386), Memorial Hall Green Room, Shap. Visitors £3.
25 October 2017 | South Cumbria
Furness Abbey and the Fellowship | Speaker: Gill Jepson
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
25 October 2017 | South Cumbria
Mapping Morecambe Bay - The Early Days | Speaker: Dr Bill Shannon
Mourholme LHS (Tel: 01524 701429), Village Hall, Yealand Redmayne. Visitors £2.
26 October 2017 | West Cumbria
Drove Roads of Cumbria | Speaker: Peter Roebuck
Lamplugh & District Heritage Soc. (Tel: 01946 861493), Village Hall, Lamplugh. 8pm. Visitors £3
27 October 2017 | South Cumbria
"A Closer Look at Ulverston" | Speaker: David Fellows
Barrow-in-Furness Civic & LHS (Tel: 015395 30535), Trinity Church Centre, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness. Visitors £2.50.
1 November 2017 | East Cumbria
Boskin, skelbuse and foddergang: traditional farm buildings in the Yorkshire Dales| Speaker: Jim Brightman
Sedbergh & District History Society (015396 20605), Dent Memorial Hall, 7.30pm. Visitors £2.
2 November 2017 | South Cumbria
AGM |
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50
6 November 2017 | South Cumbria
‘The Purpose of Hadrian’s Wall’: The Dorothy Charlesworth Memorial Lecture (supported by CWAAS)| Speaker: Matthew Symonds
Kendal Historical & Archaeological Soc.(affil CWAAS)(Tel: 01539 722006), Shakespeare Centre, 76 Highgate, Kendal. Visitors £2.50.
9 November 2017 | North Cumbria
The RAF in Cumbria during Word War Two | Speaker: Ian Tyler
Hesket LHG (Tel: 016974 75923), Village Hall, Low Hesket. Visitors £3.50
9 November 2017 | West Cumbria
From Barren Waste to National Treasure: how we learned to love the Lake District | Speaker: Grevel Lindop
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (Tel: 01900 829812), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3.
11 November 2017 | West Cumbria
Melbreak Communities Coffee Morning, Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. 10.30 – 12.00 |
Lorton & Derwent Fells LHS (Tel: 01900 829812), Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton. Visitors £3.
13 November 2017 | East Cumbria
Medieval Forgers? The Nuns of Armathwaite Priory | Speaker: Harry Hawkins
CWAAS Penrith Group (Tel: 01768 867581 ), Friends' Meeting House, Penrith (*2pm*). Visitors £3.
13 November 2017 | South Cumbria
‘The Fell Foot Project’ | Speaker: Kelley Sproston-Heath
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (015395 68389), Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £2.00
14 November 2017 | South Cumbria
The Yards of Kendal | Speaker: Trevor Hughes
Staveley & District Hist. Soc. (Tel: 01539 821224), Staveley School. Visitors £2
15 November 2017 | East Cumbria
Monasteries and their influence in N.Lancashire and S.Cumbria| Speaker: Alan Crosby
Sedbergh & District History Society (015396 20605), Settlebeck School, Sedbergh, 7.30pm. Visitors £2.
16 November 2017 | South Cumbria
Memories & Memorabilia Night. |
Askam & Ireleth Local History Group (Tel: 01229 468277), Duddon Rd Church, Askam-in-Furness. Visitors £2
16 November 2017 | East Cumbria
Inside a Lakeland Farmhouse | Speaker: Andy Lowe
Orton & Tebay LHS (Tel: 015396 24410), Orton Chapel. Visitors £2.50
18 November 2017 | East Cumbria
Social Evening - 7 for 7.30 pm Supper followed by Richard Matthews (Kendal Town Crier): It's a Crying Game. BOOKING ESSENTIAL |
Shap LHS (Tel: 01931 716386), Memorial Hall, Shap.
18 November 2017 | South Cumbria
‘Cumberland and the Jacobites – The Battle of Beacon Hill in 1715’| Speaker: Prof Michael Mullet
S.W Cumbria History & Archaeology Society (affiliated to CWAAS)(Tel: 01946 724634), 2 pm, Market Hall, Egremont. Visitors £3.
20 November 2017 | South Cumbria
Katherine Parr | Speaker: Dr Tom Clare
Holme & District LHS (Tel: 01524 781540), Memorial Hall, Burton-in-Kendal. Visitors £2.
21 November 2017 | South Cumbria
Place Names and the Landscape in Mediaeval North-West England | Speaker: Dr Alan Crosby
Mourholme LHS (Tel: 01524 701429), Village Hall, Yealand Redmayne. Visitors £2.
23 November 2017 | West Cumbria
In search of Arctic Wonders: Cumbrians and polar exploration | Speaker: Dr Rob David
Lamplugh & District Heritage Soc. (Tel: 01946 861493), Village Hall, Lamplugh. 8pm. Visitors £3
23 November 2017 | South Cumbria
Archaeology in the Lake District | Speaker: Eleanor Kingston
Levens LHG (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
24 November 2017 | South Cumbria
"The Name of the House was one time famous". Furness Abbey before the Abbey. | Speaker: Dan Elsworth
Barrow-in-Furness Civic & LHS (Tel: 015395 30535), Trinity Church Centre, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness. Visitors £2.50
4 December 2017 | South Cumbria
‘A Grand Tour of Lakeland from Victorian Glass Plate Negatives’ (followed by refreshments)| Speaker: Ian Jones
Kendal Historical & Archaeological Soc.(affil CWAAS)(Tel: 01539 722006), Shakespeare Centre, 76 Highgate, Kendal. Visitors £2.50.
6 December 2017 | East Cumbria
The Highland Clearances| Speaker: Mike Winstanley
Sedbergh & District History Society (015396 20605), Settlebeck School, Sedbergh, 7.30pm. Visitors £2.
7 December 2017 | North Cumbria
The Evacuues| Speaker: David Moorat
Warwick Bridge LHG, Corby Hill Methodist Chapel. Visitors £2.50
7 December 2017 | North Cumbria
Christmas Meeting (details to follow) |
Hesket LHG (Tel: 016974 75923), Village Hall, Low Hesket. Visitors £3.50
11 December 2017 | East Cumbria
Christmas Tea and prize local history quiz |
CWAAS Penrith Group (Tel: 01768 867581 ), Friends' Meeting House, Penrith (*2pm*). Visitors £3.
11 December 2017 | South Cumbria
‘Markets to Supermarkets—200 years of shopping’ | Speaker: Mike Winstanley
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (015395 68389), Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £2.00
12 December 2017 | South Cumbria
The Way It Was - Early Childhood Memories of Farming, Shops and Christmas (around Windermere) | Speaker: Sue Jones
Staveley & District Hist. Soc. (Tel: 01539 821224), Staveley School. Visitors £2.
18 December 2017 | South Cumbria
Christmas Meeting – format and speaker to be decided
Holme & District LHS (Tel: 01524 781540), Memorial Hall, Burton-in-Kendal. Visitors £2.
21 December 2017 | South Cumbria
Thursday. Local Surgeons of the 18th and early 19th Centuries. | Speaker: Brian Rhodes
Mourholme LHS (Tel: 01524 701429), Village Hall, Yealand Redmayne. Visitors £2.
8 January 2018 | South Cumbria
‘The Rise & Fall of the Northumbrian Kingdom’| Speaker: Fiona Edmonds
Kendal Historical & Archaeological Soc.(affil CWAAS)(Tel: 01539 722006), Shakespeare Centre, 76 Highgate, Kendal. Visitors £2.50.
8 January 2018 | East Cumbria
Jonas Barber, Clockmaker | Speaker: Tim Sykes
CWAAS Penrith Group (Tel: 01768 867581 ), Friends' Meeting House, Penrith (*2pm*). Visitors £3.
8 January 2018 | South Cumbria
AGM |
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (015395 68389. )Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £2.00
9 January 2018 | South Cumbria
How to study the history of your house. | Speaker: Dr Stephen Caunce
Staveley & District Hist. Soc. (Tel: 01539 821224), Staveley School. Visitors £2.
15 January 2018 | South Cumbria
Railways and the Growth of Arnside | Speaker: Rob David
Holme & District LHS (Tel: 01524 781540), Memorial Hall, Burton-in-Kendal. Visitors £2
17 January 2018 | East Cumbria
How water shaped Kendal| Speaker: Geoff Brambles
Sedbergh & District History Society (015396 20605), Settlebeck School, Sedbergh, 7.30pm. Visitors £2.
18 January 2018 | South Cumbria
AGM: Science, superstition and sorcery: ‘wise men’ in Westmorland during the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries| Speaker: Ian Hodgkinson
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
20 January 2018 | South Cumbria
‘The Ancient Woodlands of Cumbria’ | Speaker: Forester Edward Mills
S.W Cumbria History & Archaeology Society (affiliated to CWAAS)(Tel: 01946 724634), 2 pm, Market Hall, Egremont. Visitors £3.
24 January 2018 | South Cumbria
Broughton Soldiers in the Great War 1917 | Speaker: Peter Greenwood
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
24 January 2018 | South Cumbria
Cumbrian Stone Circles | Speaker: Tom Clare
Mourholme LHS (Tel: 01524 701429), Village Hall, Yealand Redmayne. Visitors £2.
1 February 2018 | North Cumbria
Cumwhitton Moss | Speaker: David Park
Warwick Bridge LHG, Corby Hill Methodist Chapel. Visitors £2.50
1 February 2018 | South Cumbria
For Tortola: Quakers, Lonsdale merchants and West Indies 1750-1850. | Speaker: Mike Winstanley
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50.
5 February 2018 | South Cumbria
‘The History of Coniston Copper Mines’| Speaker: Warren Allison
Kendal Historical & Archaeological Soc.(affil CWAAS)(Tel: 01539 722006), Shakespeare Centre, 76 Highgate, Kendal. Visitors £2.50.
7 February 2018 | East Cumbria
The history of Holme Mills| Speaker: Geoff Page
Sedbergh & District History Society (015396 20605), Settlebeck School, Sedbergh, 7.30pm. Visitors £2.
12 February 2018 | East Cumbria
Outside the Law'. Crime and Policing in the Victorian North West | Speaker: Mike Winstanley
CWAAS Penrith Group (Tel: 01768 867581 ), Friends' Meeting House, Penrith (*2pm*). Visitors £3.
12 February 2018 | South Cumbria
‘Watermill History’ | Speaker: Charles Rowntree
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (015395 68389. )Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £2.00
13 February 2018 | South Cumbria
Liverpool Cowcatchers'| Speaker: David Joy
Staveley & District Hist. Soc. (Tel: 01539 821224), Staveley School. Visitors £2.
15 February 2018 | South Cumbria
'Over Sands to the Lakes': Journeys over Morecambe Bay before and after the Age of Steam | Speaker: Dr Christopher Donaldson
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
17 February 2018 | South Cumbria
‘The Archaeology of Duddon Valley Longhouses’ | Speaker: Stephe Cove (Duddon Valley Local History Group).
S.W Cumbria History & Archaeology Society (affiliated to CWAAS)(Tel: 01946 724634), 2 pm, Market Hall, Egremont. Visitors £3.
19 February 2018 | South Cumbria
AGM – followed by The Barony of Kendal – from Border Wars to the 21st Century | Speaker: Barbara Blatchford
Holme & District LHS (Tel: 01524 781540), Memorial Hall, Burton-in-Kendal. Visitors £2
21 February 2018 | East Cumbria
St Helena - a final voyage?| Speaker: Mike Beecroft
Sedbergh & District History Society (015396 20605), Dent Memorial Hall, 7.30pm. Visitors £2.
28 February 2018 | South Cumbria
Jack Kitchen, the Windermere Inventor | Speaker: Diana Matthews
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
28 February 2018 | South Cumbria
Fishermen on Morecambe Bay | Speaker: Michelle Cooper
Mourholme LHS (Tel: 01524 701429), Village Hall, Yealand Redmayne. Visitors £2.
1 March 2018 | South Cumbria
300 years of schooling in Satterthawite and Rusland. | Speaker: Dr Suzanne Tiplady
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50.
5 March 2018 | South Cumbria
‘Worlds in Transformation: Celtic Art & Roman Conquest in Central Britain’| Speaker: Hunter Fraser
Kendal Historical & Archaeological Soc.(affil CWAAS)(Tel: 01539 722006), Shakespeare Centre, 76 Highgate, Kendal. Visitors £2.50.
7 March 2018 | East Cumbria
Discovering a landscape of industry| Speaker: Andy Lowe
Sedbergh & District History Society (015396 20605), Settlebeck School, Sedbergh, 7.30pm. Visitors £2.
12 March 2018 | East Cumbria
The Oral History of Cumbria | Speaker: Elizabeth Roberts
CWAAS Penrith Group (Tel: 01768 867581 ), Friends' Meeting House, Penrith (*2pm*). Visitors £3.
12 March 2018 | South Cumbria
‘Stone Circles and Burial Mounds’ | Speaker: Dr Tom Clare
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (015395 68389. )Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £2.00
13 March 2018 | South Cumbria
The Lakes through Victorian Slides | Speaker: Ian Jones
Staveley & District History Society (01539 821224), Staveley School, 7.30 pm, Visitors £2.
15 March 2018 | South Cumbria
'A Trip to Switzerland in 1916: A little known aspect of WW1 | Speaker: Tony Foster
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
17 March 2018 | South Cumbria
‘The Early Maps of Cumbria’ | Speaker: Dr. Bill Shannon (of CWAAS)
S.W Cumbria History & Archaeology Society (affiliated to CWAAS)(Tel: 01946 724634), 2 pm, Market Hall, Egremont. Visitors £3.
19 March 2018 | South Cumbria
St Kilda; a Social History | Speaker: Steve Halliwell
Holme & District LHS (Tel: 01524 781540), Memorial Hall, Burton-in-Kendal. Visitors £2.
21 March 2018 | East Cumbria
From Iron Age track to motorway: two thousand years through the Lune Gorge| Speaker: Graham Hooley
Sedbergh & District History Society (015396 20605), Settlebeck School, Sedbergh, 7.30pm. Visitors £2.
28 March 2018 | South Cumbria
Settlement and Field Names in Finsthwaite | Speaker: Elizabeth Roberts
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
28 March 2018 | South Cumbria
The Arthurian Legend in Lancashire and Beyond | Speaker: Dr Andrew Breeze
Mourholme LHS (Tel: 01524 701429), Village Hall, Yealand Redmayne. Visitors £2.
5 April 2018 | North Cumbria
The Quintinshill Disaster | Speaker: Stephen White
Warwick Bridge LHG, Corby Hill Methodist Chapel. Visitors £2.50
5 April 2018 | South Cumbria
If God Permits: Myths and Realities behind the Stagecoach Era. | Speaker: Stephen Caunce
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50.
9 April 2018 | South Cumbria
AGM & ‘Guarding the Pass: Low Borrowbridge in the Tebay Gorge’| Speaker: Graham Hooley
Kendal Historical & Archaeological Soc.(affil CWAAS)(Tel: 01539 722006), Shakespeare Centre, 76 Highgate, Kendal. Visitors £2.50.
9 April 2018 | East Cumbria
Waiter, Miner, Butcher, Spy'. Germans and Austrians in Cumbria during the First World War | Speaker: Rob David
CWAAS Penrith Group (Tel: 01768 867581 ), Friends' Meeting House, Penrith (*2pm*). Visitors £3.
9 April 2018 | South Cumbria
‘Any Old iron: Fingerposts and Foundries in Cumbria | Speakers: Mike and Kate Lea
Cartmel Fell & District LHS (Tel: 015395 68389. )Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell. Visitors £2.00
10 April 2018 | South Cumbria
AGM & Members Evening. |
Staveley & District History Society (Tel: 01539 821224), Staveley School, 7.30 pm, Visitors £2.
16 April 2018 | South Cumbria
The Cumbrian Monasteries | Speaker: Harry Hawkins
Holme & District LHS (Tel: 01524 781540), Memorial Hall, Burton-in-Kendal. Visitors £2
19 April 2018 | South Cumbria
'The Boundaries of Beetham | Speaker: Peter Standing
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
25 April 2018 | South Cumbria
"Unearthing the Past" | Speaker: Stuart Flett
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
25 April 2018 | South Cumbria
AGM followed by 'If God Permits; Myths and Realities behind the Stagecoach Era'. | Speaker: Dr Stephen Caunce
Mourholme LHS (Tel: 01524 701429), Village Hall, Yealand Redmayne. Visitors £2.
14 May 2018 | East Cumbria
AGM and The First Roman Map of Britain | Speaker: Bill Shannon
CWAAS Penrith Group (Tel: 01768 867581 ), Friends' Meeting House, Penrith (*2pm*). Visitors £3.
17 May 2018 | South Cumbria
'The Families of Holker Hall | Speaker: Janet Smith
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
23 May 2018 | South Cumbria
Settlements and Field Names in Finsthwaite | Speaker: Sophia Martin
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
7 June 2018 | North Cumbria
Cumbrian Brick and Tile Works | Speaker: Graham Brooks
Warwick Bridge LHG, Corby Hill Methodist Chapel. Visitors £2.50
7 June 2018 | South Cumbria
TBA | Speaker: TBA
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50.
21 June 2018 | South Cumbria
'TBC | Speaker:
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
27 June 2018 | South Cumbria
AGM|
Duddon Valley LHG (Tel: 01229 480254), The Victory Hall, Broughton. Visitors £2.
6 September 2018 | South Cumbria
Archaeology projects around Morecambe Bay | Speaker: Louise Martin
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50.
20 September 2018 | South Cumbria
'Hubert at the Front - The WWI Experiences of Sergeant Hubert Simpson, R.A.M.C. | Speaker: Margaret Owen
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
4 October 2018 | South Cumbria
Great Grandad’s Army: Rifle ranges of the Lake District. | Speaker: Kevin Grice
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50.
18 October 2018 | South Cumbria
'Heritage at Risk in Cumbria: threats, solutions and successes | Speaker: Sarah Howard
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.
1 Novemnber 2018 | South Cumbria
AGM |
Cartmel Peninsula LHS (Tel: 015395 32234), Village Hall, Cartmel. Visitors £2.50.
15 November 2018 | South Cumbria
TBC | Speaker:
Levens Local History Group (Tel: 01539 560318), Village Institute, Levens. Visitors £2.