Restoration of a Corn Mill – a celebration and a share offer!
The corn mill at Warwick Bridge has been restored to working order! To celebrate, there will be an open afternoon on Sunday December 15th, with bakes, mulled wine & clog dancing (see the attached flier). There will also be an opportunity to investigate their offer of shares in this
The History of Furniture in Cumbria
Regional Furniture , the Journal of the Regional Furniture Society, includes a number of illustrated articles on aspects of the history of furniture in Cumbria ; volumes 1 (1987) to 30 (2016) are available online, free of charge, with later volumes being made available online free of charge three years
A Contribution to Railway History
The November 2019 issue of Pine Cone, The Newsletter of The Friends of St Mary’s Church, Wreay, takes a railway theme with articles on the oak tree which Sarah Losh ensured was protected when the railway line ran through her estate south of Carlisle; on the death of the labourer
Archaeology in the Lake District Conference
The CLHF was pleased to have a display at the Archaeology in the Lake District conference held at Rheged on 9 November and to welcome Federation members and potential members. The subjects of the eight illustrated conference talks ranged in date in particular from the Middle Ages to the present
Haile Hall
Over the course of its 122 year history, Country Life has published a number of illustrated articles on historic buildings, also gardens, in Cumbria. The most recent such article ‘ A family affair : Haile Hall, Cumberland, The home of Tristan Ponsonby and Stefano Todde’ appears in the issue published
CLHF Trustees update
At its meeting on 6 November the Committee of CLHF agreed unanimously that the two independent Trustees of the Federation, Jill Wishart and Jane Platt, be accorded honorary membership of the Federation. Their appointment as Trustees, together with the Chairman of the Federation, Peter Roebuck, stems from the Charity Commission’s
Service at Kendal Archives – update.
Preliminary indications are that, following a consultation exercise, there will be some amelioration in the access arrangements for searchers at the Kendal Office of the Cumbria Archive Service. Full details will be reported here as soon as they are to hand.
Cluster meeting feedback
The CLHF held four cluster meetings in June with member groups, one in each quarter of the county. The meetings were found to be very valuable and provided much food for thought. The Editor of Local History News has commissioned an article from CLHF summarising the process and outcomes of the
Updated Guide for Speakers
The CLHF has previously provided member groups with a Guide to Good Practice in creating and delivering a programme of speakers. Now, after further consultation ,with member groups, this Guide has been updated (see the introduction to the Directory of Speakers on our Resources page). The British Association for Local
CLHF AGM & Annual Convention
Many thanks to the Helena Thompson Museum for hosting our event this year and fitting us in to their building with such ease! Particular thanks to Tricia who dealt with problems arising on the day with particular skill, and to the clever man in charge of the museum’s car park