January & February meetings will be at 2.30 at the Woodborough Institute Hall.
All other meetings will be at 7.30 at Lowdham WI Hall. and are followed by tea or coffee afterwards. New members and guests always welcome.
Jan 26 AGM and Social Meeting
2.30 at the Woodborough Institute Hall.
Feb 23 Gary Stevenson “You were here”
Nottinghamshire maps
This will be a presentation of a geographical survey through time from 1500 to 1900 of maps of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (including Lambley), but there will be some actual maps to look at too.
2.30 at the Woodborough Institute Hall.
Mar 23 Tom Andrews – Captain Athelstan Popkess, the Greatest Policeman
Could it be possible that one man is responsible for the transition of British policing from its Victorian era beat model, to the modern responsive, mobile era? If there is such a candidate, that man would be Capt Athelstan Popkess, chief constable for Nottingham City police for nearly thirty years, who oversaw the introduction of police cars, police radios, forensic science, and the burglar alarm, among much else.
Apr 27 David Longford – Framework Knitting and the Celebration of May Day
Susan Russell and David Longford will present an illustrated talk about their work at the Framework Knitters Museum in Ruddington, alongside the wider history of framework knitting and its role in the unique celebrations of May Day. This includes Lambley's very own Cowslip Sunday.
May 12 Guided tour of Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum
Following David’s talk, he will take us to discover how framework knitters and their families lived and worked there in Victorian times, telling the 400 year history of framework knitting, from its role in the Industrial Revolution to the infamous Luddite riots of the 1800s, and how framework knitting gave birth to the Nottingham lace industry.
June 09 Guided walk round Southwell
Members of Southwell Local History Society will take us round Southwell looking at all the major historical points.
July 07 Guided tour of the Walks of Life Museum, Tuxford
Our guide will show us round The Walks of Life Museum which is home to a unique collection of hand-
Sep 28 Graham Hayes – the Da Vinci inventions
Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the most amazing men that ever lived. His fields of interest included Painting, Sculpting, Architecture, Music, Anatomy, Geology, Cartography, Botany, Writing and Inventing. Although he was accomplished at all these things, it is mainly his inventions Graham will talk about at this meeting
Oct 26 Chris Weir – Lace, Slums & the Occasional Riot! The Making of Old Nottingham
This talk explores the character of Victorian Nottingham, highlighting hosiery and lace, the delights of Goose Fair, the impact of T.C. Hine and other notable architects and the struggles of the labouring classes.
Nov 23 Keith Small – The History of Tobacco and Its Effect on Nottinghamshire
This talk follows the discovery of tobacco for Europe, with claims of its medicinal value, the rapid development of tobacco products as socially accepted habit and the effects of the two World Wars on the tobacco market. As a focus point, John Players family history in Nottingham working up to ITL's Horizon Factory becoming the only UK manufacturer of tobacco products, followed by the total loss of the industry to European manufacturers and the growth of substitute products.
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