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Programme for 2011/2012
As a member of Northwich & District Heritage Society you will enjoy free admission to the Society's programme of talks. Non-members are welcome on payment of £1.50 admission fee at the door.

Talks take place at Mid-Cheshire College, Hartford Campus, Chester Road, Northwich at 8:00pm. Plenty of parking and the usual disabled facilties. How to find the College.

Getting There
Train: Greenbank station is an easy 5 minute walk from the College and is serviced by the Chester-Manchester line. Hartford station, a longer walk, is on the line linking Crewe to Liverpool and Preston. National Rail enquiries telephone 0845 484950.
Bus: There is a bus stop immediately outside the college.
Cheshire Traveline provides timetable information for any bus, rail or coach service serving Cheshire and Warrington:
0871 200 22 33 (Calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras).
or use the Traveline site to plan your journey online.

 

Details of our forthcomimg 2011-2012 programme are shown below.

Our programme leaflet will be published at the beginning of September. Copies will be mailed to all our members. Leaflets will also be available from local libraries and businesses at about that time.

This link shows the programme of talks we presented in 2010/2011.
Friday 7th October 2011 – The Richard Kelsall Lecture
John Douglas of Sandiway – Graham Fisher will celebrate this local hero in the centenary year of his death with his lecture on John Douglas. With over a thousand buildings in brick, stone and half-timber to his credit, John Douglas became Cheshire’s finest and most prolific Victorian architect.
Sponsored by Bratt & Evans Ltd
Friday 4th November 2011
Cheshire Airfields Airfields – Tony Barratt’s lecture will cover all the airfields in Cheshire and their history. Tony plans to cover Cranage and Stretton in some detail describing why they were built and their history. This promises to be a unique and very different lecture.
Sponsored by Northwich Glass
Friday 2nd December 2011
The History of the Longbow – Bernard Dennis, a member of the British Longbow Society, will talk to us about the development of bows and arrows throughout the ages. This will range from the need for hunting, the use in war and recreation, and also the legend of Robin Hood. The talk will be illustrated with a variety of bows and arrows from Bernard’s collection.
Sponsored by CRS Consultants
Friday 6th January 2012
The Story of Jodrell Bank – Ian Morison will recount the history of this world famous observatory. This will take us from its origins in the Second World War to its significant contribution to the early days of the space race. Ian will show us some of the most exciting discoveries that have been made at Jodrell Bank.
Sponsored by Tata Chemicals Europe
Friday 3rd February 2012
The Port Sunlight Story – Gavin Hunter’s lavishly illustrated lecture on the history of this unique Wirral village. This will include the story of its founder, William Hesketh Lever, the first Viscount Leverhulme, the factory he built and the community he created.
Sponsored by Gilroy Wilson Shoes
Friday 2nd March 2012
Cheshire Maps and Mapmakers – Jonathan Pepler’s talk on maps and their makers will cover the development of mapmaking in England and will include the study of large scale manuscript maps of estates, inclosure and tithe. Jonathan will illustrate this with examples from Cheshire.
Sponsored by Willows Veterinary Group
Friday 30th March 2012
Secrets of a Small Cheshire Parish – Judy Popley will illustrate this with a surprising little parish – High Legh. Judy will explore the changes since the Norman Conquest right up to the 21st century and how this parish has gone from a thriving country backwater with two stately homes to a commuter village encircled by motorways.
Sponsored by moss haselhurst solicitors
Friday 4th May 2012
The Society’s A.G.M. at 7.30 pm is followed by the lecture The Cheshire Wildlife Trust – Rob Raphael will bring us details of the work of the Trust throughout its 50 years. Rob will cover a number of controversial issues such as badgers and grey squirrels and will ask you to take a look at your own garden to see how you can help sustain our wildlife for our future. A “must” lecture for all garden lovers.
Sponsored by Roberts Bakery
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