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Programme for 2009/2010
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
Buses: There is a bus stop immediately outside the college. For timetable enquiries telephone Northwich Bus Station on 01606 518050.
Train: Greenbank station is an easy 5 minute walk from the College and is serviced by the Chester-Manchester line. National Rail enquiries telephone 0845 484950.
Further travel details can be found at the Cheshire Journey Planner

The Northwich & District Heritage Society presents a programme of talks each year. The programme for the 2009/2010 is being prepared. Details will be added below as they become available.

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. The first talk of the season will take place at the beginning of October.

This link shows the programme of talks we presented in 2008/2009.
Friday 2nd October 2009
LION SALT WORKS AND THE JABEZ THOMPSON BRICK WORKS. Andrew Fielding will give an update on the situation at the Lion Salt works and his most interesting illustrated lecture on The Jabez Thompson Brick Works.
Sponsored by Roberts Bakery.
Friday 6th November2009
"PADDY GREEN HAS A LOT TO ANSWER FOR". Geoff Crompton lets us into why and how he wrote the books on the boys who left Moulton to fight in the First World War. Geoff will tell us of his work with the youth of Moulton.
Sponsored by Brunner Mond (U.K.) Ltd.
Friday 4th December2009
NOT SO SOLID GROUND. Colin Edmondson takes a look at Salt Mining at Marston and Northwich. For those of us who have been on his walk, this lecture will bring back memories but Colin will include both old and new photographs and maps to bring us up to date.
Sponsored by Willows Veterinary Hospital.
Friday 8th January 2010
YARWOODS SHIPBUILDERS. Tony Barrett's lecture on Yarwoods Shipbuilders will give us a further insight into this extremely important piece of this area's heritage. This lecture will be fully illustrated with photographs from Tony's collection.
Sponsored by Northwich Glass.
Friday 5th February 2010
THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF CHESHIRE. Tom Hughes takes us on an exploration of curious Cheshire tales of dragons, fools, and wizards. These will be told by Tom in the traditional manner and then we can decide if there is a grain of truth in these stories.
Sponsored by Bratt & Evans Ltd.
Friday 5th March 2010
SHAKESPEARE - THE CHESHIRE CONNECTION. Robert Nield re-looks at the Shakespeare story and finds connections with Cheshire. This is a completely new slant on Shakespeare and one not to be missed. The Bard will never be the same again!!!
Sponsored by mosshaselhurst, solicitors.
Friday 16th April 2010
SALT AND THE SLAVE TRADE. Mark Bevan will premiere his latest lecture at Northwich Heritage Society. Mark has researched this subject over many years and, at last, we will be able to enjoy this latest interesting and unique look at how the Slave Trade and the Salt Trade were tied up together.
Sponsored by Gilroy Wilson Shoes, Northwich.
Friday 7th May 2010
The Society’s A.G.M. at 7.30 pm is followed at 8 p.m. by NORTHWICH FLOOD. Matt Wheeler will look back to notable floods around the town and explain the contributory factors. The main focus will be on the flood of 1946. Look out for some of Matt's virtual friends who will give us eye-witness accounts of this devastating event.
Sponsored by CRS Consultants Ltd.
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