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Chorley Historical and Archaeological Society |
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| Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month (except July) at Chorley Library, Union Street, CHORLEY. PR7 1EB. We start at 7:30pm, annual membership is £7.50p (£10 for couples) with a £1 charge on the door for members (£2 for guests) for tea and biscuits. New members are welcome. |
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Schedule of events |
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Previous events and photos. |
Current events |
| Tue 09 Mar 2010 | Donna Hughes - 'The Life and Times of Samuel Crompton' |
| Tue 13 Apr 2010 | David Brazendale – Life and Times of Benjamin Shaw – A First Generation Cotton Operative |
| Sun 18 Apr 2010 | Geoff Bellis - Yarrow Valley Park walk . Meet at the information centre Y.V.P. 1-30 pm |
| Sat/Sun 8/9 May 2010 |
Mike Berry - New Lanark World Heritage
Site week-end. A couple of places remaining. Contact Mike 01257 263051 |
| Tue 11 May 2010 | Janet Edwards, Bank Hall Action Group – Bank Hall and the Banastre Family. |
| Tue 08 Jun 2010 | John Trippier – Prehistoric Archaeology of the West Pennines |
| No meeting in July | No meeting in July |
| Tue 10 Aug 2010 | Charles Singleton – Civil War in Lancashire |
| Tue 14 Sep 2010 | Annual General Meeting and Members reports - a review of the year's visits, outings and projects. |
| Tue 12 Oct 2009 | Charles Crosbie – Rufford Old Hall and the Hesketh Family |
| Tue 09 Nov 2010 | Peter Iles, Lancashire County Archaeology Services – Roman Settlement at Walton-le-Dale |
| Thu 02 Dec 2010 | Lizzie Jones returns to Astley Hall to present Jane Lane, Lady Fisher. Ticket details later. |
| Tue 14 Dec 2010 | Christmas Social |
| Committee meetings will be held on the following Tuesdays in 2010, 16 Feb, 18 May, 17 Aug and 16 Nov. | |
| Tue 11 Jan 2011 |
Boyd Harris - The Social History of
Withnell Fold, a Lancashire Village and Paper Mill (1843 to present) Including new information since the 11 Nov 2003 presentation. |