This page holds details of all events, run both face to face and on line

All events arranged so far, both on Zoom and face to face organised by groups, are displayed in date order. The face to face meetings arranged by the groups are also show on the individual group's pages. Unfortuately this list is not best viewed on a mobile phone, so some scrolling will be necessary if that is the only way you can access it.
Date Day Time Place Subject Speaker(s)

05 December 2023

Tuesday

7.00 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

Jacob's Join

06 December 2023

Friday

7.00 pm

Lord Street West United Church, Southport PR8 2BH

Please note the December meeting has been cancelled

Please note the December meeting has been cancelled

12 December 2023

Tuesday

5.45 pm

Meeting Room, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool

Please note the December meeting has been cancelled

Please note the December meeting has been cancelled

13 December 2023

Wednesday

7.00 pm

Zoom Meeting

Christmas Quiz and Members Questions

General

08 January 2024

Monday

7.00 pm

Zoom Meeting

The Mourning Brooch - Part 2

Dianne Page

09 January 2024

Tuesday

5.45 pm

Meeting Room, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool

Group AGM and Members evening

12 January 2024

Friday

7.15 pm

NEW VENUE: Birkdale Community Hub and Library, The Station Masters House, 2 Liverpool Road, Birkdale, Southport PR8 4AR

AGM then DNA: How I have used it and further reading - Please note new venue and start time

Sally Moss

16 January 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

Derby Room, Leigh Library

AGM & "Real Life Scrooges".  Homes & Hoarding in Victorian Britain

Dr Tom McGrath

22 January 2024

Monday

7.00 pm

The Oaks Centre, Stocks Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QS

A.G.M and “A British Tommy” - For further details email Warrington@lswlfhs.org.uk

Peter Jolliffe

06 February 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

A Funny Old World

Andy Johnson

14 February 2024

Wednesday

7.00 pm

Zoom Meeting

The lives of Families who Operated Cargo Carrying Narrow Boats on the British canals in the 20th Century

Cath Turpin

20 February 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

Derby Room, Leigh Library

"Leigh between the Wars"

Michael Caine

26 February 2024

Monday

7.00 pm

The Oaks Centre, Stocks Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QS

To be confirmed - For further details email Warrington@lswlfhs.org.uk

Louise Wade

05 March 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

Home Children Sent to Canada

Ian Monney

13 March 2024

Wednesday

7.00 pm

Zoom Meeting

Wrecks Off The Southport Coast

Martyn Griffiths

19 March 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

Derby Room, Leigh Library

"The Manchester Martyrs"

Joe O'Neill

25 March 2024

Monday

7.00 pm

The Oaks Centre, Stocks Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QS

Memorabilia night - For further details email Warrington@lswlfhs.org.uk

To be confirmed

02 April 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

The Halsall Murder

Dot Broady-Hawkes

16 April 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

Derby Room, Leigh Library

"Women who lived as Men"

Bryan Joyce

22 April 2024

Monday

7.00 pm

The Oaks Centre, Stocks Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QS

“Dating old photos” - For further details email Warrington@lswlfhs.org.uk

Janice Hays

07 May 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

Maggie May

David Brown

21 May 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

Derby Room, Leigh Library

Julie McKeirnan

27 May 2024

Monday

7.00 pm

The Oaks Centre, Stocks Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QS

To be confirmed - For further details email Warrington@lswlfhs.org.uk

To be confirmed

04 June 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

Into The Woods, The Heritage of Tawd Valley Park

Mark Boardman

18 June 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

Derby Room, Leigh Library

"Madness". The History of Mental Health Care

Louise Wade

24 June 2024

Monday

7.00 pm

The Oaks Centre, Stocks Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QS

To be confirmed - For further details email Warrington@lswlfhs.org.uk

To be confirmed

03 September 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

Welcome back research and help night

17 September 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

Derby Room, Leigh Library

"Ladies of Leigh"

Julie McKeirnan

01 October 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

AGM

15 October 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

Derby Room, Leigh Library

"The Snowden Dunhill Gang"

Kath Graham

05 November 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

19 November 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

Derby Room, Leigh Library

"The Suffragette Sleepover" - The Life & Time of Rose Hyland

Dr Tom McGrath

03 December 2024

Tuesday

7.30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

Christmas Jacob's join