| Date | Day | Time | Place | Subject | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 January 2025 |
Monday |
7:00 pm |
Meeting Lane Community Centre, Meeting Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QX |
AGM and Film Night |
None |
29 January 2025 |
Wednesday |
7:00 pm |
St John Fisher Church Hall, Moorfield Road, Widnes, WA8 3JA |
AGM & Members research |
None |
04 February 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR |
The History of Mental Healthcare in England |
Louise Wade |
11 February 2025 |
Tuesday |
5.45 pm |
Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool |
Researching Orange Order Archives |
Mervyn Busted |
14 February 2025 |
Friday |
7.00 |
Station Master's House, by Birkdale Station, Southport, PR8 4AR |
It's St. Valentines Day. How long have our ancestors been sending valentines or other love tokens on this day? |
|
18 February 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
Town Hall, Leigh |
“Chasing the Convicts” - Researching women female convicts transported to Australia |
Kath Graham |
19 February 2025 |
Wednesday |
7.00 pm |
Zoom Meeting |
British Home Children |
Susan Brazeau |
24 February 2025 |
Monday |
7:00 pm |
Meeting Lane Community Centre, Meeting Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QX |
“On the trail of Great Uncle Harry” |
Louise Wade |
26 February 2025 |
Wednesday |
7:00 pm |
St John Fisher Church Hall, Moorfield Road, Widnes, WA8 3JA |
Members research |
None |
04 March 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR |
Kirkdale Industrial School |
Ian Mooney |
11 March 2025 |
Tuesday |
5:30 pm |
Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool |
Brothel Keeper |
Susan Bennett |
12 March 2025 |
Wednesday |
7.00 pm |
Zoom Meeting |
Liverpools 'Lost and Found' Village |
Ken Pye |
14 March 2025 |
Friday |
7.00 |
Station Master's House, by Birkdale Station, Southport, PR8 4AR |
The merits and frustrations of on line sources of information |
|
18 March 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
Town Hall, Leigh |
“Theodore Major, walking on fire” - A long forgotten Master of 20C Art |
Michael Howard |
24 March 2025 |
Monday |
7:00 pm |
Meeting Lane Community Centre, Meeting Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QX |
Warrington Transporter Bridge |
Margaret Ingham |
01 April 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR |
Joyce Grenvelle |
Jean Finney |
08 April 2025 |
Tuesday |
5:30 pm |
Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool |
Growing Up in Liverpool in 1960s/1970s |
Bob Dunn |
11 April 2025 |
Friday |
7.00 |
Station Master's House, by Birkdale Station, Southport, PR8 4AR |
Finding Louisa - Shelagh's story of breaking down a brick wall and discovering the story of her Great Great Grandmother's life. |
Shelagh Boardman |
15 April 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
Town Hall, Leigh |
“A trip to the Zoo - Belle Vue” |
Louise Wade |
23 April 2025 |
Wednesday |
7.00 pm |
Zoom Meeting |
Leaving Liverpool - The Mormon Trail |
Penny Walters |
28 April 2025 |
Monday |
7:00 pm |
Meeting Lane Community Centre, Meeting Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QX |
To be advised |
To be advised |
06 May 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR |
My family history |
Paul Heywood |
09 May 2025 |
Friday |
7.00 |
Station Master's House, by Birkdale Station, Southport, PR8 4AR |
A group session where we bring along our memorabilia and tell the story behind it. |
|
14 May 2025 |
Tuesday |
5.45 pm |
Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool |
Members Evening - Summer Holidays? |
|
14 May 2025 |
Wednesday |
7.00 pm |
Zoom Meeting |
Who Lived in My House |
Alex De Gier |
20 May 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
Town Hall, Leigh |
“Angel Meadow - an Infamous Manchester Slum |
Joe O’Neill |
26 May 2025 |
Monday |
7:00 pm |
Meeting Lane Community Centre, Meeting Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QX |
"Night soil men" |
Phil Jeffs |
03 June 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR |
Tawd Valley Mining Disaster |
Mark Boardman |
10 June 2025 |
Tuesday |
5.45 pm |
Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool |
West Lancashire Famous & Infamous |
Dot Broady-Hawkes |
13 June 2025 |
|
7.00 |
Station Master's House, by Birkdale Station, Southport, PR8 4AR |
Agricultural Labourers |
Ian Cooper |
17 June 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
Town Hall, Leigh |
“Leigh in the 1940’s and 1950’s - War then Austerity” |
Michael Caine |
23 June 2025 |
Monday |
7:00 pm |
Warrington Group Online |
"Traditions of Death & Burial” (on Zoom) |
Dr Helen Frisby |
08 July 2025 |
Tuesday |
5.45 pm |
Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool |
To be confirmed Further details of the ‘to be confirmed’ meetings will be on the website lswlfghs.org.uk as soon as speakers have been arranged |
|
11 July 2025 |
|
|
Station Master's House, by Birkdale Station, Southport, PR8 4AR |
A visit to Liverpool Record Office has been arranged. This will take place during the day, time to be discussed by the members. |
|
16 July 2025 |
Wednesday |
12.00 noon |
Zoom Meeting |
A Boy on a Horse |
Barbara Rae |
28 July 2025 |
Monday |
7:00 pm |
Meeting Lane Community Centre, Meeting Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QX |
Back to basics - Census returns |
Peter Jolliffe |
12 August 2025 |
Tuesday |
5.45 pm |
Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool |
No meeting |
|
20 August 2025 |
Wednesday |
7.00 pm |
Zoom Meeting |
He's not like the other experts, is he? |
Paul McNeil |
25 August 2025 |
Monday |
7:00 pm |
Warrington Group Online |
“Liverpool Carter" (on Zoom) |
Margaret Clare |
02 September 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR |
Welcome back research and help night |
None |
09 September 2025 |
Tuesday |
5.45 pm |
Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool |
Members Evening |
|
16 September 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
Town Hall, Leigh |
“The Man who shod war horses” – From documents found in a house clearance described by a WW1 historian & expert on the Antiques Roadshow as absolute Gold Dust |
Martin Jones |
17 September 2025 |
Wednesday |
7.00 pm |
Zoom Meeting |
A Tragedy in the Family |
Sue Evans |
22 September 2025 |
Monday |
7:00 pm |
Meeting Lane Community Centre, Meeting Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QX |
"Final Journey" |
Nicolas Wheatley |
07 October 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR |
AGM |
None |
14 October 2025 |
Tuesday |
5.45 pm |
Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool |
To be confirmed Further details of the ‘to be confirmed’ meetings will be on the website lswlfghs.org.uk as soon as speakers have been arranged |
|
21 October 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
Town Hall, Leigh |
“Dr. John Bodkin Adams, serial killer” |
Kath Graham |
22 October 2025 |
Wednesday |
7.00 pm |
Zoom Meeting |
War Brides |
Ken Nisbet |
27 October 2025 |
Monday |
7:00 pm |
Meeting Lane Community Centre, Meeting Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QX |
“A house through time” |
Peter Jolliffe |
04 November 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR |
Talks to be arranged |
Andrew Johnson |
11 November 2025 |
Tuesday |
5.45 pm |
Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool |
November and December meetings will not go ahead due the disruption of the Liverpool Christmas Market
Meetings will resume on 13th January, 2026. |
|
18 November 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
Town Hall, Leigh |
“A Dog, a Duke and a Dowager” |
Jim Meehan |
19 November 2025 |
Wednesday |
7.00 pm |
Zoom Meeting |
Chinook (RAF) |
Jess Boydon-Juckes |
24 November 2025 |
Monday |
7:00 pm |
Meeting Lane Community Centre, Meeting Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QX |
Member’s evening |
None |
02 December 2025 |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR |
Christmas bring and share tea |
None |
10 December 2025 |
Wednesday |
7.00 pm |
Zoom Meeting |
Curious Christmas Stories and Traditions |
Ken Pye |
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