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)

08 July 2025

Tuesday

5.30 pm

Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool

Unfortunately Cancelled.  Next Meeting to be 9th September, 2025, at 5.30, 4th Floor William Brown Street Library for a Members Evening.

 

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

30 July 2025

Wednesday

7:00 pm

Upton Community Centre, Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PF

Members research

None

12 August 2025

Tuesday

5.30 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

27 August 2025

Wednesday

7:00 pm

Upton Community Centre, Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PF

Members research

None

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

5.30 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

24 September 2025

Wednesday

7:00 pm

Upton Community Centre, Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PF

Members research

None

07 October 2025

Tuesday

7:30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

AGM

None

14 October 2025

Tuesday

5.30 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

29 October 2025

Wednesday

7:00 pm

Upton Community Centre, Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PF

Members research

None

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

5.30 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

26 November 2025

Wednesday

7:00 pm

Upton Community Centre, Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PF

Members research

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

31 December 2025

Wednesday

7:00 pm

Upton Community Centre, Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PF

No meeting

None - no meeting this evening