Programme and Membership
Our next presentation is in November
Further details on meetings
● Everyone is welcome to attend our meetings.
● We begin setting out the seating at 1PM for the 2PM start.
● Capacity is limited, so please try avoiding arrival at the last minute.
● For safety reasons and for the comfort of our audience, seating is restricted. A notice in the vestibule will show if the hall is full.
● Membership runs from January to December and costs £10 for the 9 meetings.
Meetings are held monthly in Poulton Methodist Church on Queensway at 2pm on the 2nd Friday of the month at 2pm except June, July and August.
Everyone is welcome, entry is free to members, with a £2 entry fee for non-members.
| Date | Speaker | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 10 Jan 25 | Denise Hadley | The History of Lytham Hall and the Clifton Family | Good attendance in icy conditions. There were about 34 members and 22 visitors present. |
| Fri 14 Feb 25 | Brenda Brodie & Valerie Whitaker | Lord Winmarleigh and Winmarleigh Village | Very popular presentation |
| Fri 14 Mar 25 | Mike Coyle | Blackpool’s Wartime | The hall was packed for this delightful talk, leaving us unable to admit some latecomers. |
| Fri 11 Apr 25 | Paul Smith | Garstang & Knott End Railway | Following a brief history of its beginnings, we were presented with many photos and descriptions of its stations and rolling stock. |
| Fri 09 May 25 | Steven Halliwell | Rawcliffe Hall | A wide-ranging presentation. For those wanting to know more about Rawcliffe Hall, visit this promotional link from Harrison Leisure Group. |
| June 25 | SUMMER RECESS | SUMMER RECESS | |
| July 25 | SUMMER RECESS | SUMMER RECESS | |
| August 25 | SUMMER RECESS | SUMMER RECESS | |
| Fri 12 Sep 25 | Amanda Forshaw | Catholics in Lancashire after the Reformation | An interesting talk on the influence of the Catholics under difficult circumstances. We apologise for a short delay at the start; our speaker encountered unusually heavy traffic on the M6. |
| Fri 10 Oct 25 | Anne Charlesworth | The Tyldesley’s – Rebels With A Cause | The varied lives of the Tyldesley family of Fox Hall in Blackpool |
| Fri 14 Nov 25 | Mike Winstanley | The Lune Valley & the West Indies: sugar, cotton & the slave economy | C O M I N G N E X T |
| Fri 12 Dec 25 | Seasonal programme |
