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Sep
24
Tue
Hidden Gems of Ticknall Limeyards @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Sep 24 @ 2:00 pm
Hidden Gems of Ticknall Limeyards @ Village Hall, Ticknall | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

Alison Thornhill will examine how Ticknall Limeyards evolved from a warm sea to a tranquil woodland from prehistory to the present day.

The talk will reveal some of the natural gems in this intriguing place.

Oct
29
Tue
Ghosts in Grandeur – Jo Golby @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Oct 29 @ 2:00 pm

Performed in Victorian Mourning dress we explore Warwick Castle and Calke Abbey’s “not so living history”.

The secrets that lie beneath and the inhabitants that still occupy the rooms, corridors and grounds of two very different Stately Homes as witnessed by myself, colleagues and guests.

Nov
16
Sat
Twelve Melbourne Houses @ Melbourne Assembly Rooms
Nov 16 @ 7:30 pm
Twelve Melbourne Houses @ Melbourne Assembly Rooms | Melbourne | England | United Kingdom

Much of Melbourne’s history can be told by the story of individual houses in the parish and their occupants. This talk by Melbourne History Group Chairman Philip Heath, given on Saturday, 16 November, at 7:30 pm at Melbourne Assembly Rooms Main, selects twelve of the most interesting ones to prove the point.

Admission is £4 (Under 16s free if accompanied by an adult). Refreshments will be available.

Nov
26
Tue
‘Tis the Season to be Jolly @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Nov 26 @ 2:00 pm
'Tis the Season to be Jolly @ Village Hall, Ticknall | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

Christmas time! A look back at some of our Christmas traditions, celebrations and favourite toys!

Enjoy a cracker joke or two, as we reminisce on our Christmases past!

Jan
28
Tue
The Pigeon @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Jan 28 @ 2:00 pm

The Pigeon – from the gods to the gutter. Dove of peace or rat with wings? A look at our perceptions and complex relationship with this remarkable bird throughout history.

Mar
25
Tue
Preparing for apocalypse @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Mar 25 @ 2:00 pm

This is a change of topic. The talk will be “Arming a Knight.” Jed Jaggard will give us a fascinating insight into how armour developed through the ages, with lots of artifacts and objects to see and handle.

Apr
29
Tue
The Salvation Army @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Apr 29 @ 2:00 pm

The Salvation Army – Danny Wells.

Catherine Booth was fortified with the spirit and convictions of early 19th-century rural Methodism of the Midlands. Having met a kindred spirit in William Booth of Nottingham, they were to take their pre-industrial Methodist creed into the religious and political fulcrum of the East End of London in the second half of the century.

The response of the Booths to the poverty, hunger, squalor and ‘sin’ that they observed all around them, was to create the Salvation Army as a ‘Way out of Darkest England’.

It became the fastest-growing religious movement of late Victorian Britain and is still a religious and social service agency of international importance today.

 

The Orton & Spooner Story @ St. Peters Church Hall, Chellaston
Apr 29 @ 7:30 pm
The Orton & Spooner Story @ St. Peters Church Hall, Chellaston | England | United Kingdom

Labour of Love: The Orton & Spooner Story

These days, there are not that many companies in the fairground game that manufacture rides and shows—and those that do are not exactly household names. But one company is just as famous now as it was in its heyday, in the first half of last century.

On 29 April, Elaine Pritchard offers her presentation on the local, world-renowned fairground company.

May
27
Tue
Downstairs at Calke @ St. Peters Church Hall, Chellaston
May 27 @ 7:30 pm
Downstairs at Calke @ St. Peters Church Hall, Chellaston | England | United Kingdom

Karen Kreft shares some fascinating insights into the people involved in life ‘below stairs’ at Calke Abbey.

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