Tuesday 30 January 2024

Events Shedule Update

 Please note the events schedule has been updated for February 21st & March 20th.

Tuesday 2 January 2024

Events & Speakers 2024

 

All meetings start at 2.00pm in the Wessex Room, Hanham Community Centre.

Date

Talk Title

Speaker 

January 17th

AGM & W J Bence

Doug Crew

February 7th

 

Advertisements A Social History

Mike Hooper

February 21st

 

Hanham High Street Now & Then

Doug Crew

March 6th

Troopers Hill

Rob Acton-Campbell

March 20th

The River Severn

Roger Winsor

April 3rd

 

Butlers Tar Works at Crews Hole

Professor Brian Vincent

April 17th

 

Sgt Frank Martin 

 Hanham High Street Part 2

John Antill

Doug Crew

May 1st

 

History of Glenside Hospital

Stella Man

May 15th

Murder in the Woods

Society Member

June 5th

 

East Bristol Auctions

Highlights & Stories

Andy Stowe

June 19th

Society Event TBA

Society Member

July 3rd

 

History of John Lysaghts

 

Dave Cheeseley

September 4th

Society Trip to Tyntesfield

 

September 18th

 

Society Event TBA

Society Member

October 2nd

Society Event TBA

Society Member

October 16th

 

Chocolate, Beer & Tobacco manufacturing in Bristol

 

Chris Bigg

November 6th

 

Society Event TBA

Society Member

November 20th

Whittaker’s War – The Great War through postcards

Garry Atterton

December 4th

Society Xmas meal

 

 

Sunday 11 December 2022

Events & Speakers 2023

  All meetings commence at 2.00pm in the Wessex Suite at Hanham Community Centre.

             

Date

Talk Title

Speaker 

January 18th

AGM

Society Member

February 1st

 

Bristol in the 1950’s

Mike Hooper

February 15th

 

Film " Making of Britain" with

Roger Windsor

March 1st

Bristol – City of the sea

Chris Bigg

March 15th

"Table top Discovery" with

Society Members

April 5th

 

Maya to mini eggs

Hugh Evans

April 19th

 

" A stroll around Hanham Christchurch"

Ray Smith

May 3rd

 

The Women who built Bristol

Jane Dufus

May 17th

Kingswood Heritage Museum

VISIT

June 7th

 

1950’s/Christmas toys

David Cheesley

June 21st

Bristol Cinemas Then & Now

Doug Crew

July 5th

 

As Time Goes By

Society Members

September 6th

Society Trip


September 20th

 

Quiz and Hanham Stories

Roger Windsor & Doug Crew

October 4th

Bristol’s Lost City

Clive Burlton

October 18th

 

Brunel the little giant

Mike Rowland

November 1st

 

Remembrance & our event

John Antill & Roger Windsor

November 15th

Long Tall Stories

Roger Windsor

December 6th

Society Xmas Meal

 

 

Wednesday 19 January 2022

Hanham Local History Society Speakers 2022

All meetings commence at 2.00 pm in the Wessex Suite at Hanham Community Centre.

Date

Talk Title

Speaker 

January 19th

AGM

 

February 2nd

 

Two pennyworth of poison

Mrs Penny Deverill

February 16th

 

The Lons, Bitton

Annette Rothwell

March 2nd

Local Markets

William Evans

March 16th

Oriette 

Doug Crew

April 6th

 

History of Bristol Housing

 (Council Houses)

Mike Hooper

 

April 20th

 

Kingswood Heritage Trail

Roger Windsor

May 4th

 

Chocolate

John Gingell

 

May 18th

TBA

Society Speaker

June 1st

 

Witchcraft and magic

Professor R Hutton

June 15th

Show & Tell

Members

July 6th

 

Kingswood & Hanham Boot Industry

Alan Bryant

September 7th

Quiz & local interest items

Doug/Roy/Roger

September 21st

 

Society Trip Venue TBA

 

October 5th

Cotton Threads – the history of the Great Western cotton factory of Barton Hill

Garry Atterton

October 19th

 

TBA

Society Speaker

November 2nd

 

Remembrance & Short Talk

Society Speakers

November 16th

Bristol Bridges

Brycgstow to Bristol

Jeff Lucus

December 7th

Christmas Meal