Please note the events schedule has been updated for February 21st & March 20th.
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Tuesday 2 January 2024
Events & Speakers 2024
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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September 20th |
Quiz and Hanham Stories |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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