Post by Admin on Dec 22, 2010 19:23:41 GMT
Speakers List 2011
12th January Peter Whitaker The Home Guard in West Yorkshire.
9th February Robert Whitehead Bradford Millennium Walk. A talk about the walk from Denholme to Silsden, passing through Keighley
9th March Kevin Seaton A virtual tour of Keighley and District in unseen Keighley Postcards
13th April Michael Baumber A History of Keighley Girls Grammar School.
11th May Mike Gill The History of Keighley Coal Mines.
8th June Over to you. This is your night, tell us your stories, show us your photos, share your memories.
13th July Keith Dredge - 'Keighley Town Hall changes colour.' This talk is about the reasons for political change in Keighley Town Hall between 1914 – 1926 and how the borough managed to stay stable throughout this period.
10th August - Roger Lambert - The Alexander Keighley Glass Slides - a rare chance to see some of this marvellous collection, recently unearthed in an attic in Steeton!
14th September Nick Lajszczuk - A talk about the Ukrainians in Keighley.
12th October Dan Moorhouse Learn how Local History is taught in today's modern schools.
9th November A G M followed by a talk by Ian Dewhirst
14th December Christmas Meal with an informal chat to Ian Dewhirst.
All meetings held 2nd Wednesday of each month in the Local Studies Library - enter via side door opposite Wetherspoons.......there is a lift to the upper floor.
Small entry fee which includes refreshments
(Edited to show the finalised details for July and August)
12th January Peter Whitaker The Home Guard in West Yorkshire.
9th February Robert Whitehead Bradford Millennium Walk. A talk about the walk from Denholme to Silsden, passing through Keighley
9th March Kevin Seaton A virtual tour of Keighley and District in unseen Keighley Postcards
13th April Michael Baumber A History of Keighley Girls Grammar School.
11th May Mike Gill The History of Keighley Coal Mines.
8th June Over to you. This is your night, tell us your stories, show us your photos, share your memories.
13th July Keith Dredge - 'Keighley Town Hall changes colour.' This talk is about the reasons for political change in Keighley Town Hall between 1914 – 1926 and how the borough managed to stay stable throughout this period.
10th August - Roger Lambert - The Alexander Keighley Glass Slides - a rare chance to see some of this marvellous collection, recently unearthed in an attic in Steeton!
14th September Nick Lajszczuk - A talk about the Ukrainians in Keighley.
12th October Dan Moorhouse Learn how Local History is taught in today's modern schools.
9th November A G M followed by a talk by Ian Dewhirst
14th December Christmas Meal with an informal chat to Ian Dewhirst.
All meetings held 2nd Wednesday of each month in the Local Studies Library - enter via side door opposite Wetherspoons.......there is a lift to the upper floor.
Small entry fee which includes refreshments
(Edited to show the finalised details for July and August)
