Historical Society – Events 2019/20

9 August 20192 November 2019 Barry Hill Feature

Visitors to Ticknall are most welcome to attend the meetings of the Ticknall Preservation & Historical Society held on the last Friday of each month at 7.30 pm in The Village Hall, Ingleby Lane.

Our programme of events for 2019-20 is shown below, but keep an eye on this page in case there are last minute changes to the programme.

For more about the origins and history of our village please see the potted history.

Or for a fuller history, click here.

Friday 27th September	Short AGM, then a History of Cycling with Stuart Warburton. History of cycling from the early times to the present.
Friday 25th October	Archaeology of the Civil War in Leicestershire with Peter Liddle Peter explores the Civil War through local archaeological finds.
Friday 29th November	The Real Dad’s Army with Jed Jaggard. Jed, a local re-enactor tells of the home guard with lots of exhibits. Followed by Christmas Refreshments.
Friday 31st January	Melbourne Wood with Philip Heath Local historian Philip will be telling us about Melbourne’s wooded history.
Friday 28th February	Galaxies one giga year at a time with Julian Onions Julian talks on galaxies from birth to death.
Friday 27th March	Pestilence, intrigue and murder with Ian Morgan Ian explores the impact on medieval society of the Black Death.
Friday 24th April	Visit to Staunton Harold Church with Becky Elliott. See photo. Becky talks of Staunton Harold and the Shirley’s that built it. Followed by refreshments.
Wednesday 6th May	How the Johnsons Inherited the Harpur Crewe Estates with Celia Sanger. Meet the family (weather and flights permitting.) Free admission, coffee and tea provided.
Friday 15th May	T G Green Pottery with Iain Hambling Iain gives an illustrated talk on this local pottery manufacturer.
Friday 26 June	Outside visit TBA.