Bottesford Local History Society 2013 - 2014

 

Welcome to the new season of meetings of the Bottesford Local History society, now over thirty years old and still going strong.

All our meetings (except for the summer outing) take place in the parish meeting room (the Fuller Room) at the old school on Grantham Road, Bottesford. They are on the second Thursday of the month, starting at 7.30 pm.

Membership fee is just £8 for the full year’s activities. Guests are welcome, and are asked to pay £2 at the door.

2013

September 12th      ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Followed by a talk introducing the new village local history project:

“ The Bottesford Parish 1st World War Centenary Project: People, community and memory”

David Middleton

October 10th         “ Macbeth in Bottesford ”          Bob Sparham

November 14th      “ Last Post at Newton ”            Tim O’Brien

December 12th        Christmas Party

2014

January 9th             “ The Luddites ”                      Peter Hammond

February 13th         “ The Battle of Bosworth ”        Richard Titley

March 13th             “ The history of local history in the Vale ”

Michael & Diana Honeybone

April 10th               “ Isaac Newton and Woolsthorpe Manor ”

Janice Moulds

May 8th                   “The Sherwood Forest Group”

Rowena Edlin-White

June 12th                  Summer Outing – destination to be confirmed