Events

Upcoming events

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Please check the organisation's own website (or information) to ensure I've not made mistakes or in case information has changed recently.

Note that some events may have costs attached.

Retford and District Historical and Archaeological Society

Talks schedule - 2025-2026 season

Wed 10 Sep 2025: Stuart Rose - The Farming System, Landscape & Architecture of Laxton

Wed 8 Oct 2025: Michael Kirkby - Nottingham to Waterloo

Wed 12 Nov 2025: Elaine Perkins - Candlewax, Chickens and Cheese

Wed 10 Dec 2025: Jan Reade - A Victorian Christmas

Wed 14 Jan2026: Roy Evans - A Life in an Edwardian Village

Wed 11 Feb 2026: Judith Hedley - Satire and Syllabub

Wed 11 Mar 2026: Stephen Flinders - History beneath our Feet

Wed 8 Apr 2026: Adrian Gray - Scandal and Adultery: Marital Disasters of the Sherwood Forest Nobility

Wed 13 May 2026: Judith Goodall - Local Scattered Graves
A short Annual General Meeting will precede the talk

Talks start at 7.30pm, Grove St Methodist Church main service area.
Aim to arrive 10 minutes or more beforehand.

Costs:

Yearly membership £10 (students £1)
For non-members, each talk is £3

Gringley History Club

Talks schedule 2026

Wed 21 Jan 2026: Mike Garrett - Kingston upon Hull, A North East Town

Wed 18 Mar 2026: Brian Goldstone - Britain and the Abolition of Slavery

Wed 20 May 2026: David Seymour - The History of West Stockwith

Wed 21 Oct 2026: Adrian Gray - Historical Highlights of the Bassetlaw Landscape

Wed 18 Nov 2026: Eric Jackson - 4 Famous Murders

Talks start at 7.45pm, Gringley on the Hill Community Centre, West Wells Lane.
Doors open at 7.30pm and refreshments are available before the talks start.