WOLLATON HISTORICAL & CONSERVATION SOCIETY
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
Updated September 2023
Fourth Wednesday of the month, September to April (not December)
7.30pm-9.00pm St Leonard's Community Centre Bramcote Lane
opposite Wollaton Library
2023/2024 PROGRAMME
INDOOR MEETINGS
September 27th 2023
Maureen Cooper. “The Clergyman,the Widow and the Milkman”. Who were the slum landlords of Edwardian Nottingham.
October 25th - Richard Gaunt. “Doctor Robert Thoroton”. The First Historian of Nottinghamshire.
November 22nd - Stephen Flinders. “Magnificent Seven”. The end of the 19th Century Horror Story.
January 24th 2024 - Tom Andrews. “Captain Athelston Popkess”. The Chief Constable of Nottingham for 30years.
February 28th - David Skillen. “Pilots ‘n Petticoats”. Enabled Women to write their own place in History.
March 27th - Maggy Watkins. “Mayflower Pilgrims in a new World”. Their move to Leiden and the decision to create their own settlement in the new World.
April 24th - Bob Massey. “Gone but Not Forgotten”. A look at the lost Buildings of Nottinghamshire. The talk follows a brief Annual General Meeting.
WOLLATON VILLAGE DOVECOTE MUSEUM
Currently closed for the winter. Re-opens Sunday 12th May 2024
Wollaton Historical & Conservation Society does not accept liability for any accident, loss or damage to members or visitors during its advertised activities