Talks
Our first talk of the 2025/26 season was on 9th April and was presented by Stuart Hartley, the talk was entitled "What makes Yorkshire great".
The talks for the rest of the season are:-
- THE MABEL FERRETT MEMORIAL LECTURE - 14th May "Weighing the World - John Mitchell" Christine Widdall. Please note this talk follows our AGM which will take place at 7:00pm
- 11th June "A History of Rushbearing in Calderdale and Kirklees" Garry Stringfellow
- 9th July "The Famous of Cleckheckmondsedge" David North
- No meeting in August
- 10th September "Spen Valley Historians - Frank Peel & J J Stead" Kathryn Harrison
- 8th October "Four Squared and Woolshops in Halifax" Anne Kirker
- THE BERNARD HOWGATE MEMORIAL LECTURE - 12th November "The Yorkshire Coalfield" Christine Leveridge
- 10th December "The History of Leeds Bradford Airport" Ken Cothliff
- 14th January "Victorian Origins of Local Brass Bands" Paul Harrison
- 11th February "Methodist Worthies in the Heavy Woollen District" Andrew Dalton
- 11th March "History of the Huddersfield & West Yorkshire Fire Service" Chris Smith
The meetings start promptly at 7:30 pm at Our Lady & St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church Hall, Dewsbury Road, Cleckheaton, BD19 5DL (/// sport.manual.spider)
