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Meetings
9th May: Members visited site of Beaudesert and had a
guided walk by Mike Street.
3rd June: Members visited Ingestre Hall and Church and had
an interesting guided tour of both.
4th July: 16 members visited Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, a
restored Tudor mansion with large grounds and were given a guided tour
of the mansion.
12th September: A group visited St Michael's Church in
Lichfield and enjoyed an interesting tour of the ancient Churchyard and
talk on the Church itself, led by Trevor James.
26th September: The Society held a 'History Day' in Hill
Ridware which was extremely well attended and thoroughly enjoyed by
everyone.
10th October: The first winter meeting was held at Hamstall
Ridware Church, when Mairi MacDonald gave a fascinating talk on the
History of the Leigh Family, who were Lords of the Manor of Hamstall
2nd November: Dr Philip Morgan, a leading authority on the
Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403, gave a compelling talk on the Battle and
also the possible local connections.
7th December: Peter Glew and his son spoke about the
ancient art of basket-making and the variety of uses to which they are
put. This was followed by the Christmas buffet.
4th January: The Annual General Meeting was followed by a
fascinating talk by one of our members, Darren Faragher, on the history
of the funeral business.
1st February: The Society was privileged to have Ian Wykes,
Cultural Environment Group Leader for Staffs Co Council speaking about
the Staffordshire Hoard (a change from the advertised subject)
1st March: Randle Knight gave a very interesting talk on
William Salt and his Library
17th April: Members enjoyed a tour of Hamstall Ridware
village and church, led by Sarah Elsom and David Rudge
15th May: David Wilkinson led members on a very interesting
walking tour of AlrewasClick on any Programme link for details of these and
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