Details of all events are obtainable from SLHA email slha@lincolnshirepast.org.uk or phone (01522 521337)
January 2008
Galloping Curates and Nests of Rooks:The Clergy of Tennyson’s Lincolnshire
Nicholas Bennett
Thursday, 17th January 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St Denys’ Church Hall, Sleaford
A whimsical look at travel in India and Nepal
Tim Hudson
Sunday, 20 January 2008, 2.30 p.m.
At Jews’ Court, Steep Hill, Lincoln
Lincolnshire Curiosities
Hilary Healey
Friday, 25 January 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St John’s Church Lounge, Hawthorn Road, Spalding
February 2008
HORNCASTLE WEEKEND
In the Making – Crafts and Craftsmen
Friday – Sunday, 8 to 10 February 2008
At Horncastle Residential College
The Work of an International Archaeological Illustrator
David Hopkins
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St Denys’ Church Hall, Sleaford
Lutyens’ Memorials
Tony Stubbs
Friday, 29 February 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St John’s Church Lounge, Hawthorn Road, Spalding
March 2008
SUNDAY SPECIAL
Holdingham Mill – Jon Sass
Well in the Bail – Mick Jones
Harmston Hall - The Lord Mayor’s Country Cottage – Rob Wheeler
Sunday, 16 March 2008, 2.30 p.m.
At Jews’ Court, Steep Hill, Lincoln>><<
Women in the First World War
John Chester
Thursday, 20 March 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St Denys’ Church Hall, Sleaford
The Stamford Canal
Barry Barton
Friday, 28 March 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St John’s Church Hall, Hawthorn Road, Spalding
April 2008
IA DAY CONFERENCE
Lincolnshire Agricultural Implement Makers
Saturday, 12 April 2008, 9.45 a.m. to 3.55 p.m
At the University of Lincoln Riseholme Campus
(Pre-booking essential)
The History of History: The Story of SLHA
Pearl Wheatley
Thursday, 17 April 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St Denys’ Church Hall, Sleaford
Roman Lincolnshire
Mike Wood
Friday, 25 April 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St John’s Church Hall, Hawthorn Road, Spalding
May 2008
Balloons to Bleriots: the First 100 Years of Flying for Fun
Alastair Goodrum
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St Denys’ Church Hall, Sleaford
Visit to Rufford Abbey
Saturday, 17 May 2008
(Arranged by FLARE)
The Mystery of Freddy Jackson
Bill Hunt
Friday, 23 May 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St John's Church Hall, Hawthorn Road, Spalding
June 2008
Duck Decoys
Hilary Healey
Thursday, 19 June 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St Deny’s Church Hall, Sleaford
Lincolnshire Working Windmills
Catherine Wilson
Friday, 20 June 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St John's Church Hall, Hawthorn Road, Spalding
SLHA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
and visit to Heckington
Saturday, 21 June 2008, 11.30 a.m.
At Heritage Lincolnshire Ltd., The Old School, Cameron Street, Heckington, Sleaford
Afternoon visits to Heckington Church, Windmill and Station Museum
LOCAL HISTORY DAY
Other Worthies - Lincolnshire Lives We Forgot to Remember
Lectures from six eminent speakers
Saturday, 28 June, 9.45 a.m. to 4.45 p.m.
At Riseholme Campus, University of Lincoln
Further details on Home Page
July 2008
BRACKENBURY LECTURE
Lincolnshire Connections with London Virginia Co. 1606-24
Bob Gibson
Saturday, 12 July 2008, 3.00 p.m.
At Raithby Chapel, near Spilsby
20th ANNUAL HOSFORD LECTURE
An Accidental Road: The Evolution of Carre Street, Sleaford
Simon Pawley
Thursday, 17 July 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St Denys’ Church Hall, Sleaford
Potato Growing in Lincolnshire
David Hopkins
Friday, 18 July 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St John's Church Hall, Hawthorn Road, Spalding
WEEKEND STUDY TOUR
Durham and Northumberland
Friday – Monday, 18 to 21 July 2008
Friday: National Railway Museum, Shildon; Durham Cathedral
Saturday: Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields; Bede's World and St Paul's Church, Jarrow; Segedunum Roma Fort, Baths and Museum, Wallsend
Sunday: Holy Island, Lindisfarne; Cragside, Rothbury
Monday: Beamish Museum
August 2008
Guided Walk of Saxilby
by History of Saxilby & District Group
Sunday, 10 August 2008, 10.30 a.m.
September 2008
ANNUAL LEACH MEMORIAL LECTURE
The Deserted Medieval Villages of Lincolnshire
David Start
Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At The Old School, Dunholme
Spilsby & District History Society Open Day
Launch of Ration Books and Rabbit Pies, Linda Crust (Ed), SLHA
and Spilsby Medical Men, Spilsby Society
Exhibitions and bookstalls
Saturday, 13 September 2008, 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
At Franklin Hall, Halton Road Spilsby
A History of Mr Parry
Michael Turland
Thursday, 18 September 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St Denys’ Church Hall, Sleaford
AGM : VCs and More Memorials
Tony Stubbs
Friday, 19 September 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St John's Church Hall, Hawthorn Road, Spalding
VISIT to Thornton Abbey and Barton on Humber (St Peter's Church)
Saturday 20 September 2008
Coach leaves Lincoln at 9.30 a.m., returns 5.30 p.m.
Outing arranged by FLARE (contact Sue Tidswell, 01522 873483)
October 2008
ARCHAEOLOGY DAY
Lincolnshire Abbeys and Priories
Saturday, 4 October 2008, 9.45 a.m. to 4 p.m. approx.
At Riseholme Campus, University of Lincoln
The Gilbertines - Dr Glyn Coppack
The Barlings Abbey Project: Custodians of Continuity - David Stocker
The Knights Templars - Peter Ball
The White Canons of Lincolnshire - David Start
Thornton Abbey - Al Oswald
Looking at Stones - Dr Jackie Hall
Ironstone Mines and Quarries of Central Lincolnshire
Stewart Squires
Thursday, 16 October 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St Denys’ Church Hall, Sleaford
Stamford, My Home Town
Kevin Harrison
Friday 31 October 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St John's Church Hall, Hawthorn Road, Spalding
November 2008
SUNDAY SPECIAL
AIA National Conference, Lincoln, 2009 – Neil Wright
Primitive Methodism - Linda Crust
The Gainsborough "Biffs" - Peter Stevenson
Sunday, 16 November 2008, 2.30 p.m.
At Jews’ Court, Steep Hill, Lincoln
SLEAFORD GROUP ANNUAL MEETING
The Medieval Bishops of Lincoln and the Hamlet of Boughton
Sandra Sardeson
Thursday, 20 November 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St Denys’ Church Hall, Sleaford
John Clare, Poet of Rural England
Rodney Lines
Friday, 28 November 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St John's Church Hall, Hawthorn Road, Spalding
December 2008
SLHA Quiz Night
Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At Jews Court, Steep Hill, Lincoln
Christmas Social: A Light Hearted Look at Christmas
Brian Jones
Friday, 12 December 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St John's Church Hall, Hawthorn Road, Spalding
Variety evening (short items provided by members)
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 7.30 p.m.
At St Denys’ Church Hall, Sleaford
NEXT YEAR
HORNCASTLE WEEKEND
Eat Drink and Be Merry - Food through the Ages
Friday, 13 to Sunday, 15 February, 2009
at Horncastle College, Mareham Road, Horncastle
