East Leake & District Local History Society

"John Bley, distiller and benefactor - the inside story" - A talk by Keith Hodgkinson
2018-10-17 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London)

"Donington le Heath Manor House" - A talk by Richard Knox
2018-11-21 14:00 - 15:30

"The Luddites:Nottingham's Response" - A talk by Peter Hammond
2018-12-12 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom
In the early 19th century, local framework knitters faced desperate times. Using the wealth of archives that still survive this talk describes how the authorities attempted to quell the situation and the lengths to which some individuals went to in order to avoid having to take their turn on the nightly patrols! And as a footnote we will discover how East Leake and Rempstone dealt with the issue.

"Nanpantan Hall and the Pagets" - A talk by Ann Speight
2019-01-16 14:00 - 15:30
The story of this local estate.

"Victorian Circuses" - A talk by Ann Featherstone
2019-02-20 14:00 - 15:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

"Jesse and Florence Boot and the Boots Company" - A talk by Chris Weir
2019-03-21 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

"Nottingham in the Great War" - A talk by Carol Edwards
2019-04-17 19:30 - 21:00

"Nottingham-on-Sea: a history of Skegness" - A talk by Bob Massey - Preceeded by the AGM
2019-05-08 19:30 - 21:00
Where did people go for their holidays.

"Nottinghamshire's castles: some castles you may not know about" - A talk by Robert Mee
2019-09-18 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

"The Prior and the Squire:some thoughts about East Leake Parish Church" - A talk by Peter Foden
2019-10-16 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

"Archaeology in South Notts" - A talk by Laura Binns of Trent & Peak Archaeology
2019-11-20 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

"Curiosities from our Archive" With Keith Hodgkinson. Documents, artefacts, film.
2019-12-11 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

"History of Rushcliffe Golf Club" - Speaker to be announced
2020-01-15 14:00 - 15:30 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

"The People of Bradgate Park:the Grey family" - Speaker to be announced
2020-02-19 14:00 - 15:30 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

"History of Goose Fair including film" - a talk by Bob Massey PLEASE NOTE THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED
2020-03-18 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

"Where is Calke Abbey/Priory?What lies beneath Calke Abbey? A talk by Betty Cawte. PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
2020-05-13 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

"Nottingham's Edwardian landlords: the clergyman, the widow and the milkman" - a talk by Mo Cooper
2020-11-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Utube Stream
This talk will be streamed on the Society’s Utube channel and will be available to members only.

"Who was Santa Claus?" - a talk by Louise Lee
2020-12-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Utube Stream
Please note this talk will be streamed on the Society’s Utube channel and will be available to members only.

"Well. well, well: the story of Nottingham's caves and wells". - A talk by Peter Hammond
2021-01-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Utube Stream
Peter will describe the vast network of man-made caves and wells which lie under Nottingham’s streets and buildings. (Please note time).
The talk will be streamed live on Utube and will be available to members only.

"A road by any name: the history and social impact of roads through history" - a talk by Bob Massey
2021-02-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Utube Stream
The talk will be streamed live on Utube and will be available to members only.

"What lies beneath the Clifton Tram Terminus?" - A talk by Laura Parker
2021-03-17 19:30 - 21:00

"Crime and punishment in Leicestershire: the history of crime and punishment both locally and nationally". - A talk by John Sutton
2021-04-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Utube Stream

"A Derbyshire railway outing: a railway tour using a 1920's timetable" - A talk by Robert Mee
2021-05-19 19:30 - 21:00

The restoration of the Walled Garden at Wollaton Hall - a Zoom only talk by Andrew Hamilton
2021-09-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom only

Worsop, Witches and a Place in American History: the Life of Richard Bernard - a talk by Adrian Gray
2021-10-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom only

The History of Goose Fair - a Zoom only talk by Bob Massey
2021-11-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom only

Member' Evening - Short contributions from members - Zoom only
2021-12-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom only

The Village Lock Up - a talk by Robert Mee - Zoom only
2022-01-19 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom only

A Storm in a Tea Shop - a talk by Ann Featherstone - Zoom only
2022-02-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom only
At lunch time on 8th April 1908, all the waitresses at the Cabin Restaurant, Piccadilly Circus, came out on strike. Their action closed the restaurant and they were dismissed. Why did they strike? What happened next? How did these radical women respond? This promises to be an interesting talk.

Medieval Stonemasons - a talk by James Wright - Zoom only
2022-03-16 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom
