East Leake & District Local History Society

"Nottingham's Edwardian landlords: the clergyman, the widow and the milkman" - a talk by Mo Cooper
2020-11-18 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | 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

Archaeology beneath the new Visitor Centre, Nottingham Castle - a talk by Laura Parker - Zoom only
2022-04-20 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

What did you do in the War, Mum? - A talk by Mo Cooper - Zoom only
2022-05-18 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

The Robins - history of the Post Office - a talk by Bob Massey
2022-09-21 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Mary’s Parish Church, Main Street, East Leake, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

The Rutland Roman Villa project - a talk by Peter Liddle
2022-10-19 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Mary’s Parish Church, Main Street, East Leake, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

The Top Ten Scandals of Sherwood Forest - a talk by Adrian Gray
2022-11-16 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Mary’s Parish Church, Main Street, East Leake, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

Playing cards - history, mystery, facts and myths - a talk by Mike Lister
2022-12-21 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Mary’s Parish Church, Main Street, East Leake, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

"Here we go again" - the history of Pantomines - a talk by Ann Featherstone
2023-01-18 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Mary’s Parish Church, Main Street, East Leake, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

The Archaeology of East Leake Quarry - a talk by Richard Parker
2023-02-15 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Mary’s Parish Church, Main Street, East Leake, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

Women's Suffrage in Nottingham - a talk by Mo Cooper
2023-03-15 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Mary’s Parish Church, Main Street, East Leake, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

Rufford Park - a history mystery - a talk by Sam Millard
2023-04-19 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Mary’s Parish Church, Main Street, East Leake, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

History of East Leake station - a talk by Phil Sharpe
2023-05-17 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Mary’s Parish Church, Main Street, East Leake, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

"Mayflower Pilgrims" - a talk by Adrian Gray
2023-09-20 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Mary’s Parish Church, Main Street, East Leake, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

"Dame Laura Knight - a retrospective view of her life" - a talk by Mike Saunders
2023-10-18 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Mary’s Parish Church, Main Street, East Leake, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

"The East Midlands Knitting Industry" - a talk by Colin Moss
2023-11-15 19:30 - 21:00

"How Christmas Traditions Came About" - a talk by Bob Massey
2023-12-13 19:30 - 21:00

"Secrets, Mysteries and Curiosities of Nottinghamshire" - a talk by Chris Weir
2024-01-17 19:30 - 21:00
