East Leake & District Local History Society

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

"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
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

"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

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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

"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

"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 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

"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

"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

"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

"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

"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.

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

"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

"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

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

"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.

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

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

"Dame Laura Knight" - A talk by Julia Powell
2018-09-19 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom
The life of this famous artist with connections to East and West East Leake

Violet Jessop - Survivor of Titanic & Britanic - a talk by Bob Massey (Preceded by the Annual General Meeting)
2018-05-09 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

The Black Death in Nottinghamshire and East Leake - a talk by Keith Hodgkinson (Please note change of programme)
2018-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

The Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace - A talk by Ron Jones
2018-03-21 19:30 - 21:00

History of Brush Electrical - A talk by H. Griffiths
2018-02-21 14:00 - 15:30 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

Nottingham in the time of Jane Austen - A talk by Chris Weir
2018-01-17 14:00 - 15:30 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom

Robert Blinkoe - Nottinghamshire's Oliver Twist - A talk by Peter Hammond
2017-12-13 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Marys Hall – East Leake, St. Marys Hall, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PB, United Kingdom
