Below you will find information and dates when events are being held by groups or there are any changes/cancellations.


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January 2010

Date Event
 Fri 01  
 Sat 02  
 Sun 03  
 Mon 04 Ridware History Society. Annual General Meeting. Followed by talk on 'The History of the Funeral Business.' by Darren Faragher.
 Tues 05  
 Wed 06  
 Thurs 07 Stafford Historical and Civic Society - Dr Richard Cust The Invention of Snobbery in Early Modern England.
 Fri 08  
 Sat 09  
 Sun 10  
 Mon 11 Staffs Industrial Archaeology Society - "Chasetown, a pit village" by Mr Victor Vayro.
 Tues 12 National Trust Staffordshire Centre. Talk 'Conserving the Trust's Collection.'Walton Village Hall 2.30pm. Organiser Haydn Poulson 01543 686341
 Wed 13 Eccleshall Historical Society. Talk. 'Cities of Versuvius' by Dr John Wilcock. 7.30 Eccleshall Community Centre.
 Thurs 14  
 Fri 15  
 Sat 16  
 Sun 17  
 Mon 18  
 Tues 19 Berkswich History Society - The History of Book Binding, Richard Nichols
 Wed 20 Igestre & Tixall Local History Group - Mynors Diaries pt 7

Landor Society - Annual General Meeting

Stone Historical and Civic Society - Mr Ray Keeling "16th & 17th Century Women's Wills.

Haywood Society. Talk by Alan Lewis, 'Boscobel and the Royal Oak.'8.00pm
 Thurs 21  
 Fri 22  
 Sat 23 National Trust Staffordshire Centre. Best Pub Walk in South Staffordshire. Meet 10am Manor Farm Church Eaton. Leader Peter Jobling 01785 822592 or 07751 173422
 Sun 24  
 Mon 25 Staffs Industrial Archaeology Society - Members evening
 Tues 26  
 Wed 27  
 Thurs 28  
 Fri 29  
 Sat 30  
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February 2010

Date Event
 Mon 01  
 Tues 02  
 Wed 03  
 Thurs 04 Stafford Historical and Civic Society - David Burton-Pye - "The Joy of Pictures".
 Fri 05  
 Sat 06  
 Sun 07  
 Mon 08 Staffs Industrial Archaeology Society - "East Cannock Colliery" by Mr Alan Dean.
 Tues 09  
 Wed 10 Eccleshall Historical Society. Talk. 'The Bayeux Tapestry.' by Nickolas Corder. Eccleshall Community Centre 7.30pm
 Thurs 11 National Trust Staffordshire Centre. Talk 'Gold - From Mine to Gold Brick', by Haydn Poulson. St Mary's Centre, Lichfield at 7.45. Organiser Haydn Poulson 01543 686341.
 Fri 12  
 Sat 13  
 Sun 14  
 Mon 15  
 Tues 16 Berkswich History Society - The Great Exhibition of 1851, Patsie Jarman.
 Wed 17 Landor Society - " I was a great man" - The story of the first Lord Hatherton - told by Mr. Bob Maddocks.

Stone Historical and Civic Society - Dr John Wilcox "The Leek & Manifold Light Railway".

Haywood Society. Talk by Brian Sullivan, 'The Parks and Gardens Trust.' 8.00pm
 Thurs 18  
 Fri 19  
 Sat 20  
 Sun 21  
 Mon 22 Staffs Industrial Archaeology Society - Members evening, Roger Francis on canals.
 Tues 23  
 Wed 24 Ingestre & Tixall Local History Group - Ann Clifford by Elaine Dunn.
 Thurs 25  
 Fri 26  
 Sat 27  
 Sun 28  

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March 2010

Date Event
 Mon 01  
 Tues 02  
 Wed 03  
 Thurs 04 Stafford Historical and Civic Society - Roy Lewis - Stafford Election 1832. "A contest of no ordinary description".
 Fri 05  
 Sat 06  
 Sun 07  
 Mon 08 Staffs Industrial Archaeology Society - "Black Country", Masters and their Mansions by Mr Ian Bott.
 Tues 09  
 Wed 10 Eccleshall Historical Society. Talk. Mary Queen of Scots. The Captive Queen.' by David Templeman. 7.30 Eccleshall Community Centre.  
 Thurs 11 National Trust Staffordshire Centre. Talk. 'The New Museum of Childhood,' by Sue Fraser. Trinity Church, Stafford at 7.45. Organiser Haydn Poulson 01543 686341.  
 Fri 12  
 Sat 13  
 Sun 14  
 Mon 15  
 Tues 16 Berkswich History Society - An Englishman's Home is his Castle, Ned Williams.
 Wed 17 Landor Society - "Getting Away with Murder" will be the subject of a talk, given by Mr Anthony Hunt, about the only unsolved murder in the area.

Stone Historical and Civic Society - Mr Roger Fuller "My Life with Old Boats".

Haywood Society. Talk by Cathryn Wilson 'The Old Silk Mills of Leek.'8.00pm
 Thurs 18  
 Fri 19  
 Sat 20 National Trust Staffordshire Centre. Annual Lunch. Moat House, Acton Trussell.  
 Sun 21  
 Mon 22 Staffs Industrial Archaeology Society - Annual Buffet, "Stain glass windows" by Mr Dennis Holgate.
 Tues 23  
 Wed 24  
 Thurs 25  
 Fri 26  
 Sat 27  
 Sun 28  
 Mon 29  
 Tues 30  
 Wed 31 Ingestre & Tixall Local History Group - David Wilkinson Monasteries incl. St Thomas Priory.

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April 2010

Date Event
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 Sunday 11  
 Monday 12 Staffs Industrial Archaeology Society. William Gilpin - Founder of Gilpins of Churchbridge.' by Mr David Battersby.  
 Tuesday 13  
 Wednesday 14 Eccleshall Historical Society. Talk. 'Pilgrim Fathers', by Keith Cheetham. 7.30 at Eccleshall Community Centre.
 Thursday 15  
 Friday 16  
 Saturday 17  
 Sunday 18  
 Monday 19  
 Tuesday 20 Berkswich Historical Society. 'From Copper to Velvet.' by Ian Dougherty.
 Wednesday 21 Stone Historical and Civic Society. Talk by Mr Alan Lewis. 'The Origin and Legacy of the Royal Oak.'

Landor Society. An Illustrated Talk by Mike Hewitt on 'Old Cannock' 1890-1900, with some reference to the conduit established in 1735, which brought fresh water to the town.

Haywood Society. Talk by Brian Holmes on 'Burleigh Pottery'. 8.00pm
 Thursday 22  
 Friday 23 National Trust Staffordshire Centre. Annual General Meeting. Walton Village Hall, Stafford. 7.30pm Organiser Peter Jobling 01785 822592
 Saturday 24  
 Sunday 25  
 Monday 26 Staffs Industrial Archaeology Society. AGM and members evening.
 Tuesday 27  
 Wednesday 28  
 Thursday 29 Ingestre and Tixall Historical Society. Little Ingestre and Ingestre Sawmill. 'Painting, Prints and Photographs.' Picturing the Staffordshre Landscape, by Dr Chris Wakeling.

National Trust Staffordshire Centre. Talk. 'Old Stafford,' by Martin Woollaston. Trinity Church, Stafford at 7.45. Organisers Brian and Hilary Taylor 01785 242305
 Friday 30  

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May 2010

Date Event
 Saturday 01  
 Sunday 02  
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 Wednesday 05  
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 Tuesday 11  
 Wednesday 12 Eccleshall Historical Society. Talk. ' The Duke of Sutherlans. Kind landlord or viscious exploiter?' by Steve Booth. 7.30 Eccleshall Community Centre.
 Thursday 13  
 Friday 14  
 Saturday 15  
 Sunday 16 National Trust Staffordshire Centre. Northumberland Holliday from the 16th to the 21st.
 Monday 17  
 Tuesday 18 Berkswich Historical Society. Tutbury Castle and its Medieval Lords by Dr Nigel Tringham.
 Wednesday 19 Stone Historic and Civic Society. Talk by Shaun Farrelly. 'Trying to Connect You.'

Haywood Society. Evening Visit to Boscobel House. Start 6.00pm
 Thursday 20  
 Friday 21  
 Saturday 22  
 Sunday 23  
 Monday 24  
 Tuesday 25 National Trust Staffordshire Centre. Talk. 'Tale of the Toilet,' by Terry Woolliscroft. Walton Village Hall, Stafford at 2.30pm Organiser Peter Jobling 01785 822592
 Wednesday 26  
 Thursday 27  
 Friday 28  
 Saturday 29  
 Sunday 30  
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June 2010

Date Event
 Tuesday 01  
 Wednesday 02  
 Thursday 03  
 Friday 04  
 Saturday 05  
 Sunday 06  
 Monday 07  
 Tuesday 08  
 Wednesday 09 Eccleshall Historical Society. Evening Out ring Ken Tooth 01785 852 657 for details
 Thursday 10  
 Friday 11  
 Saturday 12  
 Sunday 13  
 Monday 14  
 Tuesday 15  
 Wednesday 16 Haywood Society. Visit to St Lawrence's Church, Gnosall.
 Thursday 17  
 Friday 18  
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 Sunday 27  
 Monday 28  
 Tuesday 29  
 Wednesday 30  

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July 2010

Date  Event
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 Friday 09  
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 Monday 12  
 Tuesday 13  
 Wednesday 14 Eccleshall Historical Society. Day out. Please ring Ken Tooth on 01785 851657 for details.
 Thursday 15  
 Friday 16  
 Saturday 17 Haywood Society. Summer Buffet - venue TBA
 Sunday 18  
 Monday 19  
 Tuesday 20  
 Wednesday 21  
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