TO ALL MEMBERS OF PRESTBURY LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY.

The Annual General Meeting of the Society will take place on February 22nd at the W.I. Hall at 7.30pm.   The business of the AGM usually only takes about 20 minutes and is then followed by a presentation.  In this case our Chairman, Tony Noel, will be sharing with us the research he has been doing into the history of the post in Prestbury.

You are reminded that nominations for the Committee must be in writing, signed by the nominee, and given to the Secretary at least seven days before the meeting.  Propositions concerning the affairs of the Society (except amendments to the Constitution – see Constitution Item 13) should, when possible, be notified to the Secretary in advance of the meeting.

The proposed revised version of the constitution is attached to this email.  The changes to the existing constitution are clarifications and corrections.

Best wishes

Norman Baker (Secretary)

The Early Years of Prestbury with Norman Baker

Dont forget to join us tonight at the W.I. Hall (Monday 25th January) starting at 7:30pm

Our new programme for 2016 has been announced and will be added to the website shortly. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting in January.

(Membership can be renewed at the January meeting at a cost of £10. We are always pleased to welcome new members and guests.)

January 25th          The Early Years of Prestbury – Norman Baker

February 22nd       (The AGM) The Prestbury Post – Tony Noel

April 4th                   Trouble at Church – Lynda Hodges

April 25th                 Our Thatched Heritage – David Jones


May 23rd                 The History of St Mary’s Church – Lynda Hodges

June 27th                 Village History Walk

September 26th     Archive & Quiz evening
- David Jones & Rebecca Sillence

October 24^th            Lost & Forgotten: Prestbury’s demolished buildings – Michael Cole

November 28th     Pittville – with John Simpson & Steve Blake

Don’t forget to come along to the free exhibition at St Mary’s Church, Prestbury from 2-5pm. There will be tea & cakes on sale plus free memorial trail booklets and children’s activities. We also have on display the medals of three Prestbury brothers who lived in the Burgage. Everyone welcome.

http://www.prestburyremembers.moonfruit.com

Don’t forget to come along to our meeting tonight!

Val Porter will be looking at The Craven’s Influence in Prestbury

Join us at the W.I. Hall on Monday 28th September at 7:30pm.

A commemoration was held this morning at 11 am in St mary’s churchyard to mark 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo. A wreath was laid by a serving soldier from the Royal Artillery on the grave of Sir Charles Edward Whinyates. Whinyates commanded the rocket corps of the RA, playing a decisive role in the battle. There will be more information about him in our Summer newsletter…

There are still a few spaces left for the village history walk on Monday 22nd June. Please email prestburyhistory@gmail.com to book your place.

For those of you who haven’t received the latest newsletter by email you can now download it straight from our website.

Spring Newsletter 2015

We look forward to seeing you on Monday 27th April from 7:30pm at Prestbury Library for our archive display and book launch.

Join us at Prestbury LIBRARY, The Burgage from 7:30pm on Monday April 27th

FOR THE LAUNCH OF OUR FIRST PUBLICATION and a display of our Archive

Prestbury: A Walk Through Time by Roger Beacham

We are very pleased to introduce the first publication under the name of the Prestbury Local History Society. Roger, and Michael Cole who edited and prepared for publication, deserve our congratulations and thanks. The book is meticulously researched and presented. A map is included and plenty of well chosen photographs.

The walk is just over a mile and takes one from the Library, through Seven Posts Alley, Prestbury Road, Deep Street, High Street, Southam Road, Mill Street and The Burgage. Roger provides a historical background to the village and some of the characters who figure in the story and then a history of all the significant buildings on the route and some of the people who have lived in them.

At £2 per copy it is extremely good value and I suspect that we will find that our first order is insufficient to meet demand.

Don’t forget to join us at the W.I. Hall on Monday 23rd March at 7:30pm

There will be a talk about The Women’s Institute in Prestbury by Val Porter.  We will also be holding our AGM.