Meeting Notes 2011-
21st November 2011
The Robin Hood Rifles (1860-
Over 80 members enjoyed Cliff’s talk on The Robin Hood Rifles which was sprinkled with anecdotes and asides making it it very interesting and entertaining.
16th January 2012
Beeston Businesses Large and Small -
91 members braved a cold evening to hear Maureen’s illustrated talk on Beeston Businesses Large and Small. Everybody thoroughly enjoyed a nostalgic trip through the businesses on the High Road, Station Road and Wollaton Road and including Humber Cycles, Boots and Ericsson’s Telephones. There was mention of Pearson’s nursery and how it developed into the Beeston Boiler Company, the Pearson family, of course, living in the White House on Town Street for many years.
20th February 2012
Bramcote Hostelries -
A record 138 members attended the meeting to listen to the a talk on Bramcote’s alehouses, inns and a social club which have been the focus of Bramcote History Group’s latest research project. The talk covered not only the White Lion and Sherwin Arms which are still going strong today but also the Rose Grower, the site of which is now a nursing home on Sandringham Drive, the Victoria Club which was in the house behind the White Lion and the long gone Bramcote Moor beer house. Also include was the Bramcote Brewing Company which operated in the garage of a house near Bramcote Post Office. This company eventually became part of Castle Rock Brewery.
The History Group plans to publish the alehouses, inns and a social club research with the shops and businesses project later in 2012.
Harlaxton Manor -
Left:The Grange, Town Street. Centre:The Old Church Tower, Town Street. Right: St. Michael’s Church, Church Street
Left: Victorian Jewellery on Display.
Right: Members Viewing Jewellery for Sale by Onyx Goldsmiths.
Left: A painting of Ghost House Lane, Chilwell, with the Ghost House in the background,
Right: Author, Alan Dance answering questions after the meeting.
Members viewing our new displays boards which were on display for the first time.
From the Left: Members arriving, Chairman, Val Bird with Cliff Housley, and a display of the Group’s World War 1 books which were on sale at the meeting.
The picture on the right shows Val Bird, Chairman, talking to Maureen Rushton. On the left is Anne Clark, Secretary, talking to Maureen.
The picture shows left to right the speakers, Jill Ward, Val Bird and Lynne Smith.