september
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Event Name: Feeding Lancashire during the Industrial Revolution c 1780-1850 A Talk by Dr Mike Winstanley Description: What did the rapidly expanding population of Lancashire, and particularly the industrial areas, eat
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Event Name: Feeding Lancashire during the Industrial Revolution c 1780-1850 A Talk by Dr Mike Winstanley
Description: What did the rapidly expanding population of Lancashire, and particularly the industrial areas, eat and where did their food come from? The answers are quite surprising!
Date: Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Time: 2.30pm
Location: Ashday Lea Masonic Hall, Rawtenstall BB4 6QX
Accessibility: Disabled Access
Directions: Follow this link
Suggested Donation: £5 members £6 non-members
Refreshments: Tea, coffee and biscuits included
Time
(Wednesday) 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
october
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Event Name: The Coaching Days of England. A Talk by Michael Astrop Description: Some of you may recall Michael’s fascinating talk on Inn signs so we’re pleased to invite him back for
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Event Name: The Coaching Days of England. A Talk by Michael Astrop
Description: Some of you may recall Michael’s fascinating talk on Inn signs so we’re pleased to invite him back for an in depth look at the romance and commerce of this exciting period of English transport history. It looks at the early days of coach use, over poor-quality roads until the introduction of the toll roads network, which enabled an intricate network of routes to be developed. The establishment of the coaching inn with the sheer size of the resources needed to house and organise hundreds of horses along with the necessary supporting trades. A broad look at the highway men and women with the impact they had on travel, as well as, how the different levels of society responded to this form of communal or individual of travel.
Date: Tuesday October 20th 2026
Time: 2.00pm
Location: Ashday Lea Masonic Hall, Rawtenstall BB4 6QX
Accessibility: Disabled Access
Directions: Follow this link
Suggested Donation: £5 members £6 non-members
Refreshments: Tea, coffee and biscuits included
Time
(Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
november
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Event Name: My walk around the boundary of historic Lancashire. An illustrated talk by Philip Walsh Description: Philip Walsh is Chairman of Friends of Real Lancashire and lists amongst his hobbies, local
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Event Name: My walk around the boundary of historic Lancashire. An illustrated talk by Philip Walsh
Description: Philip Walsh is Chairman of Friends of Real Lancashire and lists amongst his hobbies, local history and long distance walking. In 2018, he walked the entire boundary of the County Palatine of Lancashire in 31 days, an adventure that had not been done before. To make it worth his while, he was sponsored and raised over £5,000 for North West Air Ambulance Charity. Philip will also speak about Friends of Real Lancashire and their quest to have the historic county properly recognised.
Date: Tuesday November 24th 2026
Time: 2.00pm
Location: Ashday Lea Masonic Hall, Rawtenstall BB4 6QX
Accessibility: Disabled Access
Directions: Follow this link
Suggested Donation: £5 members £6 non-members
Refreshments: Tea, coffee and biscuits included
Time
(Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
january
12jan2:00 pm- 3:00 pmMy Ancestor the Workhouse Master a Talk by Louise Wade27/01/12 @ 2pm
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My Ancestor the Workhouse Master a Talk by Louise Wade Having recently retired from nursing after 36 years with the NHS, Louise is particularly interested in the history of healthcare of
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My Ancestor the Workhouse Master a Talk by Louise Wade
Having recently retired from nursing after 36 years with the NHS, Louise is particularly interested in the history of healthcare of which many workhouses eventually became part. Today’s talk is based on her ancestors who were Master and Matron of a Victorian workhouse and attempts to answer many questions; How did workhouses come about? Who built them and why? How did two ordinary people get those jobs? What was life like inside for those who lived and worked there? Why was my Granny terrified of the place? Were workhouses as severe as depicted by Dickens or the foundation of the modern NHS?
Sounds interesting, particularly if you’ve found out that one of yours was an inmate!
Date: Tuesday January 12th 2027
Time: 2.00pm
Location: Ashday Lea Masonic Hall, Rawtenstall BB4 6QX
Accessibility: Disabled Access
Directions: Follow this link
Suggested Donation: £5 members £6 non-members
Refreshments: Tea, coffee and biscuits included
Time
(Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm