January PLHS Meeting On a freezing cold January night, we welcomed Peter Larke to tell us about the Quakers in Peterborough 1660 – 2016. He took us from the very beginning when meetings, sometimes clandestine meetings, were held in various venues around the Peterborough area, to the 1930s when funds were raised to build the […]
Quakers in Peterborough 1660 – 2016 by Peter Larke Peter will be bringing us a video presentation relating the history of Quaker presence in Peterborough from 1660 to 2016 using such documentary evidence that he has found and been able to photograph clearly. Visitors are very welcome to attend, for a fee of £3.
December 12th was the final meeting of the year and the evening of the annual social and festive entertainment of the Society. This year we were uproariously entertained by PODS the Peterborough Operatic and Dramatic Society with a festive seranading of well-known Yuletide songs, with a little extra slapstick thrown in by recruiting some of […]
Lily Violet Bryant 1882-1965 The Society’s AGM meeting took place on Thursday November 14th, followed by a talk from one of our society members Dr. Sadie McMullen entitled ‘Peterborough’s First Lady Mayor’. Trevor, the Society’s Chairman, welcomed the audience and commenced with the AGM business. Trevor was unanimously re-elected as Chairman and Annette Matin was […]
The November meeting of Peterborough Local History Society is on Thursday 14th, at 7.30pm, at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Ledbury Road, Netherton, Peterborough PE3 9RF . Society member Dr Sadie McMullon, with “Lily Bryant – Peterborough’s First Lady Mayor”. Lily Violet Bryant had two firsts to her name, she was Peterborough’s first female councillor, […]
Our next meeting will take place on Thursday 10th October at 7.30pm, at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Ledbury Road, Netherton, Peterborough PE3 9RF. The Very Revd Chris Dalliston, Dean of Peterborough, will be speaking on “A New Chapter – Dean’s Cathedrals and the Future”. The Cathedral is such a well-loved historic building, that’s stood […]
The members at the Septembers meeting of the Peterborough Local History Society welcomed Chris Porsz the ‘Paramedic Paparazzo’ once more. The last time Chris was welcomed to the Society meeting was during Covid 19 Pandemic and then it had to be a Zoom meeting. This time we were meeting in the warmth of the St […]
Our next meeting will take place on Thursday 12th September at 7.30pm, at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Ledbury Road, Netherton, Peterborough PE3 9RF. Chris Porsz – “Paramedic Paparazzo”. To many of you, Chris will need no introduction. A Peterborian Paramedic, turned street photographer, Chris will share from his vast collection of images and recount […]
A Invitation to Cotterstock Village Hall TIM STUBBS IS BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND Tim returns to Cotterstock, bringing his new one man show “Reflections of Life – Part 2” to the village hall on Friday 27 September at 7.30 p.m. in order to raise money for Diabetes UK. Tim’s new show will tell more tales […]
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