2025 Programme
   


              Meetings take place at 7.30pm at St Peter’s Church Hall, Chellaston DE73 6UT.

28 JAN               AGM  followed by  The tercentenary of James Brindley
                           Cliff Lea
                           Illustrated presentation on the projects of the Derbyshire born engineer, James Brindley.

25 FEB               We danced in Derby in the 1960s
                           Roger Smith
                           A nostalgic look at the Derby venues and the music of the 1960s and after

25 MAR             Masson Mill
                           Sue Russell
                           The history of Masson Mill, an illustrated talk

29 APR               Labour of Love: The Orton & Spooner Story
                           Elaine Pritchard
                           Presentation on the local, world-renowned fairground company

27 MAY             Downstairs at Calke
                           Karen Kreft
                           The way of life of the servants at Calke Abbey

24 JUN               NO MEETING

29 JUL                NO MEETING

26 AUG              Women in the English Civil War
                           Helen Chambers
                           A look at the part women played, some were wives & mothers of soldiers

30 SEP               The Winter of 1947
                           Robert Mee
                           Illustrated talk of the severe snowfall on record for the UK

28 OCT              The Journey of a Brooch
                           Anne Heathcote
                           Tracing your family history with a brooch.
    
25 NOV             Objects Quiz
                           Mick Appleby

16 DEC              Christmas Social
                           7:15 pm start

27 JAN 2026     AGM      and   ......... to be announced.