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Latest society news and lectures. Lectures are normally held fortnightly at Four Lane Ends Mission, Skelmersdale Road, Bickerstaffe on Monday evenings commencing 7.30 pm.

Visit to Shakespeare North Theatre

March Meetings Update

Lancashire Local History Federation

Dear Members The 2024 AGM for the Lancashire Local History Federation will be held as a Zoom meeting on Wednesday 7 March at 6.30 pm. We will keep the AGM business meeting short and it will be followed at 6.50 by a talk from Jonathan Healey, entitled ‘The birth of the Poor Law in Lancashire’.  Jonathan Healey is …

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February and March Meetings 2024

January 2024 update

Jan and Feb meetings

AGM 2023

Fun Palaces

Family Learning Festival

Harkness Collection day school

L & C Book Launch

Here is an invitation to the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society book launch to mark their 140th anniversary on 5 September at Manchester Central Library. Everyone is welcome, but it is necessary to book a place as there will be wine and nibbles. See the details below.

Pendle Heritage Event

Here is the booking form :- Or you can download it below :-

Ribchester at home

Here is the agenda and booking form

Special Event – Ken Pye

Hi, this is to tell you about a special event that I am holding at the beginning of December this year, and which I hope you will come to, with your family and friends! My show ‘Curious Christmas Tales and Traditions’ will entertain and amaze you with fully illustrated and animated stories about the who, …

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Meetings Start-up

Christmas Notice 2021

Chairman’s Letter

Dear Members Last years AGM had been arranged at what turned out to be a most difficult time. Few of us could have foreseen the increasing consequences of the pandemic at that time; government advice altered regularly and some have suggested, without sufficient clarity. We took the decision to press ahead in Apr 2019, but, …

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Keeping in Touch

In future weeks we hope to be passng on some information of virtual events, talks and programmes of interest to history lovers. Please keep loking on the OHS website for details. Also do get in touch with our Secretary if you have anything of interest to share with other members! Thank you.