Meeting Details
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Time | 10.00 am on the last Wednesday in the month |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Location | Abbot Hall Social Centre |
| Coordinator | Ann Quintilla |
What we do
We are a group of sixty–plus U3A members who get together to enjoy various aspects of Local History. Our first three talks this year on Local Businesses (Kathy Webster); Pele Towers and the border conflict (Jackie Hinton); and Oral History (Jackie Faye (Local Librarian)) have been well attended and well received.
Members old and new will be very welcome to attend.
Reports
April 2010:
On average 40 members attend the meetings. In January we had a very interesting talk on “A Year in Killington Hall” by Judith Robinson based on a diary owned by a member of her family. At the February meeting Bryan Wilson talked about “Antique Cream Pots and their local connections”. He is an avid collector and brought a magnificent selection of these pots with him. In March Katherine Pottinger will be presenting “Sedgwick, Wakefield and Powder”.
Future meetings:
- 8 April – an additional meeting with the Genealogy Group at Castle St Centre.
- 28 April – site visit to Holy Trinity Church, Kendal. Tour and history.
- 26 May – “The Bobbin Industry” - Jackie Hinton.
- 30 June – “Westmorland Myths and Legends” - Ann Quintilla.
- 28 July – “Snuff Industry” in Kendal - Tom Watson,
We welcome new members.
Ann Quintilla
November 2009:
This group continues to be popular with 40 members attending the September meeting at which Mike Dewey gave us a very interesting talk on “Iron Mining in Cumbria”. Several new members have joined us. In 2010 we will be covering subjects as diverse as “A Year in Killington Hall” in January to “The Bobbin Industry”, “A Tour of Holy Trinity Church” and “The Snuff Industry”. On April 8th we have an additional joint meeting with the Genealogy Group. We hope members will let us know what subjects particularly interest them in order that we can plan the meetings accordingly.
New members are very welcome.
Ann Quintilla
June 2009:
Since the group was re-formed in September 2008 all meetings have been very well attended. Members are encouraged to research and present topics which interest them to avoid having outside speakers. Help is available with photography and Power Point presentations.
Ann Quintilla