Usually the History Group meets on the third Wednesday of the month but in February it was the fourth Wednesday the 25th. We always meet at Central Methodist Church at 2pm to about 4pm.
Unfortunately the speaker was unable to come due to a hospital appointment so it was, as The Good Old Days Music Hall master said, Chiefly Ourselves. Members learned and were reminded about lots of things such as David Attenborough has family links with Hucknall, calling occasionally at Sawly to chat with one of our members. What do you know about who used shears, shawls and school pinafores; do you have an autograph book because there may be interesting names inside? Did you enjoy visiting Papplewick Lido before the land was sold or discover a little about Portugal’s history? Even Samuel Pepys got a mention. Very well done to everyone who took part.
Next month on March 18th (back to our normal day) our old friend Robert Mee is coming to tell us about the History on the Erewash Trail. We missed him last year due to Covid and look forward to seeing him again with his excellent presentations.
Maureen Newton