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       The Greater Elland Historical Society was founded in 1974 by a group of like-minded local people.

       The aims of the Society are:  

  • To inspire an awareness of our heritage both locally and nationally

  • To encourage a knowledge of history, especially local history

  • To be involved with historical research, and where practicable historical preservation

  • To compile, preserve and maintain a written and pictorial record of our area

  • To inform and educate interested groups in the history of Greater Elland and beyond

 

       Membership

Current membership of the Society is 99 and the cost of membership for the 2009/10 season is just £7.00 per person. 

The Society is open to all with a genuine interest in local history.  Just come along to any meeting, taken from the syllabus (shown below) and make yourself known to the Secretary on the door. The business of the Society is managed by an elected committee of officers which meets approximately quarterly, separately to member meetings.

The Society membership meets on the second Wednesday of every month, throughout the year.  Meetings consist of a winter and summer syllabus, with the winter programme being made up a series of invited guest speakers, and summer programme a series of visits and walks to places of local historical interest.

Winter meeting attendances average in excess of 50 members per meeting and summer visits, approximately 25 members per visit. The Annual General Meeting takes place as part of the October meeting. In addition, there is an annual day trip by coach to a place of interest further afield, and an annual dinner in March.  Both of these events are  charged at cost and are very popular with members. Winter meetings take place in a pleasant room at Elland Working Men’s Club, South Lane, Elland HX5 0HT. (There is a bar but of course smoking is not now permitted).  Meetings commence at 7.15 p.m. and usually end by 9.00 p.m.

   

        SYLLABUS

      Winter Programme for the year 2009 – 2010

       Wednesday 14 October 2009            Annual General Meeting  -  Short talk by Ron Hannah

       Wednesday 11 November 2009       Alan Scott – Talk on Variety Theatre including Eric Portman and Wilfred Pickles

       Wednesday 19 December 2009        Return visit by Clodagh Tweedale – The Nativity Play

       Wednesday 13 January 2010            Talk by Alan Stansfield – A Pebble on the Beach

       Wednesday 10 February 2010         Talk by Lloyd Halstead - A New Look at the Elland Feud

       Wednesday 3 March 2010                 Annual Dinner at Elland Golf Club - further details later

       Wednesday 10 March 2010              Talk by Ian Dewhirst – Yorkshire Life between the Wars

       Wednesday 14 April 2010                Talk by Chris Helm – Brass Bands and some of its Star Players

 

       Summer Programme 2010

       Wednesday 12 May 2010                  Tour of Dobson's Sweet Factory

       Wednesday 9 June 2010                    A Walk around Barkisland Village

       Saturday 12 June 2010                       Annual Trip to Kedleston Hall nr Derby (National Trust)

       Wednesday 14 July 2010                  Samlesbury Hall - afternoon coach trip

       Wednesday 11 August 2010            St. Mary's Church, Elland

 

 

       Society Emblem:

When the Society was first established in 1974, it was decided that the Society should have an emblem or logo.  The emblem selected was:

  COH IIII BRE

      For details of the origin of the emblem please go to the ‘Society Emblem’ page.

 

 

 

 

 

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