Chaddesden Historical Group
Meetings 2006-2026
Meetings for 2026
9 Apr History of the Chaddesden Charities Peter Cholerton 5 Mar Ashford Marble Pam Helm 5 Feb Derwent Valley Heritage Trail Robert Mee 8 Jan Magnificent Seven (London Cemeteries) Stephen Flinders
Meetings for 2025
11 Dec Mumming, Guising and Wassailing Paul and Janet Barass 6 Nov Ghostly Tales to be told Ann Featherstone 2 Oct Victorian Army Jed Jaggard 4 Sep Crossing Places (drove roads, coffin paths, packhorse routes) Shirley Horton 7 Aug Rare Track - Steeple Grange Light Railway Bob Smyth 3 Jul Nottingham Cinemas Graham Woodward 5 Jun Almshouses Past, Present and Local Robert Mee 1 May Feminist Militants 1900-18 Ian Green 3 Apr Down the Marshes Chris Weir (Broad Marsh and Narrow Marsh, Nottingham) 6 Mar Easter Customs Bob Massey 6 Feb Beyond the Blue Horizon (Air Travel) Mike Ogden 9 Jan Gretna Girls and Devil's Porridge David Skillen (Gretna Munitions Factory)
Meetings for 2024
12 Dec Can you hear me Mother (Sandy Powell) Bob Massey 7 Nov Alice Wheeldon Ian Green 3 Oct Donald Campbell Jed Jaggard 5 Sep Derbyshire Born and Derbyshire Bred Part 2 Shirley Horton 1 Aug Meeting cancelled due to the room being closed for redecoration. 4 Jul Inspiring Slavic Sisters Cathy McAteer 6 Jun September 1947 Robert Mee 2 May Fascination of Churches Danny Wells 4 Apr Curiosities of Nottinghamshire Chris Weir 6 Mar Mary Celeste Bob Massey 1 Feb Derbyshire County Cricket Club David Griffin 11 Jan Knitters, Nailers and Traitors David Skillen
Meetings for 2023
14 Dec Christmas Festivities Shirley Horton 2 Nov My Kind of Paris Stephen Flinders 5 Oct History of West Hallam Robert Mee 7 Sep Chaddesden Hall Peter Cholerton 3 Aug Calke from Medieval Priory to Elizabethan Mansion Colin Stewart 6 Jul Views from the Train Window Trevor Griffin 1 Jun Arming a Knight Jed Jaggard 4 May Conscientious Objector Ian Green 6 Apr Darley Abbey and the Evans Family Alan Bradwell 2 Mar Robins (Postal Service) Bob Massey 2 Feb Derbyshire Born and Bred Shirley Horton 12 Jan First Bite, 1924 Stage Play Premiere of Bram Stokes' Dracula, Grand Theatre, Babington Lane Ann Featherstone
Meetings for 2022
8 Dec Christmas Party Lily Taylor-Wood, entertainer 3 Nov Village Lock Ups Robert Mee 6 Oct Commonwealth War Graves Jean Moss 1 Sep The History beneath Our Feet (Ilkeston vicarage) Stephen Flinders 4 Aug Introduction to Calke Abbey Colin Stewart 7 Jul Sir Arthur Heywood of Duffield Bank Pioneer of Miniature Railways Trevor Griffin 9 Jun Antarctic Exploration Jed Jaggard 5 May Tolpuddle Martyrs Hugh Sharp 7 Apr AGM followed by Nottingham in the Time of Jane Austen Chris Weir 3 Mar Freak Shows and Fisticuffs, Victorian Fayre Ann Featherstone 3 Feb Street Names and Chimney Pots Shirley Horton 6 Jan Eleanor of Castille Julie Kinnear
Meetings for 2021
9 Dec Christmas Party - Wakey Wakey (Billy Cotton) Bob Massey 4 Nov Joseph Paxton Danny Wells 7 Oct Nottingham Castle Robert Mee 2 Sep Crich Tramway Museum Frank Bagshaw 5 Aug Grand Tour of Bullbridge Geoff Sims
Meetings for 2020
Remaining meetings cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic. 5 Mar The Real Dad’s Army Jed Jaggard 6 Feb Monastic Granges of Derbyshire Sue Woore 9 Jan Story of an East Coast Town (Skegness) Shirley Horton
Meetings for 2019
10 Jan John Glover’s Sketchbook Stephen Flinders 7 Feb Old Roads, Turnpikes and "The Tantivy" Trevor Griffin 7 Mar Servants to Staff at Chatsworth, Fiona Clapperton 18th & 19th Century 4 Apr AGM then Painting with Light (William Morris) Richard Stone 2 May Fossdyke and a Watery Tale Ian Morgan 6 Jun The Long Weekend 1919-1939 Michael Parkin 4 Jul St. Pancras Station Mike Higginbottom 1 Aug Palace of Westminster Mike Ogden 5 Sep Nottingham Caves Peter Hammond 3 Oct Catherine Booth, Mother of the Salvation Army Danny Wells 7 Nov Inn Signs and Local History Robert Mee 12 Dec Christmas Party, Russian Christmas Cathy McAteer
Meetings for 2018
4 Jan Wonderful Things Jane Middleton Smith 1 Feb Derby beneath your Feet Derek Palmer 8 Mar Canary Girls of Chilwell Maureen Rushton 5 Apr AGM then Votes for Women Rowena Edlin White 3 May Terror from the Skies Stephen Flinders 7 Jun Lace Slums and Occasional Riots Chris Weir 5 Jul Moscow to Moscow Cathy McAteer 2 Aug Claypole Workhouse Peter Hammond 6 Sep South Derbyshire Parks and Gardens Philip Heath 4 Oct Pentrich Revolution Michael Parkin 1 Nov The Story of the Two Crosses Tim Coltman 13 Dec Christmas Party - Ealing Comedies
Meetings for 2017
5 Jan Ripley Rattlers Brian Key 2 Feb 2 Mar T G Green Pottery (Cornishware) Dr Ian Hambling 6 Apr AGM followed by Stanton at War Stephen Flinders 4 May Jesse Boot (Boots the Chemist) Chris Weir 1 Jun Butterley Gangroad, Crich Trevor Griffin 6 Jul Grace’s Diary Rowena Edlin-White (Journal of Grace Jane Dexter, 1884-93) 3 Aug Lady Willoughby Mrs Daryle Greaves 7 Sep Philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie Simon Corke 5 Oct Robert Bakewell Richard Stone 2 Nov Heanor Grammar School Robert Mee 4 Dec Music Hall on Film Bob Massey
Meetings for 2016
7 Jan Derbyshire Castles Robert Mee 4 Feb Meet the Pagets Richard Stone 3 Mar History of Tea, plus tea tasting Roger Pogson 14 Apr AGM,followed by Cinemas Derek Palmer 5 May When the Band Played on Chris Weir 2 Jun 10th Anniversary, Songs Madeley Trio 7 Jul Grace Dieu Priory Ernest Miller 4 Aug The Hidden Story Behind 1066 Mike Kelly 1 Sep Owd Ilson, Part 2 Stephen Flinders 6 Oct Down the Garden Path David Bell 3 Nov Footpads, Kings & Highwaymen Ian Morgan 15 Dec Magic Show, History of Mystery Clive & Jean
Meetings for 2015
8 Jan Trent Motor Traction in the last 100 years Alan Hiley 5 Feb Richard III, Body in the Car Park Richard Stone and Princes in the Tower 5 Mar ‘Say Cheese Please’ Ian Rogerson 2 Apr AGM followed by Derwent Hospital Rita Bailey, 7 May Specialist Farrier Doug Bradbury 4 Jun The Great Fire of London Paul Newsham 2 Jul Bradshaws Guide, an early railway tour Robert Mee 6 Aug Codnor Castle Maureen Taylor 3 Sep Port Sunlight, a soap opera Rod Pearson 1 Oct Robert Bruce Napoleon Walker Stephen Flinders 5 Nov Master Thatcher David Wood 10 Dec Members' Christmas Party Derby a Capella Chorus
Meetings for 2014
9 Jan Owd Ilson Stephen Flinders 6 Feb The Great War and Shattered Illusions 6 Mar God's Acre, the story of Chaddesden Churchyard Peter Cholerton 3 Apr AGM followed by Chaddesden prior to the Great War 1 May Wipers Times Cliff Housely 5 Jun Derby Pioneering School Nick Clark 3 Jul Alice in the Bacon Box John Easter 7 Aug How to sell your wife Richard Stone 11 Sep Sudbury Hall and Museum of Childhood Sue Fraser 2 Oct Gingerbread and Ghitties Keith Blood 6 Nov The Victorians and the Christmas Season Danny Wells 11 Dec Christmas Party Ripley Morris Men
Meetings for 2013
3 Jan The History beneath Our Feet Stephen Flinders 7 Feb The Tiger Moth Dr Mark Edworthy 7 Mar John Whitehurst Jonathon Wallace 4 Apr AGM followed by Know your Chaddesden Jean Moss 2 May Lady Arbella, the Queen that never was David Templeman 6 Jun The Sleeping Beauty Mike Kelly 4 Jul Life in Georgian Times Bruce Townsend 1 Aug Kill or Cure Joan Ward 5 Sep Vic Hallam, one man and his company Robert Mee 3 Oct The Coal Mines of Buxton Alan Roberts 7 Nov The River Trent as a Routeway Richard Stone 12 Dec Christmas Party Golden Days of the Music Hall Trevor Lee
Meetings for 2012
5 Jan Co-op Shops Derek Palmer 2 Feb History at the Crossroads Richard Felix 1 Mar Croxton Abbey - Stydd Hall Keith Blood 5 Apr AGM followed by Archives Andrew Bailey 3 May Joseph Wright-Painter of Light David Parry 7 Jun Derbyshire Sayings Ian Hingley 5 Jul History of Cartoons Ken & Marie Garner 2 Aug Bonnie Prince Charlie Richard Felix - failed to attend 6 Sep Engineering of Butterley Company Brian Key 4 Oct Band of Brothers Clive Tougher 1 Nov Kedleston Hall Pam Helm & Shirley Smith 13 Dec Christmas Party
Meetings for 2011
6 Jan Derbyshire Houses and Gardens Norma Consterdine 3 Feb The History of Celanese Sid & Barbara Marson 3 Mar Epitaphs, Cathedrals and Churches Bertel Hutchinson 7 Apr AGM followed by films from the Archives The Archives Team 5 May Florence Nightingale Clive Tougher 2 Jun Derby's Buildings Ken & Marie Garner 7 Jul A Life Less Ordinary Myra Challand 4 Aug Life in the Big House Ian Hingley 1 Sep Langley Mill Pottery Mr & Mrs Giblin 6 Oct Magistrates Court Glynn Plant 3 Nov Chaddesden Peter Cholerton 1 Dec Christmas Party The Archives Team
Meetings for 2010
7 Jan meeting cancelled due to icy conditions 4 Feb Nottingham to the Peak District Barrie Lings 4 Mar Grandfather's Toolbox Bob Neill 1 Apr AGM followed by The Magic Attic Graham Nutt 6 May Melbourne Hall Jill Weston 3 Jun The Life of Lord Nelson Margaret Hargreaves 1 Jul Walk-about of Allestree (DVD) Cooperage – the making of Beer Barrels (DVD) Mrs North 5 Aug Quiz on Derby Tony Bowler 2 Sep Nursing in WW1 Clive Tougher 7 Oct The Osnabruck Envoy Katharina Thieken 4 Nov St Alkmund's Church Deryck Morley 2 Dec postponed to 16 Dec due to icy conditions 16 Dec Web-site Paul Godney followed by Christmas party
Meetings for 2009
8 Jan Faces and Places (quiz) Tony Bowler 5 Feb meeting cancelled due to heavy snow 5 Mar History of Chocolate Making David Stone 2 Apr AGM followed by Bemrose the printers Deryck Morley 7 May Photography by Richard Keene Don Farnsworth 4 Jun Queen Victoria Margaret Hargreaves 2 Jul Advertising Maureen Newton 6 Aug Open Day 3 Sep Derby's Cinemas Derek Palmer 1 Oct Life in a Victorian Schoolroom Keith Blood 5 Nov The Christmas Card Gill Barrow 3 Dec Bird Ringing in Britain Ivan Webb British Ornithologist Trust
Meetings for 2008
No information on meetings for the first half of 2008. 3 Jul Derby's Shops Derek Palmer 7 Aug My Cousin Dame Laura Knight Margaret Hargreaves 4 Sep Apprentice training on the Railway at Derby Philip Churchman Chaddesden Library Mary Adelman 2 Oct Derby Local Studies Library Jane James 6 Nov 50 years of Photography in Derby Don Farnsworth 4 Dec Radio Derby Gary Andrews Christmas party
Meetings for 2007
4 Jan Derbyshire Dialects Ted Hancock 1 Feb Demolition Derby Derek Palmer 1 Mar Tudor Derby and the Great Plague Joan D'Arcy 5 Apr Do you know your Derby? Tony Bowler 3 May From Pillar to Post Don Farnsworth 7 Jun Derby Beneath Your Feet Derek Palmer 5 Jul Putting the House to Bed (Kedleston Hall) Laura Taylor 2 Aug The Work of the Air Ambulance Barbara Quinn 6 Sep Canals through to Sandiacre Judy Fleck 4 Oct My Youth in Chaddesden Ted Hancock 1 Nov Derwent Valley Mills, Cotton Story Roy Hartle 6 Dec Fire Safety in the Home Sue Noakes
Meetings for 2006
7 Dec Stone House Prebend Joan D'Arcy 2 Nov Above the Shop Barbara Fibiger 5 Oct Dialects (Chaddesden and others) Ted Hancock 7 Sep Old Derby Tony Bowler 3 Aug Wartime Schooling in Chaddesden Barbara Fibiger 6 Jul His Experiences of growing up in Derby Derek Palmer 1 Jun Old Chaddesden Tony Bowler 6 Apr Meeting at Chaddesden Library to form a local history group