| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Convenor: |
Andy Dixon
Tel: 07753 287 562
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| Convenor: |
Kim Furr
Tel: 07506 610 599
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| When: | Monthly on Tuesdays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm 3rd Tuesday of the month |
We usually meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month for a mixture of talks at the Loco Centre in the Winter months and visits to local historic locations in the Summer.
And the group carries out research into local places of historic interest, see below.
20th October: this will be our first meeting in the Loco Centre. Our old friend Bob Massey will tell us about John Robinson of the Home Brewery and the history of the famous Arnold site.
18th November: Steve Flinders will tell us about the night the Zeppelins came. This is particularly of interest as they demolished a row of houses within 200 yards of our meeting place.
We celebrate Christmas on 15th December with our FREE social with a quiz and light refreshments.
For details of future meetings tap the Calendar button below and select Local History from the Group drop-down list.
Research by the Group
Tap the photos to view Local History Trails and Research Projects:
Recent Meetings
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Battle of the Flames
February 2026 An enthusiastic audience gathered for our February meeting to hear Dave Needham talk on the Battle of the Flames. Dave is a retired firefighter and historian regarding the Nottingham fire service. The talk was based on his book about the bombing of Nottingham during the Second World War. The most famous part of this was the Nottingham Blitz over the night of 8th / 9th May 1941. We were shown wartime pictures of various sites following bombing, together with recent photos of the same location. We also heard about some of the many civilians who lost their lives… Read More
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Bendigo
January 2026 We started the New Year with a talk about William Thompson by Alan Dawson. William Thompson was a 19th century bare-knuckle fighter better known as Bendigo. He was born in the centre of Nottingham in 1811 and for most of his life lived within a few hundred yards of his birthplace. He was the survivor of triplets and his early years were hard. After the death of his father when he was a teenager, he ended up in the workhouse with his mother. Despite this, he became a champion fighter known throughout the world. In Australia there is… Read More
Local History Archive
