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Meeting Dates

The Spondon Historical Society meet regularly at Spondon Village Hall for a variety talks, presentations and discussions.

Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month and start at 7.30pm. Anyone is welcome to come along to the meetings with visitors paying a small admission charge. Details of our forthcoming meetings are as follows:
Monday, 6 April, 2020 CANCELLED Note this is 1st Monday, as 13 April is Easter Monday. AGM, to be held at Spondon Methodist Church, Lodge Lane North, Spondon DE21 7FG, followed by a talk by Kaff Jones from Cherry Tree Picture Framers.CANCELLED
Monday, 11 May, 2020 CANCELLED Display of Historical Society's archives. CANCELLED
Monday, 8 June, 2020 CANCELLED The Derby Friar Gate Line, by Keith Blood. CANCELLED
Monday, 13 July, 2020 CANCELLED A Derbyshire Church ABCedary, by Julia Hickey. An A-Z of quirky and interesting facts about some of Derbyshire’s churches and the historical snippets that they contain. From archery to weather vanes via tombstones, chocolates and tympanums take a journey through British and Derbyshire history. CANCELLED
Monday, 10 August, 2020 No meeting.
Monday, 14 September, 2020 A Nottingham Mediaeval Mystery, by Gareth Howell. What is the Fishpool Treasure Hoard, why is it such an important treasure and where might it have come from?
Monday, 12 October, 2020 So you think you are British do you? by John Taylor. This light hearted and humorous talk examines some of the things we take for granted as being intrinsically British in origin.....but are they?
Monday, 9 November, 2020 The last English Nobleman hanged for murder, by Gay Evans. The story of murder at Staunton Harold Hall.
Monday, 14 December, 2020 The Art of the Christmas Card, by Danny Wells. One hundred years of the Christmas card (c. 1840s - 1940s).

For more details about the meetings or to find out more about the Historical Society in general, please feel free to contact us.