14
September
Rothwell Charter and Fair and Market - Granted
by King John in 1204
This
talk by Robert Denton will be in three parts:
1. The History of the Fair
2. My duties as Bailiff to the Lord of the Manor
3. The formation of the Rowell Fair Society and how we celebrated 800
years of the Charter. For the 800th Celebrations the BBC sent their film
crew and produced a programme for ‘Inside Out’. A ten minute
clip of this programme will be shown to give a pictorial follow up to
the talk.
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12 October
R & W H Symington
Ian Symington founded the Symington Family History Society in 1998
and has, in his spare time, researched many of the Symington family lines.
He has for the last two years, spent much of his time researching into
the Market Harborough Symington family (not his own line), and produced
a number of books on the subject. He is now preparing for the Symington
family reunion in the village of Symington in Lanarkshire in August 2006,
700 years after the name started!
9
November
The
Social History of Vauxhall Motors
Most
towns have a prominent works with which they have been closely identified
e.g. Harborough and the corset factory. Luton has likewise been identified
with Vauxhall Motors throughout the twentieth century and this is the
story of its relationship with the car industry. Moving from hats in the
nineteenth century to cars in the twentieth century,produced considerable
social changes. This Illustrated talk gives the outline of the development
of Vauxhall and its social impact on Lutonians. Dr Len Holden has
written a book tracing these developments. He was formerly Principal Lecturer
in Industrial Relations at De Montfort University.
Saturday
12 November
History in and around Harborough
This is our annual one-day conference on local history and archaeology,
highlighting current research.
Venue: The Council Suite, Harborough District Council Offices, Adam and
Eve Street, Market Harborough (entrance on corner of building facing Church
Square.)
14
December
Christmas Social
Well
known local auctioneer John Gilding will entertain us with his tales of
"Auction Room Chat" and insights into his occupation since school
days to the present day. Never a dull moment!
11
January 2006
The History of Gartree Prison and the Prison Service
A detailed presentation of the history of HMP Gartree, preceeded by a
short history of the Prison Service. An examination of events at Gartree
(including the riots of the 1970’s, and the notorious helicopter
escape in 1987), and their relation to developments in English Penal history.
Dick Callan was born in Market Harborough, and is a former international
middle distance runner. He is Head of Finance at HMP Gartree, and decided
to research the history of Gartree with the aim of writing a book about
it.
8
February
The Roma, who formed the basis of the group of people nowadays identified
as Gypsies probably arrived in England during the final decade of the
15th century, The term ‘Gypsy’ is derived in part form the explanation
they offered to those who sought to know about their origins. David Smith
will examine documentary evidence relating to the presence of the Gypsy
within English society from the 16th to the mid-19th century.
8
March
Annual General Meeting
Please try to attend this meeting which will help us to shape the continuing
future of your Society, and provide programme topics which are of interest
to the majority of members.
Staircases
in the Harborough Area
After the AGM Graham Stretton will give a short talk about staircases
in the Harborough Area.
12
April
On the Waterfront
A New national museum in Wales. Steph Mastoris was Keeper of the
Harborough Museum from 1987 until 1995. After a further nine years working
for Leicestershire Museums at Snibston Discovery Park, he was appointed
Head of the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea (a branch of the National
Museums of Wales). This exciting, high-tech museum aims to tell the story
of the industrialisation of Wales and celebrates the country’s ongoing
record of technological innovation.
10
MAY
The Nursing Association and the Cottage Hospital
Market Harborough Hospital was created by the people of Harborough for
the people of Harborough and surrounding villages. They paid for it by
charitable gifts, donation of individual bricks, eggs and time. John
Mayberry’s interest in the hospital grew out of his work there
as a consultant.
14
June
Summer Visit
To be advised, possibly Rockingham Castle.
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