The Life and Loves of an Elizabethan Maid of Honour. Mary was the daughter of Edward Fitton of Gawsworth who became one of Queen Elizabeth I's favourites but went on to cause outrage at the court of Queen Elizabeth. Some say she is Shakespeare's 'Dark Lady of the Sonnets. Tony Bostock has a large repertoire of presentations, and is probably the best known and most prolific reseacher of stories about historic Cheshire, and Family Histories. We welcome him back for the third time in recent years.
Our meetings start at 7.30pm, and help is always welcome to put out chairs and help with refreshments. Please also try to encourage new members, as we need to grow to continue to develop, and to promote the study of both history and local history in the Village. Christleton is a historic Village and we can support it in so many ways.
Alan is one of our regular and most popular speakers. He lives locally and has the most incredible library of memories/stories of Battlefield and Wars. He regularly leads tours to battlefields and is involved at National Level with Commemorations/Celebrations. He is going to talk about the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. This national organisation has many facets. It cares for 23,000 locations in 150 countries looking after sites, memorials, cemeteries and headstones. It is probably one of the largest horticultural operations worldwide, encompassing all the World’s ecosystems and climates, each with their unique challenges. I’ve seen at first hand the work they do. I think our most memorable site is the cemetery at El Alamein, where local people tend the graves and memorials in the most beautiful way, with lines of roses and trimmed bushes of red bougainvillea. The CWGC are currently renovating the Menin Gate at Ypres, and the British Cemetery at Loos, both with connections to the men from our village who died in Belgium & France in WWI. We have eight Commonwealth Graves in the churchyard at St James’. Six of the traditional CWGC pattern, but two very unusual ones.
Our meetings start at 7.30pm, and help is always welcome to put out chairs and help with refreshments. Please also try to encourage new members, as we need to grow to continue to develop, and to promote the study of both history and local history in the Village. Christleton is a historic Village and we can support it in so many ways.
Park in the Past is an exciting and innovative heritage and conservation project that aims to create a totally unique heritage attraction and vital community resource. Set in an ancient Welsh landscape, the park comprises 120 acres of outstanding natural beauty offering woodlands and wetlands, a magnificent 35-acre lake and the gorgeous River Alyn, as well as wonderful walks and spacious fields. We need your help to build an amazing prehistoric realm and a full-scale Roman fort and Celtic village. Explore and experience your heritage – the landscape of your ancestors.
Our meetings start at 7.30pm, and help is always welcome to put out chairs and help with refreshments. Please also try to encourage new members, as we need to grow to continue to develop, and to promote the study of both history and local history in the Village. Christleton is a historic Village and we can support it in so many ways.
I plan to have a visit to the Park in the Past site, either on Wednesday evening April 30th or on another day, possibly a Saturday to be agreed by the membership. This is an exciting new development as described above.
Our meetings start at 7.30pm, and help is always welcome to put out chairs and help with refreshments. Please also try to encourage new members, as we need to grow to continue to develop, and to promote the study of both history and local history in the Village. Christleton is a historic Village and we can support it in so many ways.
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