2025 Monthly Meetings
Members £3 Non-Members £5
Village Hall, High street - 7.30 pm
Tuesday 21st January
Annual General Meeting followed by 'Late Victorian Saxilby-with-Ingleby' - Chris Hewis
A modern, expanding village with an ancient heart, we were most fortunate to have three enthusiastic local photographers at the opening of the 20th century. We look at life through their eyes in this canal-side village in late Victorian times.
Tuesday 18th February
'Roman Lincoln' - Sophie Kinsley
Exploring the Roman world around us through physical remains, art, and the virtual world.
Tuesday 18th March
Jane Cox - 'Spanish Flu in Lincolnshire'
The 1918-20 influenza pandemic infected nearly a third of the world's population.
Jane will look at it's effect on the County, where it hit particularly hard in Gainsborough and other Lincolnshire villages.
Tuesday 15th April
Michele Beadle - 'British Music Hall - the Victorian Era'
An account of the golden age of Victorian music hall, a colourful and vibrant world of British entertainment for the masses. From it's humble beginnings in taverns, saloons and supper rooms to the grand palaces of variety. Nothing matched the glitz and glamour of a night at the music hall. This talk covers the great performers, Marie Lloyd, Little Tich, Dan Leno and Vesta Tilley as well as stars not so well known today such as Lottie Collins and Gus Elen. Concludes with a chorus sing-along of Victorian music hall songs that are well known and loved to this day
Tuesday 20th May
Jean Townsend - 'W E - The True Story of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson'
The talk on Edward & Mrs Simpson took Jean 30 years to research, mainly because she became so involved! She even took a trip to Paris to meet their former butler.
Tuesday 24th June
Doddington Hall - 11am
Guided Tour and Self Guided Walk Around the Gardens.
Wednesday 23rd July
Lincoln Guildhall and Stonebow - 2pm
Guided Tour of this grade 1 listed building.
Lincoln Guildhall occupies the building above the Stonebow on Lincoln High Street.
There has been a Guildhall in this location since 1237, although the building you see today dates back to 1520. The main purpose of the Guildhall is to host council meetings and city council events, however, it also houses numerous pieces of regalia.
Tuesday 16th September
Erik Grigg - 'Éamon de Valera's Escape from Lincoln Prison'
Éamon de Valera was possibly the most famous and influential Irish statesman of modern times. On the evening of 3 February 1919, Éamon, along with two other Irish rebels, dramatically escaped from Lincoln Prison. But why were they inside and how did they get out?
Tuesday 21st October
Andrew Young - 'Anson; Seven Years War Amphibious Operations'
George Anson was the First Lord of the Admiralty during the Seven Years War (1756-1763).
Among his reforms were the removal of corrupt defence contractors, improved medical care, tightened discipline throughout the Navy, uniforms for officers, the transfer of the Marines from Army to Navy authority, and a system for rating ships according to their number of guns.
Tuesday 18th November
Chris Hewis with a selection of images from the Group's John Wilson Collection
Tuesday 9th December
Member's Christmas Party