Booklets
Several small booklets have so far been published by the society and some are available to buy from our displays in the Leigh Chapel of St Mary the Virgin Church, Stoneleigh. Each booklet will open in PDF format in a new tab. Simply close it to return to this page.
2015 | Read the Chairman's Report for 2015 | |
27th Jan | Informal meeting in the Stoneleigh Club, to help members with accessing records from the various family history sites. | Social |
24th Feb | Members' short talks: Pete James - History of the Kenilworth comb and his family connections Lisa Reay - The long history of the Worrall Family in Stoneleigh | Minutes |
31st Mar | AGM followed by a talk on 'The White Monks (aka Cistercians) with particular reference to Stoneleigh Abbey' - Jan Cooper, Chair of the Kenilworth History and Archaeology Society. | Minutes |
14th Apr | Trip to Arbury Hall - 'The Gothick Gem of the Midlands' | Outing |
26th May | The life of Sir Henry Parkes - 'Stoneleigh boy made good': Ken Wallis - 'Sir Henry Parkes: a personal journey of discovery' Sheila Woolf - Sir Henry's lifelong links with Stoneleigh. | Minutes |
30th Jun | Stoneleigh Village Club at 7.30 pm - An informal family history / IT evening in the Village Club. Members were invited to bring their queries and ongoing research. | Social |
5th Jul | A special church service for the Bicentenary of Sir Henry Parkes. A plaque unveiled by Ian Thom, Sir Henry Parkes' great great grandson. In the afternoon a cricket match at Stoneleigh Abbey between Stoneleigh and 'The Reds' a visiting team from Melbourne. In the evening a BBQ at Stoneleigh Club. | Event |
29th Sep | Lisa Reay - The Churchyard Project following on from the invaluable work undertaken 35 years ago by Stoneleigh WI. | Minutes |
27th Oct | Pete James - History of local fulling mills | Minutes |
29th Nov | Sheila Woolf and David Vaughan - The intricacies of the Leigh Peerage Case | Minutes |
15th Dec | Christmas Social in the Village Club | Social |
