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 | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
27th Oct | Pete James - History of local fulling mills | |
29th Nov | Sheila Woolf and David Vaughan - The intricacies of the Leigh Peerage Case | |
15th Dec | Christmas Social in the Village Club | Social |