Betley Local History Society 2011 Programme Most meetings take place on the last Thursday of the month, except December when there is no meeting Meetings are held at the Methodist Chapel, The Butts, Betley, and start at 7:30 pm, unless an outside visit is arranged. The programme of Speakers & Events can change, so please refer to this page regularly. To see programme for 2005 events - click here To see programme for 2006 events - click here To see programme for 2007 events - click here To see programme for 2008 events - click here To see programme for 2009 events - click here To see programme for 2010 events - click here

January 27th  "The Wilbrahams, Woodhey and Acton"   Rev. John Whitehead  February 24th  "The History of the Staffordshire Oatcake"  Dr. Pamela Sambrook  March 31st  "Diary of a Tollet Governess in 1812"  Mavis Smith  April 28th  The Les Bradshaw Memorial Lecture "The Life of Pollie Shenton - domestic servant, through her Postcard Album 1902 - 1939".  Andrew Dobraszczyc  May 26th  Members Visit.  David Thompson  June 30th  An Evening of our member's short talks on their chosen topics.  Members  July 28th  "Nine Lives"  Janet Bradshaw  August  Members Visit.  David Thompson & Rev. John Whitehead  September 29th  "History of Rudyard Lake, it's Boathouse and Wildlife"  Peter Durnall  October 27th  "Memoirs of George Howes: a Victorian porter at The Crewe Arms Hotel"  Peter Ollerhead  November 24th  "The Staffordshire Hoard"  Stephen Dean  December  No Meeting in December