what's on
The Society’s lectures are held in The Trinity Centre, Church Street, Ossett, WF5 9DW (next to Holy Trinity Church) and start at 7.30 p.m.
The Society meets on the last Monday of the month from September to April.
THE 2019 – 2020 PROGRAMME OF TALKS
2019
30 SEPTEMBER Barbara Phipps: Charles Waterton - who do you think you are?
The life of a pioneering naturalist and the creator of the first nature reserve at Walton Hall.
28 OCTOBER Rod Dimbleby: A Yorkshire Dialect Treasure Trove - John Hartley’s Clock Almanack 1867-1915.
Hartley’s dialect almanacks give a lively picture of Yorkshire life.
25 NOVEMBER Lorraine Simpson: The Forgotten Women of Wakefield - the Gissings and the Staynes.
The lives of some women who made a contribution to Wakefield’s history.
2020
27 JANUARY Ruth Nettleton: Ossett’s 1908 Grand Bazaar.
The story of the Town Hall’s first public event.
24 FEBRUARY Alan Howe and Steve Wilson: Ossett’s Good, Bad and Ugly.
The lives of some Ossett people in the era of the World Wars.
30 MARCH Phil Judkins: The Heart of Wakefield - the latest research on the history of Wood Street.
27 APRIL Annual General Meeting followed by
David Scriven: Homes Fit for Heroes.
The story of Ossett’s first council houses.
The Society meets on the last Monday of the month from September to April.
THE 2019 – 2020 PROGRAMME OF TALKS
2019
30 SEPTEMBER Barbara Phipps: Charles Waterton - who do you think you are?
The life of a pioneering naturalist and the creator of the first nature reserve at Walton Hall.
28 OCTOBER Rod Dimbleby: A Yorkshire Dialect Treasure Trove - John Hartley’s Clock Almanack 1867-1915.
Hartley’s dialect almanacks give a lively picture of Yorkshire life.
25 NOVEMBER Lorraine Simpson: The Forgotten Women of Wakefield - the Gissings and the Staynes.
The lives of some women who made a contribution to Wakefield’s history.
2020
27 JANUARY Ruth Nettleton: Ossett’s 1908 Grand Bazaar.
The story of the Town Hall’s first public event.
24 FEBRUARY Alan Howe and Steve Wilson: Ossett’s Good, Bad and Ugly.
The lives of some Ossett people in the era of the World Wars.
30 MARCH Phil Judkins: The Heart of Wakefield - the latest research on the history of Wood Street.
27 APRIL Annual General Meeting followed by
David Scriven: Homes Fit for Heroes.
The story of Ossett’s first council houses.
