Meeting
Stowmarket British School by Gill Marchant
Stowupland Village Hall Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, United KingdomThe recently demolished building in Childer Road was founded as a school run on non-conformist principles
“Angels & Demons” by Sarah Doig
Stowupland Village Hall Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, United KingdomSarah will talk about her recent book in which she gives her personal choice of favourite Suffolk Churches
‘By the monelight I go to my booke: Schools and Schooling in Medieval Suffolk’ by Kate Jewell.
Stowupland Village Hall Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, United KingdomThe late-Middle Ages saw families embracing formal education as a way to give their children a better start in life. Who was now going to school, where they were going, what schools were like, what were they learning?
Parish Fire Engines & their Development by Geoff Robinson.
Stowupland Village Hall Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, United KingdomGeoff has recently had Worlingworth’s ancient fire engine restored by “The Repair Shop” The engine was donated in 1760 by John Major of Worlingworth Hall. A few years earlier Nathaniel Gurdon had donated a similar machine to Stowmarket which is now in safe-keeping at The Food Museum.
“A Glimpse into our Archive”
Stowupland Village Hall Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, United KingdomIn our 12 years we have amassed a surprising amount of photos, documents and personal recollections of Stowupland, we will look and talk about a few treasures tonight.
“A Photographic Tour of Stowmarket” by Darren Dordoy.
Stowupland Village Hall Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, United KingdomDarren the chair of Stowmarket Local History Group will show views of the town old and new.
“Bench Ends in Suffolk Churches” by Robert Halliday.
Stowupland Village Hall Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, United KingdomMany of Suffolk’s churches contain examples of intriguing and quirky carving.
“Health Visiting in Ipswich 1907-1930” by Anne Folan.
Stowupland Village Hall Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, United KingdomAnne has researched many aspects of Ipswich’s public health services.
“The Women’s Timber Corps in Suffolk” by Nicky Reynolds.
Stowupland Village Hall Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, United KingdomA couple of years ago Nicky gave a popular talk on the Women’s Land Army, now she will talk about Suffolk “lumberjills”