Macclesfield Silk Museum
Monday 4th March
'Exploring the Silk Museum Archive with the History Hunters'
All of our meetings are held at Furness Vale Community Centre, Yeardsley Lane. Doors open at 7.0pm for a 7.30 start. Admission is £2 for non members; £1 for members.
Licensed bar available. Parking at Knowles Industrial Estate.
Monday 11th March
'Cheshire's Contribution to Winning WW2' - Clive Brookes
Subscriptions are £8p.a. or £15 to include a spouse or partner. Visitors are welcome, and are charged £2 per meeting.
Altrincham History Society meets monthly from September to May, on the second Tuesday of the month, starting at 7.30pm.
Meetings from September 2024 are at a new venue, Altrincham Conservative Club on Market Street, just a few yards from the former venue at the Town Hall.
Friday 14th March
''Manchester and the North West During the Cold War' - Ian Sanders
New Mills Local Hitory Society
Meetings are held in New Mills Town Hall (SK22 4AT), on Friday evenings (usually), starting at 7:45pm.
Monday 17th March
'Deansgate - a history' - Keith Warrender
Marple Local History Society
Doors open 7:15pm ready for the meeting at 7:45. Visitors are welcome to attend at a cost of £4.
Out & About
Please note that, though every effort is made, the society cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of the information below, alas the compositor is only too human. Please check via websites etc.
TV and Radio Listing
A list of BBC TV & Radio history and related programmes for the week, provided by the BBC History Magazine on-line, can be found here.
This includes the BBC radio and television programmes along with those on commercial television.
History Extra podcast comes out every week, the website.
Some of Manchester's Museums
Imperial War Museum North
Imperial War Museum North
Details on the museum's opening times, exhibition etc on the IWMN website.
People's History Museum
Details on the museum's exhibitions on the People's Museum website.
Manchester Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI)
The museum's present 'What's on' section can be found here MOSI website.
Manchester Museums List ( Manchester City Council Website)
A list of museums and galleries from the Manchester City Council website.
