Meetings
The History of Kirkby Group meet on the 3rd Monday of every month (except August and December) in the Kirkby Community Centre at 7.30 p.m. Everybody is welcome (you don’t have to be a member of the group). Please join us and find out more about the history of our village and the surrounding area. Contact any Committee Member for further information.
Cost of meetings – £2.00 for members; £3.00 for non-members
2025 meetings
- January 20: General meeting to share ideas and plan local history research activities for 2025
- February 17: “The Ice Age in Cumbria”, Dr Paul Carling
- March 17: “Ulverston foundries and their products”, Dan Elsworth
- April 28: AGM and displays/talk
- May 19: “Shard Fences Research”, Stephe Cove
- June 16: Details to be confirmed
- July 21: “The High Road to Dalton”, Dr Suzanne Tiplady
- August: No meeting
- September 15: “The Furness Skull”, Steve Turner
- October 20: “Gleaston Castle and the Manor of Muchland”, Neil Whalley
- November 17 : “The Sir John Barrow Monument”, Jack Rice
- December: No meeting
2024 meetings
- January 5: No formal meeting
- February 19: “An Edwardian Lakeland Tour”, Geoff Holme
- March 18: “A history of slate quarrying in the Lake District”, Mark Hatton
- April 15: AGM and displays
- May 20: “The dissolution of Cumbrian Monasteries”, Colin Pickthall
- June 17: Preparation activities for Kirkby Gala
- July 15: “200 years of schooling in Satterthwaite and Rusland”, Dr Suzanne Tiplady
- August: No meeting
- September 16: Group outing to Cartmel Priory
- October 21: “Hodbarrow Barrier & Iron Mine”, Ian Tyler
- November 18: “Archaeological dig near Millom Castle”, Jan Bridget
- December: Christmas Quiz and food at ‘The Greyhound’ in Grizebeck
Membership
If you wish to join our group and / or come along to our next meeting please email secretary@history-of-kirkby-group.org for more information.
Membership forms are available to complete at our meetings or you can download the Membership Form and bring the completed form and fee to a meeting or hand to a committee member.
The Membership fees of the History of Kirkby Group for 2024/25 are:-
- Full member, living in Cumbria – £10.00
- In full-time education – £5.00
- Living outside Cumbria – £5.00
They are reviewed each April at the AGM.
Cost of meetings – £2.00 for members; £3.00 for non-membersm