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Burton & Neston History Society
| Published: 1st February 2022 21:04 |
Burton & Neston History Society meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month between October and May, at the Gladstone Village Hall, Burton.
The Society started under the name the Burton and District Local History Society at an inaugural meeting on 21 April 1975 at Burton Manor College, so has existed for nearly 47 years.
We changed our name to include Neston, as Neston and the surrounding villages, including Willaston, are now our main area of research. The formation was encouraged by Paul Booth, who teaches local history, and since 1999 Paul has been the President.
Our prime purpose is to study and research local history and we published ‘Burton in Wirral' in 1984, ‘Neston 1840-1940′ in 1996, ‘Neston at War 1939-1945' in 1999 and Neston - Stone Age to Steam Age in 2015, also ‘A Short History of Neston & Surrounding Villages in 2019'. These books as well as being well-researched and to a high scholastic standard are also ‘good reads'.
Our Research Group is currently looking into our area's history from 1940 to 1960. In 2019 Research Group member, Ian Norris, completed his research on the military service of Neston men during World War I and it is now published under the title ‘Hometown Heroes' on NestonPast.com. The same year, member Anthony Annakin-Smith published ‘The Neston Collieries 1759-1855: An Industrial Revolution in Rural Cheshire' based on his decades of research into the subject.
We usually meet on the second Thursday of each month from October to May at 8pm in Gladstone Village Hall in Burton but have continued to meet via Zoom during the pandemic. New members and visitors are always welcome and tea or coffee are provided ‘on the house' at each meeting.
A welcome is extended to anyone interested in local history. Expert speakers share their knowledge and enthusiasm at our meetings and the Research Group is always on the lookout for keen new people. Membership is £7 per year for individuals or £10 per family (membership forms can be found on our website).
Between June and August we organise evening local history walks and visits to local places of historic interest.
The Society can be contacted via the chairman, Ed Hilditch 0151 336 4510, or the publicity officer, Robert Thrift 0151 336 1771, or email bnhsociety@gmail.com. See our recent newsletters by clicking here.
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