Meeting Dates 2026

Please note that some meetings this year do not fall on the first Friday of the month due to bank holidays.

Date SpeakerTalk
9th January CANCELLED Due to the weatherStephen Flinders‘My kind of Paris. What you may know/Not Know. What Paris has to do with Nottingham-born dancer Dorothy Frettingham.’
6th FebruaryJames Wright‘The archeology of Strelley Hall’
6th MarchNick HodgettKDLHS AGM followed by the Bob Hammond Memorial Lecture – ‘The Pike Family of Keyworth, Canada and New Zealand.’
10th AprilMichael Burton‘The River Trent – England’s Heart.’
1st MayDavid Charles‘The Midland Railway: Its contribution to the Industrial Revolution and social history.’
5th JuneDavid Speed‘Detecting the Detective. Constable Benjamin Barnes.’
3rd JulyStephan Green‘Terah Hooley. A Nottingham company promoter who bought Bovril and Raleigh to the stock market and whose shady story was serialised in the News of the World.’
There is no meeting in August.
4th SeptemberJames Wright‘The Buildings Archaeologist.’
2nd OctoberDavid Charles‘A History of Food and Farming. Celebrating a quarter-century talk.’
6th NovemberMichael Burton‘Tea and the Empress of China. A story of spies, greyhound-like ships and a successful plan to transplant China and India – and all because we love our cuppa.’
4th DecemberChristmas SocialThis ticket-only event includes food, drink, and a festive quiz.