Bingley & District Local History Society

Talks and presentations are given regularly between September and May at Church House on Old Main Street (just by the Parish Church) in Bingley. The postcode for SatNav users is BD16 2RH. Click here to see a photo of Church House. In the three summer months of June, July and August we usually arrange a local history walk nearby.

There is a charge of £2.50 for each event, but no membership or joining fee. All welcome!

Date	Speaker or Walk Leader	Title	Details
13 Jun 2019	Dave Weldrake	Hirst Wood Guided walk	Start from the public car park, at the bottom of Hirst Lane, Shipley, 7pm start
11 Jul 2019	Robert Whitehead	Bingley centre local history walk (Walk book 1 revisited)	Start from the Market Cross, Market Hall by Bingley Arts centre, 7pm start
8 Aug 2019	Simon Watts of the Aire Rivers Trust	Walking in the steps of John Nicholson, the Airedale Poet	Car park opposite The Potting Shed, 7pm start
12 Sep 2019	Graham Phythian	Peterloo: Tragedy or Trap?	Church House, 7:30pm
10 Oct 2019	Norah McWilliam	History and recent developments at the Queensbury Tunnel	Church House, 7:30pm
10 Oct 2019	Postphoned Anne Fletcher	Due to family circumstances From the mill to Monte Carlo
14 Nov 2019	Jan Niczyperowicz	History of the Polish Community in Bradford	Church House, 7:30pm
12 Dec 2019	Alan Cattell	"Wilfred Pickles - The Bingley Connection" and "Magnet Joinery - Early Beginnings in Bingley"	Church House, 7:30pm Note: UPSTAIRS due to election
9 Jan 2020	Tish Lawson	The History of Theatre and Panto in Bradford	Church House, 7:30pm
13 Feb 2020	Allan Mirfield	Vintage picture postcards of Eldwick	Church House, 7:30pm
12 Mar 2020	Charles Lubelski	Yorkshire’s great history in printing machinery manufacturing	Church House, 7:30pm
9 Apr 2020	NO TALK	NO TALK
14 May 2020	Dave Weldrake	The Aire Valley in Medieval Times	Church House, 7:30pm

Please note: All events are subject to change without notice, due to circumstances beyond our control.