Lenton Times

The Magazine of Lenton Local History Society

 

Lenton Local History Society

 

 

 

The Society was formed in 1973.  Its specific aim was to foster an interest in Lenton Priory but this soon developed into a general interest in the history of the locality.  Old and New Lenton, Lenton Sands and Dunkirk, the Lenton and Dunkirk Industrial Estates,As part of the activities put on for the Lenton Festival in May 2003 the Society mounted an exhibition held in Holy Trinity Church, Lenton. Behind the display boards on the left of the photograph Cliff Voisey can be seen showing some the Society's slides to interested participants. plus the Lenton Abbey and Wollaton Park housing estates are all considered now to fall within the Society’s area of interest.

Over the years we have built up a substantial archive of material relating to Lenton.  This includes books and articles, newspaper reports, and a wide range other printed material.   Photographs loaned to the Society have been copied and we now have a collection of several thousand historic photographs plus a number of taped recollections made by former residents most of which focus on life in Lenton during the first half of the twentieth century.  Those wishing to gain access to this archive should contact Cliff Voisey.  The archive is presently kept at Cliff’s house although, in due course, the Society would prefer to see it housed in a building which would offer easier access to the general public.

The Society mounts a regular programme of talks and outings.  The talks are  now held in the upstairs room of the Rose & Crown public house, Derby Road, Lenton and during 2009 will take place on the second Thursday in the month.

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The forthcoming programme is as follows:-

Thursday 14 May
‘Dovecotes of Nottinghamshire’ by Eddie Woolrich

Thursday 11 June
‘Battles of the East Midlands – Part 2’ by Gareth King

Thursday 9 July
‘The Secret of Sherwood Forest’ by Kevin Topham

Thursday 13 August
‘A Reforming Family: The Denmans of Nottinghamshire’ by Jean Nicholson

Thursday 10 September
‘The Von Werra Incident’ by David Birch

Thursday 8 October
‘Pitman’ by David Coleman

These two photographs, courtesy of Paul Bexon, were taken at the Society's exhibition held on Lenton Recreation Ground as part of the 2008 Lenton Festival.

All these meetings will take place on the second Thursday in the month in the upstairs room of the Rose & Crown, Derby Road, Lenton starting at 7.30 p.m.  The cost of admission is £2.00 and all are welcome to attend.  A cup of coffee/tea, available at the break, is included in the price of admission.  Other refreshments are available downstairs in the pub following the conclusion of the meeting.  After the break a short presentation on some aspect of Lenton’s past is usually given. This is a change to the Society's advertised meeting place which has been forced on the Society following the closure of the Hillside Club at the end of February 2009.

The Society produces a periodic newsletter which is distributed to its all members who also receive the current edition of Lenton Times, the Society's magazine.   

Individual membership of the Society is currently £4.00 (Family Membership £5.00) and anyone living in the British Isles who would like to become a member is asked to send a cheque made out to ‘Lenton Local History Society’ to our Membership Secretary.  The rate for those living overseas is £6.00.

Any general enquiries about the Society should be directed to Cliff Voisey.

Contacts

Cliff Voisey, Hon. Secretary,  53 Arnesby Road, Lenton Gardens, Nottingham NG7 2EA.  Tel. 0115 9703891.

Sylvia Taylor, Membership Secretary, 18 Hawton Crescent, Wollaton Park, Nottingham NG8 1BZ. Tel. 0115 9700380.