Swavesey and District HIstory Society

The Workhouse and Poorhouse.  700 years of old and new Poor Laws.  Speaker: Colin Chapman. At least half of our members live in Over, including our Secretary.  The History Society meets at 7.30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month in The Carol Shaw Room at Swavesey Village College – through the main entrance then 20 metres along the corridor to the right.  No need to book so you are welcome to just walk in.  If you want further information contact our Secretary, Carolyn.,

Cambridgeshire Customs and Folklore.  Speaker: Eleonora Gardner. At least half of our members live in Over, including our Secretary.  The History Society meets at 7.30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month in The Carol Shaw Room at Swavesey Village College – through the main entrance then 20 metres along the corridor to the right.  No need to book so you are welcome to just walk in.  If you want further information, contact our Secretary, Carolyn on carolyn.redmayne@ntlworld.com or on 01954 230037.

“Oh, yes, it is!”  - The History of the English Pantomime.  Speaker: Jim Stebbings. At least half of our members live in Over, including our Secretary.  The History Society meets at 7.30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month in The Carol Shaw Room at Swavesey Village College – through the main entrance then 20 metres along the corridor to the right.  No need to book so you are welcome to just walk in.  If you want further information, contact our Secretary, Carolyn on carolyn.redmayne@ntlworld.com or on 01954 230037.

Fenland Farming in the 1950s.  Speaker: Selwyn Richardson Our speaker for this first meeting of the new season grew up on a farm in West Norfolk where the Grade 1 soil was a mixture of peat and silt. At least half our members live in Over, including our Secretary.  The History Society meets at 7.30 pm on the third Tuesday of the month in The Carol Shaw Room at Swavesey Village College - through the main entrance then 20 metres along the corridor to the right.  No need to book so you are welcome to just walk in.  If you want further information, contact our Secretary, Carolyn on carolyn.redmayne@ntlworld.com or on 01954 230037.