Events in 2018

May232018

St Ethelwolds School, Shotton 1875 – 1989 by Celia Drew

All-day event
Location: Kathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS

The speaker will be Celia Drew, Heritage Lead at the QWA. All meetings are at 2-4 pm (including a tea break)   If the weather is good, we will take

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A CADVAS event A presentation by Peter Thompson, Bellhanger. This promises to be a fascinating insight to a dying art. Not to be missed! Starts when the church clock strikes 7

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May222018

North East Wales Heritage Forum, Annual General Meeting

All-day event
Location: Wrexham County Borough Museum, County Building, Regent Street, Wrexham LL11 1RB

Another year has almost passed and a lot has been achieved. To coincide with the 100 Objects Exhibition we have booked a room in the Wrexham County Borough Museum for

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May92018

Sealand: A Pioneers Paradise by Jennifer Watson

All-day event
Location: Kathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS

Thomas Baldwin took to the air in am air ballon and created the first known aerial images – a view of Chester and the River Dee For further information telephone

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May52018
May72018

Guided Tour of ‘Tower’, Nercwys Road Mold

All-day event
Location: Tower, Nercwys Road, Mold CH7 4ED

http://towerwales.co.uk/ Tower is a Grade 1 listed building with the distinction of being the only fortified Welsh border house still standing. Dating from the 15th century, it has been in

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May42018

Buckley – Our Town

All-day event
Location: Hawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA

The Annual General Meeting will be held at 7.15 pm followed by reminiscences from members and a look at archive material. http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk e mail bucksoc@uwclub.net  

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Apr282018

Lecture on The History of North East Wales in 100 Objects

All-day event
Location: Dyserth Community Hall Cwm Road, Dyserth LL18 6AB

A lecture by Dr Shaun Evans Chairman of the North East Wales Heritage Forum  for the Flintshire Historical Society. For more details please visit the Society web site via the

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Apr252018

The Summers Family

All-day event
Location: Kathleen and May Centre, Dock Road, Connah's Quay Flintshire CH5 4DS

The first of a series of Afternoon Heritage Talks Entry £2 per head but free to members. If the weather is good a tea break will take place on the

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Apr212018
Jun302018

The History of North East Wales in 100 Objects

All-day event
Location: Wrexham County Borough Museum and Archives, Regent Street, Wrexham LLII 1RB

A new exhibition which opens at Wrexham Museum on 21 April is based on the challenge of telling the story of North East Wales in 100 objects. This exhibition is

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Apr112018

Coal Mining in North Wales

All-day event
Location: Kathleen and May Centre, Dock Road, Connah's Quay Flintshire CH5 4DS

A talk on the history of coal mining in North Wales by Alun and Margaret Jones of the North Wales Miners Association Trust. Organised by the Quay Watermen’s Association entrance

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