Events

The enclosed links take you to a public brief  about the proposed joint Archive project between the two Counties of Flintshire and Denbighshire and provide the opportunity to comment and complete a short survey on the proposals. Please take part in this important consultation as feedback from as many groups as possible is required.

https://denbighshirearchives.wordpress.com/2019/09/20/denbighshire-and-flintshire-joint-archive-project/

https://archifausirddinbych.wordpress.com/2019/09/20/prosiect-archif-ar-y-cyd-sir-ddinbych-a-sir-y-fflint/

https://www.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk/events/

Please see link above which takes you to events planned in October and November  2019

An illustrated talk for the Holt Local History Society by Lorna Jenner

The meetings of the Society are held on the fourth Thursday in each  month at 7:30 pm.
Lectures are free for  members with a £3.00 charge for non-members.

Visit web site at https://holtlhs.weebly.com/

Friends of Clwydian Range and Dee Valley

More details will be provided nearer the date

Contact Nev Howell

This is a talk arranged jointly with the Gwyl Daniel Owen Festival and Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley.

Dr. Goronwy Wynne, author, amongst many publications, of  "A Flora of Flintshire" talks of his life-long interest in plants and their local habitats. Dr Wynne gave this talk in Welsh to the Daniel Owen Festival last year. This year it will be in English.

 

If you, or anyone you know would like to attend then please book, as described above by calling 01352 758532 (Mold Town Hall)

Entry charge - £3

An illustrated talk for the Flintshire Historical Society by Jennifer Watson

Visit website at

http://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/

An illustrated talk by Elizabeth Allen for the Buckley Society

Doors open 7 pm for a 7.15 pm start.

Everyone is welcome. Free for members, £2 for non-members

For further information email: bucksoc@uwclub.net

An illustrated talk by Paul Davies taking a look at early views of  several towns in North East Wales during the early part of the 20th Century.

Entry £2 for visitors, QWA members free.

For more information contact qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com

Clwydian Range & Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 2019 Annual Forum

the AONB Annual Forum for 2019 will be held on:

Thursday 7^th November

6 pm for light refreshments 6:30 pm Start

the theme for the evening will be

 ‘Conserving & Enhancing Landscape Quality & Character’

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An illustrated talk by Dr Mark Baker  http://www.welshcountryhomes.co.uk

http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk/

An illustrated talk by Fiona Gale for the Flintshire Historical Society

Visit website at http://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/

An illustrated talk by Brian Gresty a guide at the Bersham Heritage Centre on the life and achievements of John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson (1728 – 14 July 1808) who was an English industrialist who pioneered the manufacture of cast iron and the use of cast-iron goods.

Non Members £2 entry fee QWA Members free

For more information contact qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com

Gladstone’s Library has announced the names of the five winners of its Writers in Residence award and the two winners of its Politics in Residence prize 2020.

Now into its ninth year and approaching a decade of awards, Gladstone’s Library’s successful Writers in Residence programme was established in association with Damian Barr (saloniere and author of You Will be Safe Here) to support contemporary novelists and poets, and publishing industries across the UK and beyond.

This year’s judging panel consisted of Trustee of Gladstone’s Library and teacher at Harris Westminster Sixth Form, Freddie Baveystock; Warden of Gladstone’s Library, Peter Francis; Director of Collections and Research at Gladstone’s Library, Louisa Yates; as well as three past recipients of the Writers in Residence award - poet Penny Boxall (Ship of the Line); and novelists Rachel Malik (Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves) and Rowan Hisayo Buchannan (Harmless Like You).

The five winners of the 2020 Writers in Residence award at Gladstone’s Library are:

• Charlotte Higgins, Red Thread: On Mazes and Labyrinths (Jonathan Cape, 2018)
• Jonathan Edwards, Gen (Seren, 2018)
• Katie Hale, My Name is Monster (Canongate, 2019)
• Isabel Galleymore, Significant Other (Carcanet, 2019)
• Rachel Heng, Suicide Club: A Novel About Living (Sceptre, 2018)

The authors will each receive up to a month’s residency at Gladstone’s Library – the world’s only residential library, and a place that the UK’s creative community call home – where they will use the Library’s tranquillity and resources to work on their current project. During this time, the authors will engage with the library’s creative community, running a creative writing masterclass, giving an evening talk, and submitting a blog to the Library’s website.

Jonathan Heawood (The Press Freedom Myth, Biteback, 2019) and Marva McClean (From the Middle Passage to Black Lives Matter: Ancestral Writing as a Pedagogy of Hope, Peter Lang, 2019) have been chosen as Gladstone’s Library’s Political Writers in Residence for 2020. Both Jonathan and Marva will spend two weeks at Gladstone’s Library in 2020 during which time they will each host an evening event linked to their writing.

Politics in Residence at Gladstone’s Library recognises the best written expressions of political thought, particularly that which encourages political debate with a public audience. Developed from the Library’s successful Writer in Residence programme, Politics in Residence recognises some of the best non-fictional writing in English. The programme rewards thoughtful, well-researched considerations of contemporary political topics: we take ‘political’ to mean any cultural, spiritual, economic, political, social or ethical issue. The prize does not distinguish between political leanings or affiliations; all submissions, however, must be aimed firmly at engaging the general public. Creative non-fiction, journalism, lifewriting and biography are all eligible. Acknowledging the global significance of political topics, the winning writers will also submit a blog about their work while in residence.

The 2020 Writers in Residence and Politics in Residence programmes are officially launched on Monday, 25th November at the National Liberal Club in London when each of the winning writers will be invited to read from their work. Tickets for this popular event are priced at £15 and can be booked by calling 01244 532350 or emailing enquiries@gladlib.org. Please note, the dress code for this event is smart – jacket and tie for men and no t-shirts or vests for women. No jeans will be permitted.

REACTIONS

Jonathan Heawood said, ‘As the tone of public debate grows ever fiercer, I’m looking forward to reflecting calmly on the meaning of democracy in the company of other writers and thinkers at Gladstone’s Library.’

 Charlotte Higgins said, ‘Gladstone's Library is a very special place indeed, and I'm looking forward so much to working on my book in that beautiful and peaceful reading room. It's a real honour to be selected for this amazing residency.’

A talk for the Holt Local History Society by Chris Matthews, Archaeological Survey North West
The meetings of the Society are held on the fourth Thursday in each  month at 7:30 pm. Lectures are free for  members with a £3.00 charge for non-members

Visit web site at https://holtlhs.weebly.com/

An illustrated talk by Derek Arnold on the Thetis submarine disaster.

Non members £2 entry fee QWA members free.

For more information contact qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.

A presentation by Peter Read  https://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profile/PeterRead

Non members £2 entry fee, Society members free

Doors open 7 pm for a 7.15 pm start.

All are welcome

http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk

An illustrated talk for the Holt Local History Society by Alister Williams

The meetings of the Society are held on the fourth Thursday in each month at 7:30 pm. Lectures are free for  members with a £3.00 charge for non-members.

Visit web page at https://holtlhs.weebly.com/

A talk for the Flintshire Historical Society by Prof. Peter Gaunt, Prof. of Modern History,  University of Chester

Visit website at http://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/

A talk for the Flintshire Historical Society by Ray Bailey

Visit website at http://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/

Visit web page at https://holtlhs.weebly.com/

A talk for the Holt Local History Society by Ray Jones

The meetings of the Society are held on the fourth Thursday in each month at 7:30 pm. Lectures are free for  members with a £3.00 charge for non-members

Visit web site at https://holtlhs.weebly.com/

Annual General Meeting followed by a lecture for the Flintshire Historical Society by Susan Fielding

The Annual General Meeting followed at 7.30 pm. with a talk for the Holt Local History Society by

Martin Gee, Head Gardener at Weston Park 

The meetings of the Society are held on the fourth Thursday in each month at 7:30 pm. Lectures are free for  members with a £3.00 charge for non-members

Visit web site at https://holtlhs.weebly.com/

A talk for the Flintshire Historical Society by Michael Freeman, Hon. Research Fellow of the National Museum of Wales

Visit Web site at http://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/