Events
Our Annual Exhibition is at the Village Hall in Pinfold Lane on Saturday October 5th from 10.00 am till 4.00 pm. Entry is free.
We are celebrating 25 years as a Local History Society, please come and join our party. In the main hall will be our grand centre piece displaying our 25 year history. All the photographs in our archives will be available to view and copies may be purchased. As usual we will have experts on hand to help you trace your village ancestors and we also have a special mining exhibition with a memorial to a past member Reg Whittingham. Don’t forget to visit our tearoom where we will have a variety of cakes, bread and dripping and a ploughman’s platter on sale for you to enjoy with a cuppa.
“The Forgotten Places and Characters of Cheslyn Hay”
Our new book will be launched at the Exhibition The book is priced at £5.00. Postage and packing worldwide will be £5.50 and postal rates for local ( United Kingdom) deliveries will be £1.00
Our Salem Base
Our Salem Base is open from 9am – 2pm every Tuesday. Committee meeting Tuesday 1st October 1pm
What Happened This Week 50/100 years ago…by Mike Belcher
Cannock Advertiser 25th September 1969 Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Hawkins with details of their lives.
25th September 1969 Cheslyn Hay Youth Club’s programme of canoeing, camping, rock climbing and sailing are now including rifle shooting.
Cannock Chase Courier
Chat from Cheslyn Hay 27th September 1919 The annual Harvest Festival in connection with the Primitive Methodist Church was celebrated on Sunday with lectures and music.
27th September 1919 Walsall League Cheslyn Hay United v Wednesbury Old Park Full details of match.
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