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| Our meetings Programme has now been updated to include meetings up to June 2025 | |
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Thursday 20th February @7.30pm a talk by Dr Chris Topping: - " Local Friendly Societies in Longridge 1780 to 1835 " The subject of his talk is about the local friendly societies operating at the turn of the nineteenth century . These were part of local life where mutual help provided relief for those in need before the advent of the welfare state . |
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Our meetings are held in St Paul's Church Centenary Room ( off Berry Lane ) PR3 3WA for your sat nav, ample car parking at side of St Pauls |
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| Visitors are most welcome with complimentary tea / coffee served after the talks. | |
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Annual subscription for the 2024/25 programme is £15 and visitor admission is £3 |
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| Our Society was founded on Tuesday 14th April 1970 | |
| when Harold Wilson was our Prime Minister and Richard Nixon was President of the USA | |
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also Sir Francis Fenwick Pearson was Member of Parliament for Clitheroe Constituency
and on this day an explosion on board Apollo13 caused one of the most critical situations in American space history and put the lives of 3 astronauts at risk |