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| ******PLEASE NOTE 7.0pm start for 20th March meeting with our talk preceded by the AGM ******* | |
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Thursday 20th March @ 7.00pm talk by Clive Spencer: - " Gawthorpe Hall and the Shuttleworths " Clive Spencer has been a volunteer at Gawthorpe Hall for over 10 years. Clive's talk will address several interesting areas that he has taken on board over the years :- ** The Shuttleworth family and the building of the Hall ** into the 19th century and the Barry Restoration ** the Kay Shuttleworth's from 1872 to 1970 ** the Charlotte Bronte`connection |
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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 |
