Alex Whitlock: Finds Officer for Lancashire and Cumbria 18 March 2025

Alex began his talk by explaining that he is one of a network of 40 Finds Liaison Officer (FLO) for England and Wales. He is responsible for reporting finds from Lancashire and Cumbria.  FLOs were established under the Portable Antiquities Scheme in 1996, in response to a huge rise in archaeological finds by metal detectorists.

Winter Words 22 February 2025

Gavin Jones, Jenny Palmer, Nicola Nuttall What a moving and thought-provoking afternoon as three authors delivered very personal accounts of how their stories came to be written and published. First up was Gavin Jones whose theme was ‘Short Story Writing’. He began by giving a brief history and definition of ‘the short story’. It is

Friends’ Summer Event 28 July 2024

Levens Hall: The Park & Gardens Steve Halliwell On arrival, at the Heritage Centre’s amazing Cruck Barn, members and guests received a glass of prosecco and were entertained by The Cliviger Ukulele Band as they took their seats for the illustrated talk. Photo: Pete Booth Our chair, Dawn Beaumont, welcomed everyone and introduced the afternoon’s

Visit to Browsholme Hall 11 June 2024

Promptly at 2pm our volunteer guide, Linda, greeted 16 members on the drive before the imposing façade of the Hall.  Linda explained that Richard Parker probably built the first house at Browsholme, pronounced ‘Brusom’, (the home at the top of the brow, or hill) in the early 15th century. Richard’s grandson, Edmund Parker built the