Weaverham History Society promotes the study of and interest in history and archaeology with particular reference to Weaverham and the surrounding area.
September News
Today, 6 September, is National Read a Book Day, an excuse to get comfortable and delight in a good read. One of life’s greatest pleasures! Then you can plan ahead for the coming heritage season.
To start, this coming Monday, 7 September, the Frodsham & District History Society have their September meeting.
The speaker is Mike Tingle and he will be talking about the Lion Salt Works, so a subject of local interest for us. The meetings are held in the Main Street Church in Frodsham and start promptly at 7.45 pm.
From 11 to 20 September it is Heritage Open Days season, the nationwide festival which is given by local volunteers to showcase England’s free, sometimes hidden, historical sites. Details can be found on this link Heritage Open Days 2026: Free Events Across England – Bscw
As part of this offering on Saturday, 19 September, the Weaverham History Society is giving free guided tours of St Mary’s Parish Church from 10-1 pm. The bell ringers will also be in attendance so you can ascend the tower to see the bell loft. There will also be a guided walk of the village based on the Blue Plaque Walk starting at 2 pm.
Also on that day from 9.30 am – 1 pm Helsby Community Association has a Heritage Open Day event at the Helsby Community Centre, Lower Robin Hood Lane. Admission is free.
Jim Lloyd will be showing new images of bygone Helsby and Alvanley from his collection, with contributions from F&DHS, Helsby Hillside WI and Helsby Library.
And finally, some of you may have visited the Roman dig taking place recently on Castle, to see the finds and chat to the volunteer archaeologists. It was a splendid opportunity to see local history at the tree roots (rather than grass roots as the Roman layer is quite a long way down!) and it is hoped that there will be further developments in future months.
Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend and I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday evening ay 7.30 pm for our meeting at the Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road when we have Tina Lawton talking about the Travellers’ Rest stones.
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The Society, Meetings, Membership, Visits
The Society meets at Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 3BD.
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month and we invite a guest speaker to talk to us on a topic of historical or archaeological interest, though sometimes the subjects range further afield. You can see what’s planned on our Programme page.
Membership is £18.00 per year with renewals in September. Payments can be made by BACS sort code 09-01-29 a/c 26685458. Meetings are free to members of the Weaverham History Society, children and students. Visitors are requested to pay £5 at each meeting.
We also organise highly enjoyable visits to local places of interest in spring and summer usually by coach from the village and we seem to have started a tradition of having a yearly canal boat trip as well. The Society normally invests in the services of Blue Badge guides on our visits. We also have a very enjoyable Christmas event every year, the talk commonly having a seasonal flavour.
We have articles on a range of topics, mainly about Weaverham, but also covering the surrounding areas. Although not a dedicated family history group, we do have some information on local families, and are always interested to hear from you.
We are continually developing our Archives and we have an array of items (objects, maps, and photos). We are always grateful to receive any contributions.
As we expand our new website you will be able to see some of what we have by visiting our Weaverham Archives page.
The Weaverham History Society also has a Facebook page.
We launched this website in January 2016, but while we move things across you can still find the old website at http://history.weaverham.org.uk/index2015.htm
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Next Meeting
A Success Story and a Puzzle
We start the new season of talks with a fascinating local investigation by Tina Lawton, a family historian from Grappenhall. Following on from the original question, “What is that stone doing by the side of the road” she discovered a tale of Victorian philanthropy.
You can meet Tina at the next meeting of the Society which will be held on Tuesday, 8 September at 7.30 pm at the Weaverham Primary Academy, Northwich Road, CW8 3BD.
