Cartmel Fell & District Local History Society

About the Society:- Our meetings begin in September with monthly lectures and a Christmas dinner in The Punch Bowl, Underbarrow. In January we have our A.G.M followed by a members’ night with individual contributions. Lectures begin again in February until April and then we have 2 discovery outings in May and June.

All are welcome and meetings begin at 8.p.m. on the 2nd Monday of the month. The Annual fee is £8 or £2 a meeting for non-members.
We meet in the Parish Hall, next to St. Anthony’s Church.

PROGRAMME 2010-11
13th September: Oral Society history of ‘The big house’ during World War11

11th October: Lynn Wilman ‘Lakeland inscribed’– unusual
monuments and inscriptions found whilst fell walking

8th November: Andy Lowe ‘Power from the Fell’

13th December: Christmas dinner at the Punchbowl, Underbarrow

10th January A.G.M. and members’ night

14th February: Glynn Griffith ‘The History of Aviation in
Cumbria’

14th March: David Smail ‘The Taylors of Thorphinsty Hall’

11th April: Jeff Cowton of the Wordsworth Trust ‘Bertha
Necombe, illustrator of international & local fame’

Saturday outings at 2. 00 p.m.
14th May: Conducted tour of Haverigg & Millom Aviation Museum

11th June: Conducted tour of the Wordsworth Museum

Contact the Society:- The Secretary of CF&DLH Society Jeni Boothman Tel: 015395 68389 jeni.boothman@tiscali.co.uk