Shirley Moore, Chair, welcomed 38 members and visitors who had braved the elements to attend the February meeting and illustrated talk presented by members of the Edwinstowe Historical Society.
The talk related to the River Maun and followed its journey from source at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, continuing north easterly through Mansfield, Edwinstowe, Ollerton, Markham Moor and West Drayton where it loses its identity to the River Idle – eventually joining the River Trent at West Stockwith.
Shirley referred to the September 1994 edition of the former community newspaper The Acorn that listed 48 groups and organisations in the village at that time, and was proud to acknowledge that the Edwinstowe Historical Society, inaugurated in the 1960s, was one of the few remaining groups. The oldest is Edwinstowe Cricket Club.
Recent updates to the website related to Cockglode House (Reverend William Sterne’s family); Edwinstowe Hall (the Alexander family); and Geoffrey Palmer, author.
The speaker on 17th April is Mo Cooper with ‘The Good, The Bad and the Reality’.
Meetings are held in the Church Rooms, Mansfield Road, Edwinstowe NG21 9NJ on the third Wednesday of the month, starting at 2.00pm and lasting approximately two hours. Tea, coffee and biscuits are available.
The annual membership subscription is £15.00, and a welcome is extended to all at a charge of £3.00. More information is available at www.edwinstowehistory.org.uk and enquiries may be made to EdwinstoweHistorySoc@gmail.com.