We meet at the Red Bull Hotel, Church Lawton, near Kidsgrove. It has a large car park and, as you can see from the photo below, it is alongside lock 43 of our canal. The full address is Congleton Road South, Church Lawton, ST7 3AJ Telephone: (01782) 782600 . See their own website for more details.
See our Diary of Events for meetings and events in the near future. For past events see our archive pages Reports of Talks, Reports of Socials and Reports of AGMs.
2024-25 Season
Talks are usually 7:45 for 8 pm start. but please check our Diary of Events for the start time for all events before attending.
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A Virtual Journey from Barnton to Harecastle |
October 18th The history and the changing places of the Trent and Mersey canal between Preston Brook and Harecastle Tunnel. The journey compares the scene in the 1930s (a few views) and 1967-9, with 2023/4. |
Ian Wilson |
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British Rail Southern Region 1948-1994 |
November 15th The continued progress of the Southern Railway (the largest 650-750v DC 3rd-rail electrified railway in the world from Britain’s railway companies 1923 Amalgamation into the ‘Big Four’) following the Second World War, and Nationalisation. |
Jon Honeysett MBE |
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December 6th Our Christmas meal at Red Bull |
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Barton to River Aire |
January 17th 2025 Film of a 1999 voyage to the River Aire via Barton, Wigan, Bingley and Leeds. |
Alan Chetwyn |
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Historic Narrowboats |
February 21st 2025 |
Alison & Rupert Smedley |
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Burslem Port |
March 21st 2025 Past, Present and Future |
Dave Broome |
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HS2 and Brindley |
April 25th 2025 Comparing the now abandoned HS2 northern section passage through mid-Staffordshire with Brindley’s escapades there in the late 1700s. |
Michael Priest |