10 - Stockton

Cancelled Events in Stockton:

• Holy Trinity Church Easter Family Activity Coffee Morning 4 April.
• Stockton WI meeting  8 April
• YEOAKS concert 9 April
• Silver Service Afternoon Tea
• Coffee & Croissants, Monday mornings

Stockton WI

Our speaker in February was Julie-Ann-Vickers, from York Explore who gave us a fascinating talk on THE POOR LAW UNION, taken from the archives. Which gave us an understanding of the poverty and deprivation at the time and the creation of the ‘Poor House’.

Stockton on the Forest and Hopgrove Local History Group

The History Group is pleased to announce their schedule of meetings for 2020 to which we warmly welcome everyone:  

• Thursday 19 June at 2:30pm: “The History of Railways in Yorkshire” by Ivan Adams
• Thursday 17 September at 2:30pm: Speaker T.B.C. 
• Thursday 19 November 19 at 7:30pm: AGM & Review of Archives Evening

Our meetings are held in the Long Room of the Village Hall, Sandy Lane, Stockton on the Forest and are open to all. Refreshments provided. £2.50 for non-members; £1.50 for members. Membership £10 per annum.

Contacts:     
Joy Moseley email:  joymoseley@btinternet.com (400309)
Bobby Hughes email: postmaster@bobcatsof.f9.co.uk
Jane Phythian email: jane@phythian.org.uk

Our book “In Days Gone By – A History of Stockton on the Forest” is available at £7.99.

Stockton 100 Club

March‘s winner was Pat Acomb, No. 36. 

Subscriptions for the 100 club are now due and should be paid to Arnie before the end of the month please.

Stockton Garden Festival

Saturday 19 September 2020. Please make a note of this date in your diary so that you don’t forget.

Valerie Crossley is looking for new ideas for stalls and competitions for the Festival so if you have any ideas please get in touch with her on 01904 400601. She will be very happy to hear from you.