Marple Local History Society Trips in 2010 - 2011
Trips 2010 - 2011
The 2010 - 2011 season saw us trekking over the Pennines, into and beyond Manchester before a final trip gliding along one of our local canals aboard the narrowboat "Bell".
So what has Edward Elgar got to do with Marple and its history? The answer would seem to be, quite a lot, as the talk by Geoffrey Scargill attracted 82 members and visitors. Yes, we are primarily interested in our local history but from the earliest days of the Society, we have wanted to examine this within the wider context of regional and national history. Elgar was an important figure of his time and his life and career could tell us much about the society of late Victorian and Edwardian England. And so it proved with Geoffrey’s incisive talk examining “The Real Enigma” of Edward Elgar.
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The first trip of MLHS’s 2010 season was an expedition to the delights of Sheffield on Thursday 21st October.
As is customary on these occasions, a coffee and comfort break was called after an hour or so and on this occasion it had been arranged at the Visitor Centre and factory of David Mellor Cutlery near Hathersage.
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In March we went to the People's History Museum on the banks of the Irwell. No coach was involved, we were directed to find our way there by public transport. (It is always assumed we all qualify for free travel - which may not be the case.)
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