Takeley Local History Society meetings are normally held in the hall at Takeley Primary School, Roseacres, Takeley. The meetings start at 7.30pm and are open to all - members free, non members £2 . 

Future Events

2008

25 November, AGM and Jack Wright (Farming between the wars) and Steve Hazon (The TLHS website and history research without leaving home)

Previous Events

2008

5 February Speaker: Ray Addley. Hatfield Forest, The Shell House and the Houblon Family

6 May Speaker: Steve Reynolds, Gamekeeper

3 June A field visit to Gt. Canfield Church 6.30 pm. A tour of the church will be conducted by James Purves, Churchwarden

14 June 10th Anniversary Celebration Barbeque and Display of Photographs. Members and guests only.

16 September, Speaker Georgina Green - Dick Turpin

2007

6 February Speaker: John Drury, Essex Workhouses

8 May Speaker: Sarah Turner. The Bishop's Stortford Museum, Its Role, Its Collection, Its Aims

14 August: 6.30pm Meet at and Visit Little Canfield Church, Speaker Sue Gowlett, organised by Bil l Marshall

18 September Speaker: Brian  Creasey - The Countess, her Garden and the Prince

27 November Speaker Trevor Allen "The Village Sign" and AGM

2006

7 February, Speaker: Trevor Allen, Takeley Records

9 May, Speaker Tim Turner of Sworders, The History of Auctions and Auctioneering

21 July, A field visit to Bush End Church and The Shell House Hatfield Forest, led by John Monk

3 October, Speaker: Jacqueline Cooper, CLAVERING CASTLE, A MYSTERIOUS MOATED MONUMENT

28 November, AGM and THE BRITISH TELEPHONE SERVICE 1937-1980. Speaker Jack Wright.

2005

1 February. Speaker: Wally Wright of Bishop's Stortford - Unseen and Unknown

3 May. Speaker: Peter Nottage, local Thatcher

9 August. Speaker: Emlyn Humphries, Takeley Chapel History and Tour

4 October. Speaker: Jane Timby, Oxford /Wessex Archeaology, A Slice of Rural Essex, Recent work along A120 Stansted to Braintree

29 November, AGM and Speaker Jack Wright

2004

24 February. Speaker: Martin Astell - The Essex Sound and Video Archive

20 April. Speaker: Nancy Woodley - The Cinderella Army. tales of the Land Army in WW2

22 June. Speaker: Mike Roy, Essex Archaeology Unit - Lower Bamber's Green Roman/Mediaeval Site

24 August. Guided tour of Holy Trinity Church by Trevor Allen

12 October. Speakers: Steve and Pat Schorah  - Local Postcards

30 November. AGM. Speakers Trevor Allen - Slide show of Old Takeley Photographs and Bill Marshall - Researching Information for the Booklets

2003

25 February.  Speaker Ernie Field - Sitting on the Fence, Life at Wood Row in the 1920s               

27 May.  Speaker Alfie Wright - Now and Then in The Five Parishes (Broxted with Chickney, Tilty, Great Easton and Little Easton).  

22 July.  Speaker Adrian Gibson - Local Timber Framed Buildings    

16 September.  Members open evening showing results of latest research

4 November.  AGM. Presentations by members, Don Dean (Agricultural Steam Engines and Equipment on Local Farms) and Roy Livermore (Takeley Aerial Photographs).  

2002

12 February.  Speaker:   Trevor Allen - Around Old Takeley

16 April. Speaker: W J Wright - Takeley in the 1920s and 30s

14 May.  Speaker: Brian  Creasey - The Countess, her Garden and the Prince

14 June. Exhibition of TLHS Reports and Photographs as part of Takeley Jubilee Celebrations

9 July.  Speaker:  Gordon Barker - Elsenham Past

8 October.   AGM. Speaker: Natasha Soans (National Trust Warden) - The History Of Hatfield Forest

26 November.   Club Night. Members presented their own research. Presentation given by Dave Venable (Takeley Station Goods Inward Books), Steve Hazon (TLHS Computer Archive of Material and the Website), Bill Marshall  (Takeley Nurseries and the Chaff Factory) and Don Dean (A Selection of Photographs including the Chaff Factory Vehicles, Local Pubs, Takeley Sawmill and the Shell House).

2001

13 February.   Speaker: David Austin - Did the Vikings come to Takeley?

8 May.  Speakers:  Pat and Steve Schorah  - Collecting local postcards, a trip round Dunmow in the Edwardian Era

10 July.  Open exhibition

9 October.  AGM Speaker: Ms Carolyn Wingfield (Curator, Saffron  Walden Museum) - A world of discovery on your doorstep – past, present and future of Saffron Walden Museum

2000

8 February.   Speaker: Howard  Brooks - From Neolithic to now

9 May.  Reports of ongoing research

17 June. Exhibition of TLHS material at the Takeley 2000 Millennium Festival

11 July.  Exhibition from Society's archives and individuals' collections

10 October. AGM Speaker: Mr Chris Bell (Assistant Project Manager, Framework Archaeology) - Recent finds at the Airport site

1999

17 February.   First visiting speaker: Bruce Munro - People and places in Saffron Walden

24 May.   Open meeting – Society news and photos from the archives

12 October.   AGM Chair's annual report – reports of ongoing research

1998

8 June.  Meeting to set up Society

29 July.  Inaugural meeting.  Slides from Trevor Allen's collection

28 October.   First AGM - ongoing work - future plans