Movember

The Moustached hero? of
Priories Historical Society
in the Baltic North Notts
Snow! 

Despite Mowember now being over I still have my tash (until my girlfriend gets hold of it or until it warms up at least!).  The Charity is still collecting money for research into prostate cancer. If you'd like to make a donation please go to:

http://uk.movember.com/

Click on "Donate" then go to "To an individual",

type Dave Cook and click search,

Click on Dave Cook, Compu-tash-enter and click "Donate to me"

Any donations are gratefully received, remember all this money is going into cancer research so it's important!

Sheffield Flood Talk Review

Monday’s meeting was a great success, Peter Machan’s talk on Sheffield’s 1864 flood was a magnificent performance given in full Victorian style. His talk started with him acting as the reporter who first got the story out in the papers the day after the dyke gave way. The talk showed the weaknesses of the design of the dam and how the crack developed before the structural integrity failed, recalled stories printed at the time of peoples mixed fortunes of either being swept away of miraculous escapes from the clutches of the wall of water and also the results of the inquiry which followed. The talk also has a visual show of photographs, drawings and illustrations to help bring to life this tragedy which drowned 238 people from several villages along the Loxley Valley and through the steel heartland of Sheffield’s industrial zone.

Two reminders for the rest of the week ahead:

Saturday 20th November Sheffield Archaeology Day at the Showroom in Sheffield

Monday 22nd November Committee meeting 19.30 at Oldcotes Village Hall

Community Archaeology - Knaith & Collingham Riverside Surveys

Community Archaeology will be doing two surveys along the river Trent this month:

The first is around Knaith on the 15th November and the second around Collingham on 30th November.  

For further details get in touch with them via e-mail at community.archaeology@nottscc.gov.uk, phone 0115 977 2160 or via the website at http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/environment/heritage/archaeology/communityarchaeology.htm