2010 Northfleet History Group Meetings.
Sorry Meeting Cancelled due to the bad weather. -
Talk: 7th December 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St Botolph's Church Hall
A short seasonal talk followed by refreshments quizzes and a raffle.
A Village Remembered - Monty Parkin
Talk: 2nd November 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St Botolph's Church Hall
The changing village life over the last one and a half centuries in a typical West Kent village.
Evacuees from Gravesend in WWll - Howard Baker
Talk: 5th October 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St Botolph's Church Hall
Many children from Gravesend and Northfleet were evacuated to places considered less likely to suffer the ravages of war. This is the story of one five year old boy's adventure.
Northfleet in Old Newspapers - Mavis Windibank
Talk: 7th September 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St Botolph's Church Hall
A dip into local and national newspapers from the late 18th Century to date, for stories of Northfleet and its people.
Visit to St Mary's Church, Stone -
General: 3rd August 2010 at 2:00 pm location: Church Road, Stone, DA9 9BE
Visit to St Mary's Church, further information can be obtained from Mavis Windibank
A Day Trip to Windsor - Mavis Windibank
General: 6th July 2010 at 8:30 am location:
Coach to Runnymede, Boat trip to Windor
Wrotham Officer Cadet Training Unit 1942-1946 - Paul Baylis
Talk: 1st June 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St. Botolph's Church Hall
The history of what was probably the largest Training Unit of its type in the world.
Hops and Hop Picking - Richard Filmer
Talk: 4th May 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St. Botolph's Church Hall
A fully illustrated presentation of the history of hopping in Kent, including oat houses, growers tools and of course the hop pickers.
Joyce Green and the River Hospitals - Francine Payne
Talk: 6th April 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St. Botholph's Church Hall
Smallpox, fevers and a war hospital: the changing roles of the River Hospitals. Francine is the author of books on the history of hospitals in the Dartford area.
THE END OF AN ERA NORTHFLEETS CHIMNEYS HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED - SEE PICTURES
General: 31st March 2010 at 12:00 am location: NORTHFLEET
SUNDAY 28th MARCH 2010 at 11am
NORTHFLEET'S TWO REMAINING CEMENT CHIMNEYS WERE DEMOLISHED SEE PICTURES
Old Northfleet for a Penny - Bob Appleton
Talk: 2nd March 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St. Botolph's Church Hall
A dip into a rarely seen archive of Old Northfleet picture postcards that originally sold for just a penny or two - with a guarantee that everyone will see something new.
Life in Victorian Kentish Villages - Helen Allison
Talk: 2nd February 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St Botolph's Church Hall
A look at the inhabitants of Kentish villages. Everyone new their place from the squire at the top to the tramps and gypsies at the bottom. Cricketing vicars, schoolmasters, servants, farmer, farm workers are all here, as are the special days in the year, the village Feast Day, Christmas and Beating the Bounds.
A Century of Local Buses - Alex Pavitt
Talk: 5th January 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St. Botolph's Church Hall
An informal look at the development of public transport around Gravesend and Northfleet from horse buses and trams to Fastrack.
Talk: 7th December 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St Botolph's Church Hall
A short seasonal talk followed by refreshments quizzes and a raffle.
A Village Remembered - Monty Parkin
Talk: 2nd November 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St Botolph's Church Hall
The changing village life over the last one and a half centuries in a typical West Kent village.
Evacuees from Gravesend in WWll - Howard Baker
Talk: 5th October 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St Botolph's Church Hall
Many children from Gravesend and Northfleet were evacuated to places considered less likely to suffer the ravages of war. This is the story of one five year old boy's adventure.
Northfleet in Old Newspapers - Mavis Windibank
Talk: 7th September 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St Botolph's Church Hall
A dip into local and national newspapers from the late 18th Century to date, for stories of Northfleet and its people.
Visit to St Mary's Church, Stone -
General: 3rd August 2010 at 2:00 pm location: Church Road, Stone, DA9 9BE
Visit to St Mary's Church, further information can be obtained from Mavis Windibank
A Day Trip to Windsor - Mavis Windibank
General: 6th July 2010 at 8:30 am location:
Coach to Runnymede, Boat trip to Windor
Wrotham Officer Cadet Training Unit 1942-1946 - Paul Baylis
Talk: 1st June 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St. Botolph's Church Hall
The history of what was probably the largest Training Unit of its type in the world.
Hops and Hop Picking - Richard Filmer
Talk: 4th May 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St. Botolph's Church Hall
A fully illustrated presentation of the history of hopping in Kent, including oat houses, growers tools and of course the hop pickers.
Joyce Green and the River Hospitals - Francine Payne
Talk: 6th April 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St. Botholph's Church Hall
Smallpox, fevers and a war hospital: the changing roles of the River Hospitals. Francine is the author of books on the history of hospitals in the Dartford area.
THE END OF AN ERA NORTHFLEETS CHIMNEYS HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED - SEE PICTURES
General: 31st March 2010 at 12:00 am location: NORTHFLEET
SUNDAY 28th MARCH 2010 at 11am
NORTHFLEET'S TWO REMAINING CEMENT CHIMNEYS WERE DEMOLISHED SEE PICTURES
Old Northfleet for a Penny - Bob Appleton
Talk: 2nd March 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St. Botolph's Church Hall
A dip into a rarely seen archive of Old Northfleet picture postcards that originally sold for just a penny or two - with a guarantee that everyone will see something new.
Life in Victorian Kentish Villages - Helen Allison
Talk: 2nd February 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St Botolph's Church Hall
A look at the inhabitants of Kentish villages. Everyone new their place from the squire at the top to the tramps and gypsies at the bottom. Cricketing vicars, schoolmasters, servants, farmer, farm workers are all here, as are the special days in the year, the village Feast Day, Christmas and Beating the Bounds.
A Century of Local Buses - Alex Pavitt
Talk: 5th January 2010 at 2:00 pm location: St. Botolph's Church Hall
An informal look at the development of public transport around Gravesend and Northfleet from horse buses and trams to Fastrack.
