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Historical Walk Around Central Bradwell

1843 Tithe map

The Grey Ditch by B.H.StJ. O’Neil, in Antiquity, vol. xix, pp. 11-19, March 1945
See also the article by Ken West in Newsletter No. 23 (January 2023).

Cave diving and local legends @ Bagshawe Cavern (video)

About Bradwell Historical Society

Bradwell Historical Society was formed in 1994 to encourage local people to become involved in the history of the village and the area, and to build up a local archive.  However, the Society does not confine its activities to this and has welcomed speakers on a wide range of historical topics.  They meet on the third Tuesday evening of every month* at 8.00 pm in St Barnabas Church.  The varied programme includes illustrated lectures given by visiting speakers or by members of the Society with a specialist interest or who have researched a particular topic.  The Society also arranges reciprocal village tours with other local history groups, and daytime visits to a range of venues of historical interest. In the recent past these have included visits to Bugsworth Basin, Cresswell Crags, and the Holocaust Museum at Laxton.
* except no meeting in July or August; December meeting is Christmas dinner at a local hostelry.

The Society has approximately 50 members and the annual subscription is £10. Everyone is welcome to join and there are no age limits. Visitors may attend the Society’s talks on payment of a fee of £5 for each talk, and after two such attendances may become full members for the remainder of the year without further payment.

The AGM is held in January and the current officers and committee are:

President Brian Gillham
ChairmanIan Stewart
Vice Chairman(vacant)
SecretaryJohn Monahan 
TreasurerAndy Smith 
Committee memberSteve Lawless
Committee memberJill Salisbury
Committee memberLouise Vincent

AGM 2026
AGM 2025
AGM 2024
AGM 2023
AGM 2022
AGM 2021

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Past Programmes