I just saw this in our local paper and thought it might be of interest to some of you:- [From the Lytham St Annes Express 1 March 2007] Church to host history events. Memorabilia about St Annes is being sought for two history days. The United reformed Church Hall in St Georges Road will be the venue for the event organised by St Annes Town Council. The event will include stands from Fylde branch of the family history society, local historians, Express newspaper archives and material from the records office in Preston. The history days will be held on Friday 16 March and Saturday 17 March from 10am to 4pm. Anyone with any memorabilia, including photographs, should call Barbara Mackenzie on 01253 711584. _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail, News, Sport and Entertainment from MSN on your mobile. http://www.msn.txt4content.com/
Hello Janet and all I sent the following ad to the lists that I subscribe to, still to do was Fylde, but you kind of beat me to it. The last paragraph is from an email from Barbara. Dates and Times = Friday and Saturday 16th and 17th March from 10.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Place - United Reform Church Hall, St Georges Road St Annes on Sea, directions 1st turning off Clifton Drive after the traffic lights at the Square. These directions apply to people travelling from Preston. People attending will be - Lancashire Record Office, St Annes on Sea Library, British Sound Archives, Friends of Ashton Gardens, LFH&HS Fylde branch. There will be snippets of a video made regarding the Lifeboat disaster and the sinking of the Mexico, a tapestry of this is available in St Annes on Sea Church. There may be others, but these are the stalls as at today's date. The Exhibition is mainly concerning St Annes on Sea and nearby areas including Heyhouses. There is no entry charge, refreshments will be available. Some of the confirmed participants: SOAG, Library, Civic Society, St Anne's Parish church tapestry (Mexico disaster) organiser (including short dvd), Record Office, Preston, North West Sound Archives, and Peter Shakeshaft. We are hoping to have some history on the St Anne's churches and the cricket club and RNLI. We don't know if the high school will come through as communication with people there seems to be non-existent so if it happens it will be a bonus! There will be a display about the town council and about our twin town of Werne, Germany. Hope to see some of you there. Olive