Index of Past Events
from 2022

   Our group has organised many exhibitions and participated in various events over the years. Descriptions of some of these are provided here for you to see what went on!
   Just "Click" on the item in the list below or page scroll down.

2022 -    3 items
Nov 2022 - Remembrance Day Service
Sep 2022 - Group Visit to Newcastle
July 2022 - 20th Anniversary Exhibition

11th Hour of 11th Day of 11th Month
    Friday 11th November 2022
      - Remembrance Day Service

  Our Normanby Local History Group organised a Remembrance Day Service on Friday the 11th November 2022 at the Normanby Great War Memorial (corner of High Street & West Street).
  Those wishing to participate assembled at the Normanby War Memorial at 10:50am.
  Reverend David Godfrey M.A. (Methodist Superintendent Minister) led the service.   This year’s Standard Bearer was Eric Taylor and piper Phil Meadows was in attendance.   A small group of children from Bankfields Primary School took part this year.
  A member of our Normanby Local History Group led the laying of wreaths.   Others then had the opportunity to place their own personal poppy.
  After the service Phil Meadows the piper & Reverend David Godfrey led the children & others along the High Street to the traffic lights then up Cleveland Street for a Blessing of the new Remembrance Garden. This has railings surrounding an obelisk of Portland Stone bearing the Inscription "Lest We Forget" and standing on a plinth flanked by planters.
  When the Blessing was concluded a wreath was laid on behalf of our group at the new obelisk and others could then place their own personal poppy.
   All who wished then proceeded to Normanby Methodist Church for refreshments.
  The High Street & Remembrance Garden were adorned with knitted poppies lovingly prepared by History Group members, their families and friends.   Hope that you saw them!

Click on any of the small images opposite for larger images
specifically of the Poster and "Order of Service" sheets
(open in new window).

Views of these ceremonies and the wreaths laid will eventually be available on a new gallery of Photos.

  Sadly this was the last time that a Remembrance Day Service was held by the Normanby War Memorial on the High Street.   Future proposed road changes will mean no right-turn at the traffic lights into Cleveland Street. An increase in traffic into West Street will therefore no longer permit a road closure.
  It is hoped that in future the service will be held in the Remembrance Garden on Cleveland Street.

Friday 9th September 2022
  - Group Members’ Visit to
      Great North Museum: Hancock,
         Newcastle upon Tyne

   Our History Group’s trip to the Hancock Museum in Newcastle was organised for Friday 9th September 2022.

   Unfortunately on the day it was raining – hence no complete group photo- just some quick shots of some of us waiting for the coach to return home.

   There was time to visit the Museum or to get out and about in Newcastle - and to go shopping if you braved the rain!

   Special thanks for planning this visit should go to Harry & Barbara Greenmon.

To see more of our group’s trip to Newcastle upon Tyne
go to our photo gallery   page
and select gallery "Normanby LHG Outings"
then sub-gallery "2022 Group Outing to Newcastle upon Tyne"
(Photos by Sheila Nicholson)

   For more information about the Hancock Museum including it’s history - Click on Great North Museum: Hancock

Saturday 9th July 2022
    Normanby Local History Group
       20th Anniversary Exhibition

  After two years of cancellation due to the Covid pandemic we are pleased that our group was able to hold another of our free exhibitions at our local Normanby Methodist Church.

  There were displays of some of our group member’s research & interests which included:-
     - Old Postcards Eston & Normanby,
     - Evans Grade 2 Listed Monument,
     - Old Normanby Hall,
     - Building & Occupants of New Normanby Hall,
     - Ironstone mining,
     - Extracts from William Ward Jackson Diaries,
     - Norwegian sailors buried in Eston Cemetery

  Our group’s Publications  were on sale and refreshments were available for purchase.

  Unfortunately Teesside Archives staff were unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances.

All visitors were made very welcome !
ENTRANCE WAS FREE !
All exhibition costs (such as accommodation hire & insurance)
were covered by our Group.

To get an overall impression of our 2022 exhibition
go to our photo gallery   page
and select gallery "Normanby LHG Exhibitions"
then sub-gallery "2022 Exhibition"
(photos by Amanda Proud and Barbara Greenmon)