January 2026 Newsletter
- Stewart Dyer
- 5 days ago
- 6 min read
HAPPY NEW YEAR |
Hope you all enjoyed the festivities and rest over Christmas, and feel refreshed for 2026.We had a fab day at the St Philip & St James Church Christmas Fair end of November. Our stall was very busy, and we sold lots of our AHG merchandise and WW1 booklets. Thank you for coming to the fair and visiting us. We also had a super Christmas social at the Union Club, thank you to Kelly and Sue for challenging quiz and to Paul for the delicious chicken hotpot. We commence 2026 with NOTICE OF AGM Monday 2nd February 2026, and guest speaker Keith Warrender. ZOOM LINK Topic: AHG Meeting 2nd February 2026 Time: Feb 2, 2026 19:00 London Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84813815120?pwd=IyWuViBV5BtbKwUTha9ohpHUhHvGRY.1 Meeting ID: 848 1381 5120 Passcode: 634642
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2ND FEBRUARY 2026 7.15PM FOR 7.30PM ALDERLEY UNION CLUB STEVENS STREET SK9 7NL
See below agenda for AGM 2026 and minutes from AGM 2025 last February . We also will collect subs for this coming year, using card reader or cash on the night. £15 each,( unchanged for 5 years). If you are unable to attend please pay by bank transfer, with your name as reference .Thank you. This enables you to join our meetings by ZOOM if you cannot come to the venue £10 for online members only.(request Zoom link or a recording of the meeting) RBS Alderley History Group. Account No. 10307773. Sort code 16-11-29. We appreciate you paying subs on time, as it enables us to book interesting speakers and keep our Group going.. We celebrated our 20 years in 2025 and looking forward to the next 20! Thank you. AGENDA AGM 2ND FEBRUARY 2026 1. Welcome and introduce guests. 2. Apologies 3. Minutes from AGM 10th February 2025 to be accepted. 4. Matters arising 5. Thank you to committee of 2025. The rest of committee stand down as in accordance with newly adopted constitution. Nominations have been received for the following: (Chair) Sue Byrne, (Secretary) Mandy Parr, (Treasurer) Andrew Smith, (Membership) Peter Marginson. Kelly Windram, Val Slater, (Digital archive) Stewart Dyer, (Archivist) John Tomlinson Sandra Woodall, Denise Psailia & Honorary Patron John Wallace. Thank you to committee and new Committee members to be elected. Nominations to secretary by 28th January 2026. 6. Treasurers report. Membership fees, Digital archive. 7.Review of 2025. 8. Programme for 2026 9. AOB Current Committee. 2025 Sue Byrne (Chair), Kelly Windram, Val Slater (archivist) Olivia Johnson, Peter Marginson (membership) Mandy Parr (Secretary). Sandra Woodall, John Tomlinson, Andrew Smith (treasurer), Stewart Dyer(digital archive). Olivia Johnson is stepping down from her time on the committee and we wish to thank her for her time with us. Guest Speaker Keith Warrender. Keith will talk about Cheshire Curiosities , Curious People & Places in Cheshire. He has written many books including a series of books about the Bollin Valley. And Manchester Oddities. |
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MINUTES FROM AGM 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2025 Minutes Monday 10th February 2025 at 7.15pm Alderley Edge Union Club Stevens Street, Alderley Edge, SK9 7NL
(Chair) Sue Byrne, (Secretary) Mandy Parr, (Treasurer )Andrew Smith,( Membership) Peter Marginson. Kelly Windram, Val Slater,(Digital archive) Stewart Dyer, (Archivist) John Tomlinson Sandra Woodall, Olivia Johnson. Honorary Patron John Wallace. Sue did a tribute to Michael Scaife, one of our founder members, who sadly died April 2024. Michael was an integral part of our group and is sadly missed, but his legacy of historic booklets, on WW1 soldiers, History of St Philip & St James Church, and his last one, about the stain glass windows of the church. Michael had been deputy Head Master of CHS, and Sue & Kelly now work there, and got some photos of Michael, as a teacher. Fitting tribute. 6.Treasurer report. See attached. Andrew , presented the report, and explained we are saving money to buy more suitable archive storage. Membership fee remains at £15 er year, and visitors £5 per meeting. AGM February 5th 2024 Martin Wienholt was guest speaker, and gave us festinating insight to the history of his family and the famous shop. Including delicious samples. Union Club 25th March Ian Saunders WW2 invasion defences in NW England. Union Club April Michael Scaife one of our founding members died. 8th June AHG provided the visual & audio recordings for the PC commemoration of 80th anniversary D Day. Festival hall. 17th June George Hill former scientist at AZ. Talk about his 2019 book about history of Alderley Park. St P & St J. 22nd July Summer social, Show & Tell. At St P & St J Church. 27th July Field Trip. To Alderley Park, inspired by talk from George Hill. Mandy Parr led mini walk to the ice house and arboretum. 9th September. Ellen Brabban-Brown. Jodrell Bank, a history of scientific advancement spanning 8 decades. St.P & St.J 28th October John Wallace. Talk about the research for his new book. The Mire. In association of 40th anniversary of discovery of Lindow Man. Union Club. 2nd December. Christmas Social. Infamous quiz and special poem by Stephen Mills. 8. Programme for 2025 10th February AGM at Union Club and guest speaker Ray Walker. A history of the Black Greyhound Pub. Over Alderley. 24th March Union Club. Diana Leitch (former deputy University Librarian of the |John Rylands University Library of Manchester) will share her extensive research about Emily Stoehr, who lived at The Larches, Woodbrook Road Alderley Edge. She married Henry Simons at St Philips Church. The Simons family legacy shaped much of modern Manchester Emily often forgotten, played an integral part. Friday 30th May . Chris Joe Beard. Legends of the Edge Music Show. St P & St J Church. July Date TBC, Summer Social, Show & Tell. And 20th anniversary celebration St P & St J Church. 29th September David Briggs Virtual Walk around Wilmslow .ST P & St J. October/November meeting TBC 1st December Christmas Social at Union Club 9. AOB. None Meeting concluded at 8.10pm. over 60 in attendance. Sue asked Ray to talk the floor.
AHG DATES FOR 2026. 2nd February 2026. AGM, 7.15 for 7.30pm Alderley Union Club. Guest speaker Keith Warrender. Cheshire Curiosities. 23rd March 2026. Alderley Union Club. 7.15for 7.30pm Dorothy Bentley-Smith. The Indomitable Mr Roe. The Story of Mine Owner and Silk Merchant Mr Charles Roe who lived in Macclesfield and owned the Alderley Mines. End April, TBC. Union Club. The Mallory Connection. Peter Cotton. 20th June . TBC. Show and Tell . Sat Marys Church Hall, Nether Alderley. The Jenny Youatt archive. July. Field Trip. The Lindow Bog Walk, with optional lunch in Plough & Flail. With Brenda Smith. 21st/28th September Meeting TBC St Philip & St James Church. 2nd November Meeting TBC Union Club. 7th December Christmas Social. Union Club.
If anyone attends a good talk that would be suitable for our group, please get information and contact details and give to any committee member. Thank you. |
ECHOES OF THE PAST Continuing the series prepared by Denise Psailia.  This image of a very snowy Macclesfield Road, Alderley Edge was taken by former resident, George Davies [1825-1910], the date of the photograph is estimated to be 1880-1889. George was born in St Pancras, London in 1824. He married Susannah King in Calne, Wiltshire in 1851 and they had three sons, Thomas Edmund, Charles Adrian and Gilbert Austin, all born in the London area. Sometime between 1861 and 1871, the family moved to Alderley Edge and made their home at Lake Vale on Trafford Road. Lake Vale is now known as Osborne House. Mrs Hepworth who lived at Osborne House, also on Trafford Road, took the name with her when she moved to Lake Vale. She decided it was easier to take the house name with her than change her address. George was in business in Manchester as a patent agent. He was, for many years an officer at the Parish Church and also an amateur photographer. There are numerous images of Alderley Edge and the surrounding area attributed to him. When George Davies died on 2nd January 1910 it was reported he was “Alderley Edge’s oldest resident”. He was 85 years old. His funeral service was held at St Philip’s Church followed by his interment in the graveyard at St John’s Church, Lindow.
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