Talks
The Society offers illustrated talks to local schools, groups and societies on a number of topics.
LOCAL HISTORY (Brindle & Hoghton)
‘Brindle & Hoghton – Then and Now’
Pictures of the two villages over the years – “then and now”.
Brindle Mill
‘Brindle Mill & Bournes Row’
Opened around 1855, the Cotton Mill and the row of cottages for the workers have a unique ‘local’ history. The talk looks at the mill founders, as well as the people who lived and worked in the area over the years.
Hoghton Station 1964
‘Along the line through Brindle and Hoghton’
The talk looks at the railway through the two rural villages from its opening in 1846 to Hoghton Station being closed in 1960, up to modern day. Numerous ‘then and now’ images.
Hoghton FC, 1960
‘Football in Brindle and Hoghton over the years’
Covers the history of football in both villages from c1910 to modern times; numerous black & white photographs.
Steve Williams Talks
Our Secretary, Steve Williams offers illustrated talks to groups, lunch clubs, Women’s Institute, Mothers Union, schools, colleges and historical societies across the North West. A World War One historian and Secretary of the Chorley Pals Memorial appeal, he also offers talks on steam railways and football.
Visit www.stevewilliamstalks.co.uk for more information.
