Westhoughton History Group
Conquering Coronovirus!
In common with all community groups throughout the land, since March 2020 all our normal activities (bi-monthly Speaker Meetings, Excursions, Exhibitions etc.) have been suspended.
However, throughout the months of “lockdown”, the WLHG committee has made earnest efforts to maintain the tremendous momentumbuilt up within the group in recent times.
We have maintained contact with our membership by stepping up the frequency of our e-Newsletters (“The Howfen Herald”) and posts on our Facebook Group page, which has a burgeoning membership
The WLHG committee has met via Zoom on a fortnightly basis, allowing a number of current projects to be progressed, and others to be planned for the future when circumstances allow.
In view of the continuing uncertainty surrounding the re-commencement of our regular gatherings at Westhoughton Library, we plan to introduce Zoom Speaker Meetings from December 2020, and until further notice
For further details of these meetings, or any other aspect of our diverse activities, please contact us :
Westhoughton Local History group aims to provide something for everyone who is interested in the history and development of Westhoughton through the centuries.
The Group has grown steadily since it was established in 2005 and fortnightly meetings upstairs in Westhoughton Library now attract over 70 members.
Some are content to come and listen to presentations or to meet old friends whilst others are actively researching the history of the town.
Meetings take place upstairs in the Library at Westhoughton BL5 3AT on
1st and 3rd Thursdays monthly.
A number of publications have been produced over the years and details of these can be found on the publications page of this website.
Contact : howfenhistory@gmail.com
For information about the group and our meetings and events, see:
https://www.facebook.com/Westhoughton-Local-History-Group-2734586433433669
To join our Group, send a request here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WesthoughtonLocalHistoryGroup/?ref=bookmarks
Site updated 9 July 2021
For more information about Westhoughton’s History, please go to the new website being developed. This site contains still photos and full length videos and much more information.
www.westhoughtonlocalhistorypresentationsandphotos.com
For more information about the history of Horwich, we invite you to visit their website
