| Salford U3A Local History programme 2020 | ||
| Eccles Gateway, alternate Wednesdays, 1.30-3.30 pm | ||
| Convenor: Christine Whitefoot 789 1178. | ||
| Date | name | subject |
| 01-Jan | holiday | |
| 15-Jan | Christmas lunch | Georges Restaurant, Worsley |
| 29-Jan | Mark Child | John and Thomas Gilbert |
| 12-Feb | George Waterhouse | Manchester Steamers and the Ship canal |
| 26-Feb | Chris Whitefoot | Walkden, Ann Monaghan’s glimpse of the past |
| 11-Mar | Diane Duffy (guest speaker) | Elizabeth Gaskell’s links to Salford |
| 25-Mar | Hazel Walker and Marlene Walker | Manchester’s Little Italy |
| 08-Apr | Sheila Thomas | Some events at Eccles Town Hall |
| 22-Apr | Barbara Lawton and June Lomas | Weaste Cemetery |
| 06-May | Barbara Briggs and Andy Scutt | Buffalo Bill in Salford |
| 20-May | David Pease | Joseph Brotherton |
| 03-Jun | outing | Arley Hall |
| 17-Jun | Barbara Ashe | Street names of Ellesmere Park |
| 01-Jul | Rick McGarry | TBA |
| 15-Jul | Andy Scutt | ‘Pomona’ |
| 29-Jul | ||
| 12-Aug | holiday | |
| 26-Aug | holiday | |
| 09-Sep | Mark Child | The Bridgewater Heritage |
| 23-Sep | Betty Baker | Readings from Josey Brotton’s letters |
| 07-Oct | ?outing | |
| 21-Oct | George Waterhouse | TBA |
| 04-Nov | Anne McGarry | Famous people raised in Salford |
| 18-Nov | David Astbury (guest speaker) | ‘Prince Albert: Consort and Manchester Man (?)’. |
| 02-Dec | Pam Nuttal | Corruption in Manchester and Salford government |
| 16-Dec | holiday | |
| Salford U3A Local History programme 2019 | ||
| Eccles Gateway, alternate Wednesdays, 1.30-3.30 pm | ||
| Convenor: Christine Whitefoot 789 1178. | ||
| Date | name | subject |
| 02-Jan | holiday | |
| 16-Jan | Mark Child | James Brindley (venue: St Andrew’s church Hall, Chadwick Rd) |
| 23-Jan | Christmas lunch | Alberts (2 courses £12.50) 12.00noon |
| 30-Jan | mill historians | mill histories |
| 13-Feb | Brian Briggs (guest speaker) | Gallipoli |
| 27-Feb | Sheila Thomas | Swinton Lions Rugby Club |
| 13-Mar | Hazel and Marlene Walker | Stories of Lancashire mill girls |
| 27-Mar | Irene Barlow | Church St Eccles |
| 10-Apr | George Waterhouse | Salford Breweries |
| 24-Apr | Chistine Whitefoot | Pendlebury riots |
| 08-May | David Roberts | Manchester Engineers |
| 22-May | Andrew Scutt | Peterloo |
| 05-Jun | David Pease | Building of the Ship Canal |
| 19-Jun | Dr Mike Neville | ‘History and Archaeology of New Bailey Prison’ |
| 03-Jul | outing | |
| 17-Jul | Rick McGarry | James Brent: Superintendent of Police 1825-1901 |
| 31-Jul | Barbara Briggs and Andrew Scutt | Eccles Cinemas |
| 14-Aug | holiday | |
| 28-Aug | holiday | |
| 11-Sep | Barbara Ashe | People behind Ellesmere Park street names |
| 25-Sep | Christine Whitefoot | The Clifton Hall Disaster |
| 09-Oct | outing | |
| 23-Oct | Brenda and Margaret Carr | Tug Barges and Me |
| 06-Nov | Anne McGarry | Life and work at Grenada TV during 1959-1966 ‘ |
| 20-Nov | George Waterhouse | Salford Bridges |
| 04-Dec | Dr Michael Nevell (invited speaker) | Worsley Delph and the Bridgewater Canal |
| 19-Dec | holiday | |
