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Spen Valley Historical Society

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  1. The local historical society for the Spen Valley area.
    Members meet on the second Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm (except August).

    A variety of guest speakers/topics to interest everyone.

    Small admission fee. Refreshments available. New members or guests always welcome.

    Our programme of lectures is available in local libraries, on our website or click on events above..

Contacts

Kathryn Harrison
Chairman
07866 310162
Ray Cooper
07971 938010

Organisation last updated

  1. 19 January 2024

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WW1 Heckmondwike Memorial project

  1. Transcription is now complete on the stories of the lives of the 157 men who are named on the Heckmondwike Green Park Memorial for WW1.

    We are pleased to report that we now have found the faces of 121 of the 157 men and they can be seen on our website together with their stories.

    A red file with all 157 stories is kept in the care of the Heckmondwike Library staff, close to the Vellum Roll, now in the locked staff room. Please ask the staff if you wish to view it.

    Alternatively, the individual stories can be found on our website at www.spenvalleyhistoricalsociety.org.uk and follow the links to the Great War.
    Individual stories can be printed off the website or photocopied in the Heckmondwike library.

    Please contact us if you have any further information or a photograph of one of the men. This would help us to achieve our aim of putting faces to all their names.

  2. 19/01/2024

History

  1. The Spen Valley Historical Society was formed in 1972.

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