‘MY LIFE IN THE PALACE KITCHENS’ – Guest Speaker: COLIN ALDERSON,  Former Pastry Chef to the Queen. Thursday 31st January 2019 at 7.30pm, Rawdon Library

COLIN ALDERSON,  Former Pastry Chef to the Queen

Talks About  ‘MY LIFE IN THE PALACE KITCHENS’

 7:30 pm: Thursday 31st January, 7.30pm at   Rawdon Community Library

 Join Colin as he reminisces about his travels with the Queen and the meals he has prepared for her at Buckingham Palace, Windsor, Sandringham, Balmoral and on the Royal Yacht.

This is a fascinating presentation and the audiences simply won’t want Colin Alderson to stop. Hear about the preparation it takes to get ready for a State Banquet, making 2,000 canapés and 4,000 lobster tartlets and many more intriguing stories of life in the palace kitchens

Colin Alderson who was the Queen’s official pastry chef for five years has cooked for many a royal occasion from banquets and parties for hundreds of people, to simple breakfasts for Queen Elizabeth 2nd herself. He has also seen how Christmas happens in the royal household, including Windsor House, Sandringham Palace and on board the Royal Yacht Britannia.

   Admission:   ACS Members Free,   Non-members £4.00

     (N.B. Join on night: £10 for 6 talks in 2019)

NEW FAMILY HISTORY COURSE AT RAWDON COMMUNITY LIBRARY Starts Thursday 31st January 2019

A New Family History Course begins on Thursday 31st January 2019 at Rawdon Community Library at 1.45pm.

The course is suitable for those researching or wanting to research their family history. This is a great opportunity to find out about your ancestors and local history.
The ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ television series has shown what it is possible to find out about our ancestors.

The course will use a variety of sources to research the lives of the people, including the Census returns, military records, shipping lists, trade directories and many more. Also the ‘Find My Past’ website and the British Newspaper Archive, both of which are free to use at Rawdon Community Library.

5 week course starts on Thursday 31st January: Cost £35.

The Workers’ Educational Association will be running the course and the tutor is Jackie Depelle. It is being promoted by Aireborough Civic Society and the Rawdon Community Library.

If you wish to join the course go to this link or turn up at the first session.
WEA Enrolment Link:
https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/online/coursesearch.aspx
Or telephone WEA Leeds Area Office: Tel. 0113 245 3304

Or for further information tel: 0113 2503580

To help with individual research Rawdon Library has a subscription to the ‘Find My Past’ & ‘British Newspaper Archive’ websites. This means that course members and other library users can research old censuses, birth, death & marriage certificates for free at the library during opening hours. You may find that your ancestors have appeared in newspapers using the online British Newspaper Archive.
The Wharfedale Observer has recently been added to the Newspaper Archive so that local news from Victorian Times is now available to all.

Volunteers Wanted to ‘Plant up’ Yeadon High St, Town Hall Square & Harper Lane for next Spring

Volunteers Wanted to ‘Plant up’ Yeadon High St, Town Hall Square & Harper Lane for next Spring

Can you help for a couple of hours?
WEDNESDAY 17th OCTOBER starting at 12.30pm
We meet on the bus stop island on Harper Lane next to Morrisons Car Park.
Please bring gloves and a trowel.

ALL WELCOME.
Aireborough Civic Society Community Event

Photographs taken last Spring

Family & House History Course (5 sessions) starts Thursday 1345 at Rawdon Library

HOUSE & FAMILY HISTORY COURSE AT RAWDON COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Starts Thursday 5th October

A New House & Family History Course begins on Thursday 5th October at Rawdon Community Library at 1.30pm.

The Workers’ Educational Association will be running the course and the tutor is Jackie Depelle. It is being promoted by Aireborough Civic Society and the Rawdon Community Library.

The course is for those researching their family history or the history of their house. It is suitable for beginners and those with some experience. This is a great opportunity to find out about your ancestors and local history.

Recent television exposure has increased interest in, and awareness of house history research. Our course will use a variety of sources to study a particular property, follow the lives of the people who lived there and see elements of local history that can be discovered through the records.

5 week course meets every fortnight from 4th October: Cost £35.

If you wish to join our course go to this link:
WEA Enrolment Link:
https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/online/coursesearch.aspx
Or telephone WEA Leeds Area Office: Tel. 0113 245 3304

Or for further information tel: 0113 2503580

To help with individual research Rawdon Library has a subscription to the ‘Find My Past’ & ‘British Newspaper Archive’ websites. This means that course members and other library users can research old censuses, birth, death & marriage certificates for free at the library during opening hours. You may find that your ancestors have appeared in newspapers using the online British Newspaper Archive.
The Wharfedale Observer has recently been added to the Newspaper Archive so that local news from Victorian Times is now available to all.

7:30 pm : Thursday 27 Sept: THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE!

Aireborough Civic Society September talk:
 
Local Man  KEITH BARBER shares his nostalgic memories:
 

THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE!

Join Keith as he looks back and recalls with great amusement interesting events, objects and

 people from the 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s. 

Your evening will be filled with enjoyable and nostalgic, illustrated reminiscences.

7:30 pm : Thursday 27 September 2018
Rawdon Community Library

Admission:   ACS Members Free               Non-members £4.00

Thurs 26 July 2018 COLIN SPEAKMAN will talk about his love of walking in THE YORKSHIRE WOLDS. 

 

 

 

 

7:30 pm :at Rawdon Community Library: COLIN SPEAKMAN will talk about his love of walking in
THE YORKSHIRE WOLDS.
An Aireborough Civic Society Event

England had just won the World Cup when Colin Speakman sat down to write his first walking book. That was back in 1967 and since then another 50 books have followed.

On July 26th at Rawdon Library Colin & his wife Fleur talk about their latest book ‘The Yorkshire Wolds – A Journey of Discovery’ and give some fascinating cameos about some key Wolds people and the delights of walking in a lesser known landscape. This is the wonderful landscape that inspired artist David Hockney in recent years.

Admission: ACS Members Free
Non-members £4.00 (or join on the night for free entry).