This page holds details of all events run by the Society, both face to face and online.

All events arranged so far, both on Zoom and face to face organised by groups, are displayed in date order. The face to face meetings arranged by the groups are also show on the individual group's pages. Unfortuately this list is not best viewed on a mobile phone, so some scrolling will be necessary if that is the only way you can access it.
Date Day Time Place Subject Speaker(s)

03 November 2026

Tuesday

7:30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

West Lancashire War Heroes

Dot Broady-Hawkes

13 November 2026

Friday

7.00 pm

Birkdale Community Hub and Library. PR8 4AR

“What did you do in the war Daddy?” Come along and let us know the result of your researches

18 November 2026

Wednesday

7:30 pm

Zoom meeting

Ragged, poor and mischievous or young thieves and Street Arabs

Linda Hammond

23 November 2026

Monday

7:00 pm

Meeting Lane Community Centre, Meeting Lane, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2QX

Member’s evening & Quiz

(Please note: there is no December meeting)

No speaker

01 December 2026

Tuesday

7:30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

Christmas bring and share tea. Please note there is no meeting in January

No speaker

11 December 2026

Friday

Birkdale Community Hub and Library. PR8 4AR

Christmas Meal.

Email Southport@lswlfhs.org.uk for information nearer the date.

16 December 2026

Wednesday

7:00 pm

Zoom meeting

Poachers and Gangsters. The Jaques Brothers and the Notorious Long Company

Gareth Winrow

08 January 2027

Friday

7.30 pm

Birkdale Community Hub and Library. PR8 4AR

A.G.M - Our venue is next to Birkdale Station, good parking, and local busses (including the X2) stop outside.

12 January 2027

Tuesday

5.30 pm

Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool

Group AGM and Members Evening

General

02 February 2027

Tuesday

7:30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

Just a Little jab (a brief history of vaccination)

Louise Wade

09 February 2027

Tuesday

5.30 pm

Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool

Photographic Detective Story

Roger Hull

02 March 2027

Tuesday

7:30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

West Lancashire Heroines

Dot Broady Hawkes

09 March 2027

Tuesday

5.30 pm

Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool

Court Housing

Melody McKay Burton

06 April 2027

Tuesday

7:30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

A walk through of our website

Shelagh Boardman

13 April 2027

Tuesday

5.30 pm

Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool

Liverpool Links to Ireland

David Hearn

04 May 2027

Tuesday

7:30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

History of nursery rhymes part 2

Jean Finney

11 May 2027

Tuesday

5.30 pm

Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool

Visit to Search Room-Rainhill Asylum Records (Provisional)

01 June 2027

Tuesday

7:30 pm

UpHolland Methodist Church , Alma Hill, UpHolland WN8 ONR

Great Victorian Inventions and Disasters. Please note there is no meeting in July or August.

Louise Wade

08 June 2027

Tuesday

5.30 pm

Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool

Liverpool Southport Railway

Bernard Nevin

13 July 2027

Tuesday

5.30 pm

Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool

To be confirmed

To be advised

14 September 2027

Tuesday

5.30 pm

Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool

To be confirmed

To be advised

12 October 2027

Tuesday

5.30 pm

Meeting Room 2, 4th Floor, William Brown Street Library, Liverpool

To be confirmed

To be advised