NOTTINGHAMSHIRE LOCAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION

Organised by Mine2Minds Education and Ripley Heritage Trust on 28th November 2015 at the Midland Railway Centre Car Park for a 2pm start. There will be a viewing of the Butterly Company site followed by a talk, a presentation of archive footage and food.

Cost is £7.50 Advance booking is advised. For more details phone 01773-760030 mobile 07914-373745 e-mail david.amos99@ntlworld.com.

Cheques should be made payable to Mine2Minds Education and sent with a SAE to Dave Amos, 44 Coach Drive, Eastwood, Notts, NG16 3DH.

Former Foundry Man, Tim Castledine will conduct a viewing of the former Butterley Company site and at 4pm Tim will be giving an illustrated talk on “The Great Wall of Butterley” at the Barnes Wallis Pub, Maple Avenue,Ripley, DE5 3PY. The talk is about the early furnaces and other remaining industrial historical buildings at the back of the Butterley site.

To round the event off, pie, peas and chips will be served at the Barnes Wallis whilst you watch some digitalized archive footage of the Butterley Company.