Meetings

Find out details of our meetings programme on this page. Everyone is welcome to attend them.

You’ll find details of where we meet and the times we start at the bottom of this page.

Everyone (not just members) are welcome to attend our meetings.

Our meetings programme
Thursday 11 December 2025

AGM/Social with a short talk.

Our usual social event, with free raffle, mince pies and mulled wine. Includes our AGM and a short talk from Brian Heathcote on his travels to the far north of Scotland.

All are welcome to this event – please note the earlier date. Admission is free to this event.

Thursday 22 January 2026

The Trebor Story. – Dave Gregg

Dave worked for many years at the Trebor factory on Brimington Road. This is a history of the once important sweet manufacturers, from his perspective.

Thursday 26 February 2026

Whittington Parish History. – Philip Morris

Philip has been researching the history of Whittington parish for many years and has established a small resource centre at Whittington Parish Church. He’ll be giving us the benefit of his research in this talk.

Thursday 26 March 2026

Hipper Industries. – Cliff Lea

There’s more to the river Hipper valley than Robinsons! In this talk Cliff will give us details about just some of the industrial history of the area, which includes a railway, electrical generation a foundry and many others.

Thursday 23 April 2026

Brimington: the changing face of a Derbyshire village – Philip Cousins

This talk, previously given a few years ago, will give a general introduction to Brimington’s history before embarking on a ‘journey’ around the village using old photographs.

Thursday 28 May 2026

Brimington Inventors and their Inventions – Paul Freeman

Paul will explain the inventions of Charles Markham and William Knighton (improvements for moulding pipes and other cylinders), GWW Alderson (the automatic time­-feeding of horses) and prolific inventor George Aaron Chambers (improvements in opening envelopes). Sadly, Mr Chambers’ special pocket clip to prevent the watch from being stolen will remain something of a mystery.

Thursday 25 June 2026

OUTSIDE VISIT – Whittington – Philip Morris.

As a follow-up to Philip’s talk in February, we’ll be taking a gentle walk around Old Whittington. Meet at Old Whittington Parish Church, Church St N, Chesterfield, S41 9QP, at 7:00pm. (Please note the earlier time).

SUMMER BREAK

There will be no meetings in July or August 2026.

Thursday 24 September 2026

Various local history topics – Philip Cousins and Paul Freeman.

Topics to be confirmed.

Thursday 22 October 2026

Malcolm Pyatt

Brimington’s own, Malcolm will be talking more about of his interesting and varied life on the railways and currently as a part-time Associate Priest at St John’s Parish Church, Newbold.

Thursday 26 November 2026

Just Desserts. An alternative history of Derbyshire in three puddings. – Mark Dawson

The history of three iconic Derbyshire puddings from their earliest origins to the present day. Includes historic recipes for you to take away and make them yourself.

Thursday 17 December 2026

AGM/Social with a short talk.

Our usual social event, with free raffle, mince pies and mulled wine. Includes our AGM and a short talk.

Topics to be confirmed. By agreement of our members this meeting may be held on the proceeding Thursday – 10 December.

Future programme

Download our 2025-26 programme as a pdf by clicking on the download button below. Please note that this programme may be subject to change. Our latest programme will always be reflected above.

BATLHS prog 25-26Download
Where and when we meet
Our meeting venue is Brimington Community Centre – in the centre of this photograph – right next to the Co-operative store on High Street. This in the centre of the village. Off-street car parking is nearby and there are good bus-links from Chesterfield and Staveley.

The group normally meets monthly during the year (except July and August), on the fourth Thursday of each month, at Brimington Community Centre, High Street, Brimington, S43 1DB.

Our meetings, usually with a guest speaker, start at 7.30pm (doors open at around 7pm). In December the group meets on the second or third Thursday also at 7.30pm. One outdoor visit, usually a local guided walk, is held in June. There are no meetings in July or August.

Members are charged £1 admission, non-members £3. Tea and coffee are included (though a small donation towards this is always welcome).

Page last updated 4 December 2025.