Trevor Hughes and Pat Hovey had individually already taken many groups around the town - there seems to be no lessening in these walks’ popularity.

The 2010 Guided Walks programme for the public began on June 27th and ran through the summer, some very well attended including 36 on the 'Kendal Yards' walk led on that occasion by Jon Robinson (first time as leader) supported by Trevor and Patricia.

On April 26th a lecture was held with free entrance for members, others were charged £2

In January members of the ‘Lancs & Lakes Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers’ were weaving a replica of every pattern of cloth in the old sample book and made some of it into garments.

On 1st July there was an official presentation of the replica of the pattern book by the Guild ladies to the Mayor and some councillors.  All Civic Society Council members were invited. The garments made and the replica pattern book were displayed in an exhibition in the Library from 12th July – 5th September 2010 (and then then taken on tour around the country).

The amazing work replicated by the ladies from the Lancs. & Lakes Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, and the history boards and catalogue produced by some of the Civic Society Council Members (Martin Orrom, Arthur Nicholls, Trevor Hughes and Patricia Hovey), have made for a splendid and very professional Exhibition, and a fitting tribute to Kendal’s woollen history.

This much anticipated event also had to be postponed from January 11th, because of the snow and ice.  All members were contacted by Mrs Hovey and Mr Wrathall went to the Shakespeare entrance to tell any who turned up – only four members of the public who fully understood. The lecture was re-arranged for September 20th at 7.30 pm, but the Society were informed three days before the intended date that he was in hospital in Scotland and therefore the lecture had, for the second time, to be postponed.  Mr Yates and Mrs Hovey went to let people know on the night.  Ivan Day was very distressed to have to cancel, but he promised to give us a date in 2011. Perhaps third time lucky!

Explore Historic Kendal

Guided walking tours of the town lead by Patricia Hovey and Trevor Hughes, Council members of Kendal Civic Society.

DATE	MEET AT
Sunday 27th June 2.00pm	(County Hall)
'Kendal - Who needs Banks?'
Sunday 11th July 2.00pm	(Town Hall)
'Kendal Yards (& the Marauding Scotsmen)'
Sunday 25th July 2.00pm (Town Hall)	(Town Hall)
'Kendal, a Church Town'
Sunday 8th August 2.0pm	(Town Hall)
'A Saunter to Greenside Lime Kiln'
Sunday 22nd August 2.00pm	(St Georges Church)
'Dickie Doodle's Domain'
Sunday 5th September 2.00pm	(Kendal Parish Church)
'Kendal End-to-End'
Sunday 12th September 2.00pm	(Town Hall)
' Heritage Walk'
Price: Adults £2.00 - Children Free (Pay on the day - just turn up)

 

Midsummer Walk 2010 - Helsfell

 June 20th 2:00pm (Postponed 3rd Jan New Year Walk)

For Members and Friends
Meet at the bottom of the Tram on Queens Road
This takes the place of the New Year Walk, cancelled due to snow and ice. We hope to walk up to the medieval Helsfell Hall, restores last year with a grant from English Heritage and then on to the Wolf's Cave. We will come back to Bleak House on Queen's Road, by kind invitation of our Chairman and his wife, Andrea, for welcome cup of tea. Please wear sturdy footwear and be prepared for any sort of weather but - we hope - not snow and ice this time.

January 3rd 2:00pm

The Annual New Year Guided Walk CANCELLED DUE TO POOR WEATHER
Meet at Booths Car Park (Top Deck) (Wear strong shoes or boots as it may be muddy on the walk).

January 11th 7:30pm

The John Satchell Memorial Lecture CANCELLED DUE TO POOR WEATHER
‘A History of food in Kendal and the South Lakes’ by Ivan Day
Shakespeare Centre, Highgate, Kendal

March 22nd 7:30pm

Annual General Meeting
Shakespeare Centre, Highgate, Kendal

April 26th 7:30pm

Lecture: ‘An Evening with Alfred Wainwright’ by John Burland (Wainwright Society Press and Publicity Officer)
Shakespeare Centre, Highgate, Kendal 7.30 start. (Visitors £2.00)
Come early to get a seat!

Jun 20th 2:00pm (Postponed 3rd Jan New Year Walk)

Midsummer Walk for Members and Friends
Meet at the bottom of the Tram on Queens Road
This takes the place of the New Year Walk, cancelled due to snow and ice. We hope to walk up to the medieval Helsfell Hall, restores last year with a grant from English Heritage and then on to the Wolf's Cave. We will come back to Bleak House on Queen's Road, by kind invitation of our Chairman and his wife, Andrea, for welcome cup of tea. Please wear sturdy footwear and be prepared for any sort of weather but - we hope - not snow and ice this time.

Guided Walks 2010
See seperate article on front page.

 

September 20th 7:30pm (Postponed from Jan 11th)

The John Satchell Memorial Lecture
‘A History of food in Kendal and the South Lakes’ by Ivan Day
Shakespeare Centre, Highgate, Kendal
This is the lecture postponed from January 11th, again because of the weather. You may have seen Ivan in the Victoriam Farm series on television around Christmas. He is often on the radio and is an infallible source of information on the history of food preparation and presentation. Not to be missed!

October 25th 7:30pm

Members’ Evening
Shakespeare Centre, Highgate, Kendal

 

 

KENDAL 2009 GUIDED WALKS

Explore Historic Kendal Guided walking tours of the town led by Patricia Hovey and Trevor Hughes, Council members of the Civic Society See following articles for details of each walk

Price: Adults £2.00 - Children Free (Pay on the day - Just turn up)

For further information contact T. Hughes on 01539 724302

 

PROGRAMME

Sunday 28th June 2.00pm

'A Walk in Wainwright's Footsteps'

(Meet at Kendal Town Hall)

Sunday 12th July 2.00pm

'A Walk with a Watercolour Sketchbook'

(Meet at Kendal Parish Church)

Sunday 26th July 2.00pm

'Kendal's Last Lime Kiln'

(Meet at the Kendal Town Hall)

Sunday 9th August 2.00pm

'Henry VIII's Last Wife'

(Meet at Kendal Town Hall)

Sunday 23rd August

'Kendal's Last Resting Places'

(Meet at Kendal Parish Church)

Sunday 6th September

'A Walk of Small Surprises'

(Meet at Kendal Parish Church)

The influence of the landscape on the work of Wordsworth and Coleridge

An AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATION by Mr Stephen Greenwood
Monday 23rd February, 7.00pm Shakespeare Centre