Welcome to our Website

Welcome to our Website.

THE WEST DERBY SOCIETY IS HOLDING ITS MONTHLY MEETINGS AT

Lowlands, 13 Haymans Green, West Derby

The West Derby Society, Liverpool, was founded in 1977 and holds regular monthly meetings at Lowlands, a beautiful Grade II-listed 1846 merchant’s mansion set in a rare Victorian city woodland garden.

The Society - registered with the Civic Trust - seeks to protect and promote the history and heritage of West Derby, an ancient community older than Liverpool. We are actively involved in planning and environmental issues in the area.

We meet at 7.30 pm on the third Wednesday of each month except during the summer. All are welcome. In June we have an evening outing and in July a day trip. There are no meetings in August. The annual subscription is £8 which includes a free quarterly newsletter. Under-18s have free membership.

Our meetings are lively and include a discussion and update on West Derby issues followed by a guest speaker. Recent topics have ranged from Liverpool John Lennon Airport and taxidermy to the Mole of Edge Hill and protecting wildlife!

We hope you enjoy our website and welcome any comments or requests for help with queries about West Derby’s fascinating history and remarkable buildings.

AIMS OF THE WEST DERBY SOCIETY

1. Protect the beauty of the countryside.

2. Preserve buildings of artistic distinction.

3. Encourage quality in architecture and planning.

4. Eliminate and prevent ugliness whether from bad design or neglect.

5. Stimulate public interest and inspire a sense of civic pride.

COMMITTEE

Chairman: Stephen Guy

Deputy Chairman: Andrew Richardson

Hon. Sec.: Alastair Caird

Hon.Treas.: Stephanie Grogan

Members: D Joyce

J Ashton. Stan Guy

PROGRAMME FOR 2012

We have an exciting agenda for our Society meetings in 2021.

18 January: Annual General Meeting chairman's talk. Please bring annual subscriptions.

15 February: The English Seaking Union: Michael Shankland

21 March: Decorative Arts: David Webster

18 April: The Tree People: Lynne Stumpe

16 May: Chinese Ceramics: Wei Gan

20 June: Evening Outing

Saturday 7 July; Day Trip

August: NO MEETINGS

19 September: Housing for older people: Wendy Cox

17 October: The History of Soap: Matthew Lepp

21 November: Hale Village: Don Allerston

19 December: Traditional Christmas cheer and Quiz

16 Jan 2013: AGM

All meetings held on the third Wednesday of the month (except summer months) at Lowlands, 13 Haymans Green, West Derby, Liverpool L12 7JG