During the Great Famine of the 1840s in Ireland, Vere Foster assisted the poor, helping with the re-settlement of thousands of emigrants to North America escaping starvation and disease. For those unable to emigrate he set his sights on improving their life chances by lifting educational standards in Irish schools. Jean Cannon revisits this momentous... Read more...

This curious folk custom in Europe and North America throughout the nineteenth century involved crowds making as much noise as possible by beating on pots and pans or anything that came to hand, creating what was known as rough music. This is another chance to hear Andrew Walker explain how these events enabled communities to... Read more...

The Civic Society joins with others at the Wilderspin School Museum and Holydyke air raid shelter to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in a day to remember life on the Home Front with displays, wartime vehicles, 1940s tearoom and vintage fair. FREE

Following the Society’s AGM at 7.30pm and a short refreshment break, Dr. Alex Ombler (Curator, Goole Museum) explores the natural, industrial and social history of Hessle Cliff from pre-history to the present day. A little-known place on the north bank of the Humber Estuary, the cliff forms the southern-most tip of the chalk Wolds of... Read more...

Helmsley Archaeology Store holds the extensive archaeological collections and paper-based archives from English Heritage guardianship sites from the North of England including the counties of Northumberland, County Durham, Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, Cheshire. The range of collections spans English history from Prehistory to the modern day, from flint, architectural stonework to ceramics and small... Read more...

East Hull is an area Colin Cooper knows well, and this informal discussion session is based on his many unique images of the buildings that have given East Hull its character.

Guided walk (90 mins) starting and ending at Wilderspin School Museum looking at the town's Victorian Legacy. Booking essential via The Ropewalk (01652 660380)

Guided walk (90 mins) starting and ending at Wilderspin School Museum looking at the town's Victorian Legacy. Booking essential via The Ropewalk (01652 660380)

As part of national celebrations to mark the bicentenary of the world's first public railway between Stockton and Darlington, we've joined with Friends of the Barton Line to host a nostalgic look at films from the British Film Archive with one of its former archivists, Barry Coward. Note that this event is free entry to... Read more...

Showcasing the development and outline solution to reduce flood risk from the Humber Estuary around Barton Upon Humber with Mark Adams, Flood and Coastal Risk Management, Environment Agency

Guided walk (90 mins) starting and ending at Wilderspin School Museum looking at the town's Victorian Legacy. Booking essential via The Ropewalk (01652 660380)

Dr Jack Hadfield returns with an updated talk about how our flora, fauna and landscapes are changing and what this may mean for the future.