A new Chairman is elected
We are delighted to announce that the Forest of Galtres Society has just elected a new Chairman. At the AGM held on 22nd January 2026 David Hodgson was nominated to become the Chairman. The members present gave him their wholehearted support. A welcoming round of applause arose as he took over to run the second part of the meeting that evening; the introduction of the lecture about ‘York Tramways and their effect on the topography of the city’.
It is the beginning of a new chapter for us. We have lots of ideas already assembled about future lectures and expeditions.
We look forward to the seventy second year of this Society. We hope that many of you reading this will come along and join us in the programme which is being prepared, for summer outings and winter lectures.
NEWS
August 15, 2025
We arrange five winter Lecture meetings for the Society. Our lectures will continue to be held on Thursday evenings.
The venue for meetings is the Church Hall, Long Street, Easingwold. This is on the west side of the street, just south of the Pelican Crossing. The postcode, should you need it, is YO61 3JB. Lectures commence at 7.30pm. We hold a raffle and gifts of prizes for the raffle are always welcome. Raffle tickets are £1 a strip. We are also offering refreshments after the lecture, which we know allows members to converse with the lecturer in an informal setting.
Subscriptions of £10 per person cover the year from October to the end of the succeeding September. Cash, or a cheque payable to Forest of Galtres Society, either are welcome.
Members will be welcomed at the Church Hall, each paying £2 for entry. Guests pay £2 in addition, ie £4 each.
Locals will know where to park near the Church Hall. For those coming from outside Easingwold, there is a small car park in front of the Church Hall, available for several cars including those with mobility needs, and our speaker for the day. There is also a North Yorkshire Council carpark nearby, off Showfield Drive.
We shall be using the digital equipment which we were able to purchase in 2009, from our Awards for All Lottery funding. We are using our new amplifier. It is much lighter to carry about and it is working very nicely.
It is with much pleasure that we invite Members and Guests to come to our lectures. We very much hope that you can support our events. We look forward to seeing you in due course and sharing with you the winter lectures for which we have made preparation.
Thank you Helen Kirk, Hon Secretary
Stillington, A History
November 26, 2019
Mr Grahame Richardson, a Stillington resident, has kindly given us access to his book ‘The Peculiar History of Stillington’. Compiled after over 25 years of research, mainly through the Borthwick Institute and local sources, it is a comprehensive study of the area and can be read online or downloaded at the emboldened text above.
