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upcoming events
upcoming events
25 June 2025, 7pm
Walking tour of Whitehead with Steve Diamond - contingency of a talk in Whitehead Community Centre if inclement weather.
Booking essential carrickfergushistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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28 May 2025, 7pm
Blitz walking tour provided by the NI War Memorial Museum – entry to Museum at 6.30pm with walking tour commencing at 7.00pm and finishing at 8.00pm.
Booking essential carrickfergushistoricalsociety@gmail.com
10 May 2025, 11am - 3pm, VE Day event Carrickfergus Town Hall
To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe day, join everyone in the Town Hall for a day of demonstrations, displays, workshops, talks, games, music and dancing!
Featuring contributions from local organisations active during the war, including, Women’s Institute, St John’s Ambulance, Boys Brigade, Cadet forces and more.
Need tips on how to make do and mend? Want to know how to make your wartime rations last? Or maybe learn to jive? Come on down and experience all on offer!
This event is free and no booking required.
Wartime Carrickfergus
A new exhibition celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day is on at Carrickfergus Museum running until 23rd June.
Throughout the Second World War, many men and women from the town volunteered for active service in the Armed Forces. But for those who remained behind, the town change dramatically. The exhibition highlights the contributions made by those on the Home Front.
30 April 2025, 7.30pm
Architectural Conservation in Northern Ireland - Marcus Patton
Fifty years since the first buildings were listed in Northern Ireland the concept is widely accepted and historic buildings are an important part of our lives - but it wasn’t always so and there are still many buildings being needlessly demolished.
In this lecture conservation architect Marcus Patton will talk about the early days of listing and some restoration challenges he encountered with the building preservation trust Hearth.
Please note copies of the reprint of Mrs Coe’s Carrickfergus will be available to purchase at this meeting.
Members £2 Non-members £3
26 March 2025
Join Edward Montgomery to hear the story of Benvarden – a home occupied by the Montgomery family for over 200 years.
Dating from the 1630s Benvarden is one of the oldest estates in Northern Ireland. Situated on the North Antrim coast, the estate consists of a wonderfully preserved period house, a mature walled garden and beautifully landscaped grounds on the banks of the River Bush.
Wednesday 26 March 2025, 7.30pm
Dobbs Room Carrickfergus Town Hall
Members £2 Non-members £3
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