Chairman: Alan Edwards. Secretary: Grant Shaw.  Treasurer: Marion Axford. 
Newsletter Editor: Beverley Kilby . Committee Members: Danny Corns (Vice Chairman), 
Stephen Flinders (Website Administrator), Gary Henshaw, David Hudson, Mike Jobling, Paul Miller, Mike Sanders. 
 

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THE IDLHS HOMEPAGE

About The Society - The Ilkeston and District Local History Society was established in 1966 to foster the study of local history and research into all aspects of the history of Ilkeston and the district and to disseminate this information for the benefit of the public.

Welcome - If this is your first visit, then welcome to the Ilkeston and District Local History Society (IDLHS) website. If you are a new visitor, please find time to browse through the pages of the website and feel free to send any questions, comments or suggestions you have to the IDLHS c/o 17 Richmond Avenue, Sandiacre, Derbyshire NG10 5GY. In the mean time enjoy your visit.

What You Will Find - At present, the site features information about IDLHS membership - forthcoming Society meetings and events - Society publications - and brief histories on Ilkeston, Dale Abbey, St. Mary's Church, Ilkeston's Markets and Fairs, the Local Coal Industry and The Stanton Ironworks etc. and details of other sites and areas of interest within the district.  

Our next coffee shop meeting at the U-Choose Smoothie Bar, South Street, Ilkeston, will be on Saturday, February 25th 2012 from 10am-2pm
(our thanks to the management of the venue for allowing the Society to meet on their premises)

These informal monthly gatherings at the U-Choose Smoothie Bar have proven to be a relative success with the Society having recruited many new members, helped numerous members of the public with their enquiries and received the donation of several original photographs for use a new publication (planned for Easter 2012) entitled 'Around and About Town'. So why not pop in if you are passing and see what your Society can do for you, or for that matter, what you can do for your local history society.
And don't forget on Saturday, January 28th, members of the Society will be taking part in the Heritage Day at the Erewash Museum, Ilkeston.


NEWS RELEASE

The Society Emblem - formerly the arms of the Borough of Ilkeston.

Granted to the Ilkeston Borough Council in 1887, the arms represent the industries which were most prominent in the area at that time.

The bear holds in its mouth a miner's safety lamp to represent the coal industry. Across the top of the shield we see a sample of lace while at top and bottom are two hanks of cotton, both representing two aspects of the textile industry. To left and right we have two gloves, another of the local industries, while at centre the symbol of Mars represents the iron industry.            

The motto: Labor Omnia Vincit (Work Conquers Everything).

 

Acknowledgements: The Society would like to sincerely thank Robert Mee of the Heanor and District Local History Society (www.heanorhistory.org.uk) for his kind assistance in designing this website and the Erewash Museum and Ilkeston Library for the use of its photographic collection.
 

All the material found on this website is the copyright of the Ilkeston and District Local History Society © 2004. The IDHLS has no objection to anyone wishing to use or to print out this material for private or academic use, however it would be appreciated if an acknowledgement as to the material's origin is mentioned if used.