12 September
The Magical Music Machine and Mechanical Music
Kevin McElhone had his interest in music boxes awakened in 1968 when he heard a fairground organ at Clapham Transport Museum in London and has been archivist of the Music Box Society since 1993.

10 October
The Rise and Fall of Goods by Railway
John Lovell, having worked on the railways for a number of years, looks at the carrying of goods by rail.

12 December
Christmas Social
A relaxed social event when members of the Family History Society join us for an entertaining evening.

9 January 2002
The Coffee Mills
Tim De Rousset-Hall, who started work with W Symington & Co. in 1946 and became their techical manager in 1967, talks about the locally known ‘Coffee Mills’ at the Springfield Street factory.

13 February
Cast Iron Grave Slabs and Churchyard Crosses of England
Rosalind Willatts, the conservation officer for Harborough District Council, talks about the 19th century industry of creating memorial crosses and grave slabs from cast iron.

13 March
Annual General Meeting
Help shape the future of the society.

10 April
All Planned Out: Mapping the Harborough Area over Five Centuries
Steph Mastoris, former keeper of the Harborough Museum, looks at the changing face of the local area over the past five centuries.

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8 May
Gallow Hill – Its History and Works
Anne French investigates Gallow Hill, home of the Glue Factory. Its workings and history. The photograph below is the only old photograph found (c.1910-1920).

12 June
Summer Excursion
Bruntingthorpe Airfield 7.30 pm.
Members Only.

Members at Bruntingthorpe Airfield. Photo by Jessops.

About 15 members of the Society visited Bruntingthorpe Airfield where they were given a guided talk and tour. They saw the Vulcan which is being rebuilt to fly, provided sufficient funds are found, a collection of privately owned post-war aircraft and even a Boeing 747 which had flown in that day.