CALH AWARDS & AGM 2010

The date of the 2010 awards is May 22nd at Toft Peoples Hall

CALH AWARDS & AGM 2009

The CALH AGM and Local History Awards took place at:

St Peter's Hall, March PE15 9JR

See below for details of the 2009 award ceremony

Click here for travel directions

Click here for a full agenda, previous minutes and secretary's annual report

Click here for a list of all the award winners

CALH Other Local History Awards for 2008

It is always somewhat confusing, as the awards that take place in 2009 are actually for work carried out the year before.

In addition to the Cambridgeshire Young Persons History Awards (CYPHA)  The Cambridgeshire Association for Local History has two other Annual Awards:

* Services to Local History

These awards are for people who have made a significant contribution to the study and accumulation of knowledge of the history of Cambridgeshire over the years.  They all in their own way have moved our knowledge of Cambridgeshire on over many years.

Many have been an inspiration to us all and often have been our mentors.  The CALH would welcome nominations for consideration from our sister archaeology, local, family and social history groups in Cambridgeshire for people who have been very important to your area of Cambridgeshire.  Nominations to the Association Secretary by March 1st please.

* Local History Book Awards for Cambridgeshire

Each year several hundred new local history books are deposited at the Cambridgeshire Collection. In January, the following year the Association begins the short listing process.  Each of the executive committee has a selection of books that it avidly reads over a two month period.  Then at the beginning of March in a day long session, the final selection of between 8 to 10 books is reached by mutual agreement.  All these selected books and their authors receive a certificate at our Awards ceremony in May. (See the bottom of this page for more details on how it all began).

* Cambridgeshire Community Archives Network (CCAN) Award

The exact details of this award are still to be decided. However, it will reward either a CCAN Local Group or a nominated individual for theie excellent work in the preceding year.  More details will be available later.

The AGM 2009 and the Awards for 2008 Ceremony will take place in the town of March on Saturday 23rd May 2009

For details of both the above awards presented in May 2008 and described below - please click here  some of the books are show in the side panels

The CALH AGM & 2007 Awards Ceremony took place on, Saturday 3rd May 2008 at Great Abington Village Institute, Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 4AE.

The CALH Executive Committee have decided that the venue for the AGM & Awards Ceremony in one year, will become if appropriate the venue for the following years Spring Conference. 

Therefore, the Spring Conference entitled "Traditions & Superstitions" will take place at Great Abington Village Institute on Saturday, 18th April 2009.

Cambridgeshire Local History Book Awards

Mike Petty presented the Cambridgeshire Local History Book Awards & the awards for Services to Local History and for the second time the CYPHA: Cambridgeshire Young Persons Awards

For all the 2007 Book Awards click here

Lorna Delanoy MBE & Barbara Slade

When I was a child / “Women’s Work is never Done”

Lacy Anderson

About the Cam

Geoff Oldfield

The Governors of the Town Revenues of Whittlesey – 1668 - 1898

Margot Holbrook

Where Do You Keep? – Lodging the Cambridge University Undergraduate

Mac Dowdy, Roy Barnes & Matthew Barnes

A shortcut through time – Cambridge - the thousand year walk

Gordon Smith

Early Football in Wisbech

Paul Carter

Cambridge 2 – Cambridge Bus & Coach Transport

Ken Issacson, Reg, Tony & Anita Brown

Home Sweet Soham

Service to Local History in Cambridgeshire

On May 3rd 2008, Mike Petty presented the Cambridgeshire Local History Book Awards & the awards for Services to Local History and for the second time the CYPHA: Cambridgeshire Young Persons Awards

For all the 2007 Award winners - click here

Mike Delanoy MBE & Lorna Delanoy MBE

Founders of the Farmland Museum, now at Denny Abbey

Jim Longstaff

Chairman of Duxford Local History Society

Mike Petty

20 Years as Association President

For further information or if you would like to nominate anyone for the Service to Local History Awards, please contact the Secretary on info@calh.org.uk.

Cambridgeshire Local History Book Awards

In 2001, the then Cambridgeshire Local History Society celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, and it was felt that some recognition of published work relating to Cambridgeshire, consisting of original research by local authors, would be a fitting tribute.  The Cambridgeshire Local History Awards are the result and are awarded annually by the Association, based on new titles received by the Cambridgeshire Collection up until the 31st December each year.

From the vast amount of printed material and books that are deposited at the Cambridgeshire Collection each year; the Head Librarian in charge of the Collection provides the Association with a shortlist of up to 100 published items.  These range from locally printed village or family histories to substantial hardback books.  All these short listed items are carefully and individually studied and reported on.  Then, during an in-depth selection process held in the spring, a final collection of between five & ten books is chosen.  Those chosen this year were introduced at our gathering by their authors, as usual these proved to be very informative and highly enjoyable.  The books that made the final list this covered a wide range of subjects; each finalist receives a framed certificate, signed by our President Mike Petty.

Cambs. Local History Book Awards 2006

Cambs. Local History Book Awards 2005
Cambs. Local History Book Awards 2004

Service to Local History in Cambridgeshire

On May 3rd 2008, Mike Petty presented the Cambridgeshire Local History Book Awards & the awards for Services to Local History and for the second time the CYPHA: Cambridgeshire Young Persons Awards

These awards are for people who have made a significant contribution to the study and accumulation of knowledge of the history of Cambridgeshire over the years.  They all in their own way have moved our knowledge of Cambridgeshire on over many years.  Mike Petty introduced them all, giving a short description of each ones contribution, they in turn entertained us with their amazing stories and often brilliant sense of humour; each finalist received a signed framed certificate and life membership to the Association.

Service to Local History in Cambs. Awards for 2007

Service to Local History in Cambs. Awards for 2006