CALH ANNUAL GATHERING
and the CAMBRIDGESHIRE LOCAL HISTORY AWARDS
Local History Book Awards
Services to Local History Awards
CCAN Awards
Below are details of our 2010 awards ceremony, if you have a member of your society or know a local, family or social historian in your community and think they deserve an award like this. Please let the CALH Secretary know. 2011 is our Diamond Jubilee year, making such award so much more special.
The 2010 annual gathering of the Cambridgeshire Association for Local History to place on Saturday 22nd May at Toft Peoples Hall, hosted so magnificently by Toft Historical Society.
The sun shone and everyone had a great day. Below is a list of our award winners, photos of them receiving their awards and the covers of their books if appropriate.
Some of our award winners gathered in the sunshine
To download a copy of the 2010 AGM Agenda, Minutes (2009) & Notes click here
Click here for an extensive list of all the award winners at this years Annual Gathering.
Cambridgeshire Local History Awards
In addition to the Cambridgeshire Young Persons History Awards (CYPHA) The Cambridgeshire Association for Local History has two
other regular Annual Awards: - 'Services to Local History' and the 'Local History Book Awards' and in 2010 the introduction of a new award, the Cambridgeshire Community Archives Network (CCAN) Award
* Services to Local History
Launched in 2006, 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 each year please.
Winners in 2010
David Allard has done so much for his own society, the Royston & District Local History Society, for this he was awarded one of our 'Services to Local History Award' in 2009, however, until now had not been able to pick up his award. Finally, he received it from his good friend, Tom Doig at Toft
| Anthony Day |
| John Shepperson |
| Martin Edwards |
| Michael Rouse |
| Jan & Peter Simmonnett |
| Ken Wallis MBE |
The Ely of Friday's History group had the great privilege of going to visit Ken Wallis's home at Reymerston Hall and to watch him at 94 fly his autogryo. We presented him on that day with a special "Fen Tiger Award" from the Ely group. At the CALH awards he received a Services to Local History Award
Look No Hands!!!
Ken Wallis receiving his award at Toft
Ken Wallis MBE who will be 95 in a few weeks is a true local Ely hero & genuine and deserving ‘Fen Tiger’ who in his late 60s was a stunt double for James Bond!!!!. You can actually see Ken flying as there are several videos of Ken Wallis and Little Nellie on You Tube, you can either follow the following link to Ken You Tube or put "Ken Wallis autogyro" into You Tube search box.
* 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).
Please Note: We judge books deposited at the Cambridgeshire Collection, if you are a local author, please ensure a copy of your valuable book is deposited and that the whole of Cambridgeshire can share in all your hard work and research.
Winning Authors & Titles for 2009
shown in no particular order
| David Cleveland |
Films were made: a look at films and film makers in the East of England 1896-1996 |
| Mary Humphreys |
Folksongs collected in Cambridgeshire |
| Cyril Marsters |
In harness at Histon: working on Chivers farms in the 1940s. |
| John F Hamlin |
By day and by night: the story of Royal Air Force Oakington |
| Neil Storey |
A grim Almanac of Cambridgeshire |
| Nick Chrimes |
Cambridge: Treasure Island in the Fens |
| Peter Paye |
The Wisbech and Upwell tramway |
| Peggy Watts |
The History of Quy Fen |
| Alan MacFarlane |
Reflections on Cambridge |
Anthony Day &
Michael Rouse |
Soham and Wicken through time |
| Willie Sugg |
Fenner’s men, Cambridgeshire cricket 1822-48 |
* Cambridgeshire Community Archives Network (CCAN) Award
When appropriate any work carried out by a CCAN Local Group or a nominated individual will be rewarded for there excellent work in the following year.
shown in no particular order
| Orwell Community Archive Network |
20th Century: Orwell through the camera lens |
| Swavesey Community Archive Network |
Swavesey: a pictorial history |
Previous CCAN Awards
2010
Orwell Community Archive group picking up their award
Swavesey Community Archive group picking up their award
Cambridgeshire Local History Awards
For further
information or if you would like to nominate anyone for
the Cambridgeshire Local History Awards, please
contact the Secretary on info@calh.org.uk.
Past Cambridgeshire Local History Awards
In 2001, the then Cambridgeshire Local History Society celebrated its Golden 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.
Cambs. Local History Book Awards 2001-2010
Cambs. Local History Book Awards 2010
Cambs. Local History Book Awards 2009
Cambs. Local History Book Awards 2008
Cambs. Local History Book Awards 2007
Cambs. Local History Book Awards 2006
Cambs. Local History Book Awards 2005
Cambs. Local History Book Awards 2004
Cambs. Local History Book Awards 2003
Cambs. Local History Book Awards 2002
Cambs. Local History Book Awards 2001
Anthony Day
Note:
Alan Macfarlane could not be present, he will be sent his award
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