Local people from Hope, Aston and the surrounding villages with a shared interest in local history.
NEXT MEETING
Tuesday 10th November 2026
Joanna Mackey will talk about
‘Hope Valley Carols’
PHOTO: ACT5 Halifax Church Choir practising at the Ring o’Bells Inn. Thomas Farrer 1796 – 1811. Courtesy of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Monthly meetings are held from September to April, on the second Tuesday of the month. Meetings usually take place in the Methodist Chapel, Edale Road, Hope. The Meetings Programme includes a series of talks during the winter on a wide variety of topics. Outings in the summer are to local places of historic interest and there are regular social events.
Reports of Meetings are published in the Parish Magazine and archived here.
A RESEARCH GROUP undertakes a variety of projects of local interest and maintains a thriving Archive . Research reports are published in ReDiscovering Hope
To join contact Hope Historical Society or attend a monthly meeting