Henry Ford has been commonly reported as saying “History is Bunk”. Actually, what he did say was “History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today."

If you agree with him then you can just delete this email now. If you disagree with him, and the many thousands of people who watched the Wolf Hall TV series show that you are by no means alone, then you should be interested in our History and Local History Groups. If nothing else, History makes good stories, as Wolf Hall shows.

Both groups cover a great range of historical subjects and offer the opportunity for members to explore past happenings, create a story and then tell that story to the group. So, perhaps as a New Year resolution, try one of the groups in 2025. Contact details are on the website at History Group or Local History Group or in the quarterly magazine.