This year’s Heritage Open Days are from September 12th to September 21st, to which Cottingham will make its contribution on Saturday 13th. The following places will be open:

• Cottingham Methodist Church (built in 1878) from 9.30 until 13.00 will offer a display of the church’s history and tea and coffee.
• St Mary’s Church (mainly14th-century) from 9.30 until 17.30, offering a tour at 11.00, lasting about an hour.
• Zion United Reform Church (built in 1819) from 10.00 until 16.00 will offer tours of the church.
• Cottingham Local History Society’s History Room in the Council Offices, Market Green, from 9.30 until 16.30 for book sales and an exhibition about Cottingham in WWII.
• Cottingham Civic Hall, Market Green, from 12.00 until 14.00.
• Southwood Hall grounds (but not the house), in Burton Road (built about 1660) from 10.00 until 16.00.
• Thwaite (Botanical) Gardens at 57 Thwaite St, from 10.00 until 16.00.

Peter McClure will give an afternoon guided walk of about an hour and a half, starting and ending in the Green, via Hallgate and Finkle St. Numbers are limited to 15 and booking is essential using one of the Society’s two email addresses: <info@cottinghamyorkshirehistory.co.uk> and <cottinghamlocalhistorysociety@gmail.com>.

Booking opens on September 1st and closes at midnight on September 12th, first come, first served.