The Friends of Williamson’s Tunnels hold regular monthly meetings online using Zoom, where members and Non-Members alike, can get together to chat and get updates on our progress. We normally have a guest speaker, talk to us on varied local & general history topics.
Our FoWT Monthly Meetings take place on the First Monday of each Month at 7pm (19.00pm).
All members and non-members are very welcome to take part, come online, meet some of the team and find out up to date news of the Tunnels.
If you would like to attend our monthly meetings, complete this contact form to be added to our Zoom meeting e-mail list
Thank you, your request to Join our FoWT Monthly Meeting Invitation List has been sent to FoWT
Notes
- Once you are on our FoWT monthly meeting mailing list, you will receive a email monthly, containing a link and details to join each months meeting.
- Members will get priority over non-members depending on capacity.
- We ask that on logging into the Zoom Meeting, you do so using your Full Name and not an alias.
Talks and Presentations for 2025
| Date (2025) | Guest Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 6th January | Anthony Clarke | “The Construction of the Albert Dock” |
| Monday 3rd February | Rob Jones | “An Illustrated History of the Tobacco Trade in Liverpool” |
| Monday 3rd March | Derek Cartwright | “The Rivington Reservoirs” |
| Monday 7th April | Dr. Richard Marks | “A Barber and a Surgeon” |
| Monday 12th May | Rosemary Cook | “Murder as a Science – The Wickedness of Dr. Warder” |
| Monday 2rd June | Stewart Hayter | “Anglesey’s Copper Mountain – The Microsoft of Yesteryear” |
| Monday 7st July | Keith Edwards | “Caves And Caving” |
| Monday 4th August | John Parr | “Saving Chapman – The Last Hilbre Lifeboat” |
| Monday 1st September | Rob Dolphin | “The Story Of Flaybrick” |
| Monday 6th October | Tina Naples | “The Lancashire Witches Trial” |
| Monday 3rd November | John Lamb | “James Cropper and Liverpool’s Unheralded Contribution To The Abolition of Slavery” |
| Monday 1st December | David Everleigh | “Bogs, Baths And Basins – The Story Of Domestic Sanitation” |
Zoom, How to…
Joining on a desktop computer or laptop?
- You don’t need to download or install anything – you can dial in to the meeting with your normal web browser, just like visiting a web site.
- But if you want all the features (to be able so see other people on the call, etc.) you’ll need to download Zoom.
- On the day:
- open the invitation e-mail we sent you
- click on the link
- when Zoom starts, you may be asked for a meeting ID or password: they’re both in our e-mail
- when prompted, type your name in and ‘Join’
Joining on your smartphone?
- You’ll need to download the Zoom app
- On the day:
- open the invitation e-mail we sent you
- click on the link
- when Zoom starts, you may be asked for a meeting ID or password: they’re both in our e-mail
- when prompted, type your name in and ‘Join’ 🙂