The Bedfordshire Garden Trust programme of talks for this spring has just been published. Talks take place at Ampthill. Full details may be found in the attached flyer. BGT Spring Talks 2015 flyer
BLHA Annual Conference & AGM 2015
BLHA Annual Conference & AGM 2015 Saturday 13th June 2015 at 1.30pm Hosted by Clapham History Society Provisional Title – North Bedfordshire Villages Details of the conference and a registration booking form are attached below. CLAPHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY BLHA Conference…
Tatterhill, Chalgrave
Can you help with an enquiry concerning Tatterhill Chalgrave. This was a ruined farmhouse in the 1940’s but can you help with any information with who lived there or where the name came from. Any suggestions or leads to follow…
Joe Bugner Documentary
We are currently researching a documentary film on the early years of boxer Joe Bugner, who arrived in Bedford in 1958 as a Hungarian refugee. We are looking for any historical material at all about Joe, his family, or his…
Burgess Family in Caddington/Woodside/SlipEnd
I am researching my maternal side of the family who are the Burgess family. I go to the library when I can to look at the microfiche to clarify what I have already found as regards to marriages births etc.…
Blue Lagoon Arlesey – Railway Trucks
I am trying to determine the fate of the railway trucks which were removed from the ‘Blue Lagoon’ at the same time as the Ruston Proctor steam excavator more than 30 years ago ! It was always reputed that the…
New Committee Members Welcome!
Can You Help – New Committee Members Welcome! The BLHA Committee is very keen to find members who would be interested in standing on the committee, there are usually 3 or 4 committee meetings a year. Should you be interested…
BLHA Spring Event – A Visit to Eaton Socon
BLHA Spring Event – A Visit to Eaton Socon The village that used to be in Bedfordshire and now is in Cambridgeshire Saturday 23rd May 2015 A guided walking tour of the village followed by a talk and refreshments from 2.30pm