Calendar of Members’ Events
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| Date | Society | Event /Talk | Speaker | Time / Place | Events |
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| Thurs Jan 3 2019 | Roxton and District Local History Group | Christmas Meal | The society meets 1st Thur 19.30 (except Jan & Dec) Outdoor visits during July Venue: Roxton Parish Hall Roxton Membership fee: £12 pa includes monthly meeting with speaker. | ||
| Tues Jan 8 2019 | Dunstable and District Local History Society | Bedfordshire’s Garden History | A lavishly illustrated miscellany of the county’s garden heritage ranging through the centuries from the Waldon Pear mentioned by Shakespeare to the 1990s gardens at Stockwood Park. Felicity Brimblecombe uses paintings, postcards, diaries and maps in a talk ranging from walled gardens to sun dials | The society meets at 7.45 pm at the Methodist Church Hall (opposite Wilkinson’s). Membership is £6 pa (June-Dec £3). Visitors to meetings pay £2. | Website Programme |
| Wednesday 9th January 2019 | BAALHS | BEDFORD'S TRANSPORT HERITAGE. | David Fowler | Putnoe Heights Church & Community Centre, Bedford, MK41 8EB at 7.30 pm. Visitors £3.00 | Programme |
| Wednesday 9th January 2019 | Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society | Crime in 19th Century Leighton Buzzard - | Kathryn Faulkner, archivist, Bedford Record Office Kathryn is also responsible for the LBO weekly series on WWI. | All talks are at Linslade Community Hall (St Barnabas), Waterloo Rd, LU7 2NR, starting at 8 pm unless otherwise advised. Everyone welcome. Visitors £3. Members Free. | Programme |
| Saturday 12th January 2019 | Ampthill & District Archaeological & Local History Society | Celebrity Lunch Digging the Trenches | Speaker Andy Robertshaw – The value of Great War archaeology, specifically the recent work at Hawthorn Crater on the Somme, the most intensive study of any WWI battlefield. Andy specialise in Great War archaeology, appearing in television programmes like Time Team and Two Men in a Trench. He was military advisor for the film Warhorse and more recently Peter Jackson’s restoration of WW1 footage in ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’. | Programme | |
| Monday 4th February 2019 | Ampthill & District Archaeological & Local History Society | Many Mansions | Pamela Birch | 7.30pm Flitwick Library | Programme |
| Wednesday 6th February 2019 | Sandy Historical Research Group | Talk for Sandy Women’s Institute | Beeston Methodist Church 7:30pm | Website |
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| Thurs 7th Feb 2019 | Roxton and District Local History Group | Shackleton's forgotten men | Debby Horsman | The society meets 1st Thur 19.30 (except Jan & Dec) Outdoor visits during July Venue: Roxton Parish Hall Roxton Membership fee: £12 pa includes monthly meeting with speaker. | |
| Tues Feb 12 2019 | Dunstable and District Local History Society | Man On The Spot | Reflections on 50 years as a radio and tv broadcaster by former BBC journalist Bill Hamilton, whose front-line reports included revelations about Stalinist Albania and who was once the voice of BBC Television’s Saturday football match results. | The society meets at 7.45 pm at the Methodist Church Hall (opposite Wilkinson’s). Membership is £6 pa (June-Dec £3). Visitors to meetings pay £2. | Website Programme |
| Thursday February 21st 2019 | Carlton & Chellington Historical Society | ‘Amy, Wonderful Amy’ | Roy Smart | Unless otherwise stated, talks are held on THURSDAY evenings in CARLTON VILLAGE HALL (The Moor, Carlton, Beds., MK43 7JR) Doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. ADMISSION: Members £2.00, Visitors £4.00. Tea or Coffee & Biscuits between 7.30 and 8.00 pm. | Programme |
| Wednesday 13th February 2019 | BAALHS | A THOUSAND YEARS OF PUTNOE. | Bob Ricketts | Putnoe Heights Church & Community Centre, Bedford, MK41 8EB at 7.30 pm. Visitors £3.00 | Programme |
| Monday 4th March 2019 | Ampthill & District Archaeological & Local History Society | Speaker TBC | 7.30pm Flitwick Library | Programme | |
| Thurs 7th March 2019 | Roxton and District Local History Group | Electronic Family History | Robert Parker | The society meets 1st Thur 19.30 (except Jan & Dec) Outdoor visits during July Venue: Roxton Parish Hall Roxton Membership fee: £12 pa includes monthly meeting with speaker. | |
| Tues Mar 12 2019 | Dunstable and District Local History Society | On The Ball | Dunstable Town Football Club, established in 1883, was based for many years at Kingsway before moving to its present ground at Creasey Park. The club’s chairman, Alex Alexandrou, a professional historian, talks about the club, its most famous players and its role in the life of the town, Illustrated by numerous photos. The talk follows the society’s annual meeting. | The society meets at 7.45 pm at the Methodist Church Hall (opposite Wilkinson’s). Membership is £6 pa (June-Dec £3). Visitors to meetings pay £2. | Website Programme |
| 12th March 2019 | Sandy Historical Research Group | Talk – Up with the Lark | Ian Waller | *Beeston Methodist Church Hall, commencing 7.30pm. | Website |
| Thursday March 21st 2019 | Carlton & Chellington Historical Society | ‘Diary of a grave-digger’ | Ken Shrimpton | Unless otherwise stated, talks are held on THURSDAY evenings in CARLTON VILLAGE HALL (The Moor, Carlton, Beds., MK43 7JR) Doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. ADMISSION: Members £2.00, Visitors £4.00. Tea or Coffee & Biscuits between 7.30 and 8.00 pm. | Programme |
| Thurs 4th April 2019 | Roxton and District Local History Group | Wallis Simpson and the Abdication crisis of 1936 | Roy Smart | The society meets 1st Thur 19.30 (except Jan & Dec) Outdoor visits during July Venue: Roxton Parish Hall Roxton Membership fee: £12 pa includes monthly meeting with speaker. | |
| Wednesday 13th March 2019 | BAALHS | WHY DO CHURCHES HAVE TOWERS? | David Bond | Putnoe Heights Church & Community Centre, Bedford, MK41 8EB at 7.30 pm. Visitors £3.00 | Programme |
| Monday 1st April 2019 | Ampthill & District Archaeological & Local History Society | AGM | Speaker TBC | 7.30pm Flitwick Library | Programme |
| Tues April 9 2019 | Dunstable and District Local History Society | King Henry’s Cathedrals | After the closure of the monasteries, Henry VIII had planned to create a number of new cathedrals, including one at Dunstable. Local historian Tony Woodhouse describes what happened. | The society meets at 7.45 pm at the Methodist Church Hall (opposite Wilkinson’s). Membership is £6 pa (June-Dec £3). Visitors to meetings pay £2. | Website Programme |
| 9th April 2019 | Sandy Historical Research Group | *Beeston Methodist Church Hall, commencing 7.30pm. | Website | ||
| Wednesday 10th April 2019 | BAALHS | THE AIR WAR OVER THE WESTERN FRONT 1914 - 1918. | Barry Tomlinson | Putnoe Heights Church & Community Centre, Bedford, MK41 8EB at 7.30 pm. Visitors £3.00 | Programme |
| Thursday April 18th 2019 | Carlton & Chellington Historical Society | Coach outing – Bury St Edmunds and West Stow Anglo-Saxon village | (see Notes on website) | Unless otherwise stated, talks are held on THURSDAY evenings in CARLTON VILLAGE HALL (The Moor, Carlton, Beds., MK43 7JR) Doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. ADMISSION: Members £2.00, Visitors £4.00. Tea or Coffee & Biscuits between 7.30 and 8.00 pm. | Programme |
| Thurs 2nd May 2019 | Roxton and District Local History Group | Hobby Bobbies - the history of the Special Constabulary in Bedfordshire | Keith Jackson | The society meets 1st Thur 19.30 (except Jan & Dec) Outdoor visits during July Venue: Roxton Parish Hall Roxton Membership fee: £12 pa includes monthly meeting with speaker. | |
| Tues May 14 2019 | Dunstable and District Local History Society | Invasion 1940 – What If? | Popular speaker Tony Eaton, who has already intrigued Dunstable history society audiences with clandestine stories about Glenn Miller, Rudolf Hess and Leslie Howard, talks about the RAF’s secret partner in 1940 and the real reasons why Hitler’s planned invasion of Britain never took place. | The society meets at 7.45 pm at the Methodist Church Hall (opposite Wilkinson’s). Membership is £6 pa (June-Dec £3). Visitors to meetings pay £2. | Website Programme |
| Thursday May 16th 2019 | Carlton & Chellington Historical Society | AGM, followed by a talk on the ‘WW1 military hospital at Wrest Park’ | Richard Lascombe | Unless otherwise stated, talks are held on THURSDAY evenings in CARLTON VILLAGE HALL (The Moor, Carlton, Beds., MK43 7JR) Doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. ADMISSION: Members £2.00, Visitors £4.00. Tea or Coffee & Biscuits between 7.30 and 8.00 pm. | Programme |
| 18th May 2019 | Sandy Historical Research Group | Exhibition | T.B.C. | *Beeston Methodist Church Hall, commencing 7.30pm. | Website |
| Thurs 6th June 2019 | Roxton and District Local History Group | Bringing Dead Street to Life: The British Schools in Hitchin | Andy Gibbs | The society meets 1st Thur 19.30 (except Jan & Dec) Outdoor visits during July Venue: Roxton Parish Hall Roxton Membership fee: £12 pa includes monthly meeting with speaker. | |
| Thursday June 20th 2019 | Carlton & Chellington Historical Society | Outing in own cars to Harlington Manor | (see Notes on website) | Unless otherwise stated, talks are held on THURSDAY evenings in CARLTON VILLAGE HALL (The Moor, Carlton, Beds., MK43 7JR) Doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. ADMISSION: Members £2.00, Visitors £4.00. Tea or Coffee & Biscuits between 7.30 and 8.00 pm. | Programme |
| 23rd June 2019 | Sandy Historical Research Group | Visit to the Panacea Museum Bedford | Website | ||
| Thurs 4th July 2019 | Roxton and District Local History Group | Outside visit : Guided walk Bedford | 1 mile 90 mins | The society meets 1st Thur 19.30 (except Jan & Dec) Outdoor visits during July Venue: Roxton Parish Hall Roxton Membership fee: £12 pa includes monthly meeting with speaker. | |
| Thursday July 18th 2019 | Carlton & Chellington Historical Society | ‘Podington in WW2’ | Mike Meade | Unless otherwise stated, talks are held on THURSDAY evenings in CARLTON VILLAGE HALL (The Moor, Carlton, Beds., MK43 7JR) Doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. ADMISSION: Members £2.00, Visitors £4.00. Tea or Coffee & Biscuits between 7.30 and 8.00 pm. | Programme |
| 20th July 2019 | Sandy Historical Research Group | Exhibition, | Beeston Flower Festival | Beeston Methodist Church | Website |
| Thurs 1st August 2019 | Roxton and District Local History Group | Mapping old villages | The society meets 1st Thur 19.30 (except Jan & Dec) Outdoor visits during July Venue: Roxton Parish Hall Roxton Membership fee: £12 pa includes monthly meeting with speaker. | ||
| Thursday August 15th 2019 | Carlton & Chellington Historical Society | Wine & Cheese evening in Carlton Village Hall | Unless otherwise stated, talks are held on THURSDAY evenings in CARLTON VILLAGE HALL (The Moor, Carlton, Beds., MK43 7JR) Doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. ADMISSION: Members £2.00, Visitors £4.00. Tea or Coffee & Biscuits between 7.30 and 8.00 pm. | Programme | |
| 17th August 2019 | Sandy Historical Research Group | Exhibition at Sandy Show | Website | ||
| 10th September 2019 | Sandy Historical Research Group | Talk – Why Doesn’t the A1 Cross Biggleswade Common? | Beeston Methodist Church Hall, commencing 7.30pm. | Website | |
| Tuesday 17 September 2019 | Sandy Historical Research Group | Talk for Sandy Women’s institute | Website | ||
| Thursday September 19th 2019 | Carlton & Chellington Historical Society | 'The Great North Road' | Sue Jarrett | Unless otherwise stated, talks are held on THURSDAY evenings in CARLTON VILLAGE HALL (The Moor, Carlton, Beds., MK43 7JR) Doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. ADMISSION: Members £2.00, Visitors £4.00. Tea or Coffee & Biscuits between 7.30 and 8.00 pm. | Programme |
| Thursday October 17th 2019 | Carlton & Chellington Historical Society | ‘Bedfordshire Churches’ | David Longman | Unless otherwise stated, talks are held on THURSDAY evenings in CARLTON VILLAGE HALL (The Moor, Carlton, Beds., MK43 7JR) Doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. ADMISSION: Members £2.00, Visitors £4.00. Tea or Coffee & Biscuits between 7.30 and 8.00 pm. | Programme |
| 12th November 2019 | Sandy Historical Research Group | AGM | * Beeston Methodist Church Hall, commencing 7.30pm. | Website | |
| Thursday November 21st 2019 | Carlton & Chellington Historical Society | ‘Suffragism in Bedford’ | Bob Ricketts | Unless otherwise stated, talks are held on THURSDAY evenings in CARLTON VILLAGE HALL (The Moor, Carlton, Beds., MK43 7JR) Doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. ADMISSION: Members £2.00, Visitors £4.00. Tea or Coffee & Biscuits between 7.30 and 8.00 pm. | Programme |