Calendar of Members’ Events
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| Date | Society | Event /Talk | Speaker | Time / Place | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday April 20th 2018 | Colmworth & Neighbours History Society | Admiral Beatty: The Last Naval Hero | Roy Smart | All meetings held in Colmworth Village Hall, Fridays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm unless advised differently. | Colmworth History Programme |
| Friday 20 Apr 2018 | Beds Family History Society | On and Off The Foot Plate | Bill Davies | Meetings are held at Mark Rutherford School (near Mowsbury Park), Wentworth Drive, Bedford MK41 8PX at 7.30 pm. Visitors or potential members are welcome. | BFHS Programme |
| Saturday 21st Apr 2018 | Harlington Heritage Trust | A.G.M. and Social | At the Parish Hall at 7.30 p.m. For further details on the above events please contact John Sorsby on 01525 873689 | Programme | |
| Saturday 21st April 2018 | Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society | St Georges School "Happy & Glorious 65 years event" - | 11 am to 2 pm at the Baptist Church Hall, Hockliffe Street | Programme | |
| Tuesday 24th Apr 2018 | Riseley Historical Society | A History of Church Towers | David Bond | Meet each month at Riseley Village Hall commencing at 7-30 pm. No charge is made to members but a small charge of £3 is requested from non-members. | Programme |
| Thursday Apr 26th 2018 | Potton History Society | Potton’s Community Archive Store | The story of the building of the ANNEX to the Mill Lane Pavilion to house the Potton History Society Archives. The evening will include small group visits to the Community Archive Room. | Mill Lane Pavilion | Programme |
| Friday 4 May 2018 | Beds Family History Society | The Great War Through The Magic Lantern | Kevin Varty | Meetings are held at Mark Rutherford School (near Mowsbury Park), Wentworth Drive, Bedford MK41 8PX at 7.30 pm. Visitors or potential members are welcome. | BFHS Programme |
| Tuesday May 8th 2018 | Dunstable and District Local History Society | The Rebel Preacher | Jeremy Walker tells the tale of the turbulent life of Edward Harrison, who served in the Parliamentary garrison at Newport Pagnell during the civil war and who, as a well-known leader of non-conformist religion, was famously appointed to replace the vicar of Kensworth. | 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 May 2018 | Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society | Buckinghamshire's Turnpike Roads 1706-1881 | Peter Gulland | 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 |
| Sunday 13th May 2018 | Harlington Heritage Trust | Car Trip to Milton Keynes Museum | Meet at the Village Car Park , Time T.B.A., Lifts available if required | For further details on the above events please contact John Sorsby on 01525 873689 | Programme |
| Monday 14 May 2018 | Biggleswade History Society | "Billy Lincoln's Films of Biggleswade | Edward & Hilary Street | The Biggleswade History Society meets monthly at the Trinity Methodist Church, Shortmead Street Biggleswade. Usually 7:30pm for 8:00. on the first Monday of the month. Speakers provide a variety of talks and presentations. During the summer months there are guided visits to places of interest, usually for members only. Meetings are free of charge for members. Visitors are welcome to attend most meetings, unless designated ‘Members Only’, for a charge of £3.00 per meeting. | Programme |
| Thursday 17th May 2018 | Wrestlingworth History Society | Talk on neolithic activity in the region and discovery of the Norton Henge. | Archaeologist Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews | The venue is Wrestlingworth Village Memorial Hall, 7.30 for 8pm. Refreshments available and all are very welcome. | |
| Friday May 18th 2018 | Colmworth & Neighbours History Society | Old Maps and New of North Beds | Maurice Nicholson | All meetings held in Colmworth Village Hall, Fridays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm unless advised differently. | Colmworth History Programme |
| Thursday May 24th 2018 | Potton History Society | Bedfordshire Geology | Bev Fowlston Find out about how Potton fits into the geology of our county and how it has shaped its landscape and local industries. On display will be material illustrating our local geological heritage. | All meetings (except visits & walks) will take place in the Community Centre in Brook End and will normally start at 8pm | Programme |
| Tuesday 29th May 2018 | Riseley Historical Society | The History of the Harvest Festival | Andrew Sankey | Meet each month at Riseley Village Hall commencing at 7-30 pm. No charge is made to members but a small charge of £3 is requested from non-members. | Programme |
| Friday 1 Jun 2018 | Beds Family History Society | AGM + Quiz | Meetings are held at Mark Rutherford School (near Mowsbury Park), Wentworth Drive, Bedford MK41 8PX at 7.30 pm. Visitors or potential members are welcome. | BFHS Programme |
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| Monday 4 June 2018 | Biggleswade History Society | Members only evening guided visit to to Foster Hill Road Cemetery, Bedford | The Biggleswade History Society meets monthly at the Trinity Methodist Church, Shortmead Street Biggleswade. Usually 7:30pm for 8:00. on the first Monday of the month. Speakers provide a variety of talks and presentations. During the summer months there are guided visits to places of interest, usually for members only. Meetings are free of charge for members. Visitors are welcome to attend most meetings, unless designated ‘Members Only’, for a charge of £3.00 per meeting. | Programme | |
| Sunday 10th June 2018 | Harlington Heritage Trust | Car Trip to Bedford with a Guided Tour | Meet at the Village Car Park, Time T.B.A., Lifts available if required | For further details on the above events please contact John Sorsby on 01525 873689 | Programme |
| Friday June 15th 2018 | Colmworth & Neighbours History Society | Margaret Beaufort: Saint or Schemer? | Margaret Badley | All meetings held in Colmworth Village Hall, Fridays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm unless advised differently. | Colmworth History Programme |
| Thursday Jun 28th 2018 | Potton History Society | Henlow At War | Dave Thompson RAF Henlow celebrates its centenary this year. The now to be closed site has a fascinating history. | All meetings (except visits & walks) will take place in the Community Centre in Brook End and will normally start at 8pm | Programme |
| Monday 2 July 2018 | Biggleswade History Society | Members only visit to St Leonard's Church and Ongley Mausoleum, Old Warden. | The Biggleswade History Society meets monthly at the Trinity Methodist Church, Shortmead Street Biggleswade. Usually 7:30pm for 8:00. on the first Monday of the month. Speakers provide a variety of talks and presentations. During the summer months there are guided visits to places of interest, usually for members only. Meetings are free of charge for members. Visitors are welcome to attend most meetings, unless designated ‘Members Only’, for a charge of £3.00 per meeting. | Programme | |
| Friday 6 Jul 2018 | Beds Family History Society | Bedford’s Old Industries | David Fowler | Meetings are held at Mark Rutherford School (near Mowsbury Park), Wentworth Drive, Bedford MK41 8PX at 7.30 pm. Visitors or potential members are welcome. | BFHS Programme |
| Saturday 7th July 2018 | Harlington Heritage Trust | Coach Trip to Lincoln | Meet at the Village Hall Park, Time T.B.A. Cost T.B.A. per person | For further details on the above events please contact John Sorsby on 01525 873689 | Programme |
| Friday 20th July 2018 | Old Warden History & Heritage Society | Warden Abbey – the Unveiling of a Reconstruction Painting | Speaker: Margaret Roberts. Artist, Peter Dunn will also take questions on creating a historical reconstruction. | Time/Place: Arrival from 7pm, event starts 7.30pm. The Garden Suite, The House (Shuttleworth), Old Warden Park SG18 9EA. | Please use booking /payment process via www.greensandcountry.com – go to Events / What’s On. |
| Thursday Jul 26th 2018 | Potton History Society | From Bedfordshire to Berlin | Ron Pickford A second World War tale involving the family history of one of the area’s local families. | All meetings (except visits & walks) will take place in the Community Centre in Brook End and will normally start at 8pm | Programme |
| Monday 6 August 2018 | Biggleswade History Society | Members only evening visits - details to be confirmed | The Biggleswade History Society meets monthly at the Trinity Methodist Church, Shortmead Street Biggleswade. Usually 7:30pm for 8:00. on the first Monday of the month. Speakers provide a variety of talks and presentations. During the summer months there are guided visits to places of interest, usually for members only. Meetings are free of charge for members. Visitors are welcome to attend most meetings, unless designated ‘Members Only’, for a charge of £3.00 per meeting. | Programme | |
| Thursday Aug 23rd 2018 | Potton History Society | Potton Celebrates:- The POP story | A dip into our archives and stories from those who helped build up what has become a biennial treat for all Pottonians. | All meetings (except visits & walks) will take place in the Community Centre in Brook End and will normally start at 8pm | Programme |
| Monday 3 September 2018 | Biggleswade History Society | Warden Abbey - The Lost Plot | talk by Margaret Roberts | The Biggleswade History Society meets monthly at the Trinity Methodist Church, Shortmead Street Biggleswade. Usually 7:30pm for 8:00. on the first Monday of the month. Speakers provide a variety of talks and presentations. During the summer months there are guided visits to places of interest, usually for members only. Meetings are free of charge for members. Visitors are welcome to attend most meetings, unless designated ‘Members Only’, for a charge of £3.00 per meeting. | Programme |
| Friday 7 Sep 2018 | Beds Family History Society | The Many Ways of Counting Our Days | Colin Oakes | Meetings are held at Mark Rutherford School (near Mowsbury Park), Wentworth Drive, Bedford MK41 8PX at 7.30 pm. Visitors or potential members are welcome. | BFHS Programme |
| Wednesday 12th September 2018 | Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society | Buckinghamshire Diarists | Julian Hunt An illustrated tour using the words of 17th-20th century writers. The talk will include a Leighton Buzzard diarist. | 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 |
| Sunday 16th Sept 2018 | Harlington Heritage Trust | “An Edwardian Menagerie in Ampthill” | Talk by Janice Tuckett at the Parish Hall at 3 p.m. | For further details on the above events please contact John Sorsby on 01525 873689 | Programme |
| Monday September 17th 2018 | Willington Local History Group (WLHG) | Warden Abbey | Margaret Roberts | WLHG meetings are normally at 7.30 pm in the Methodist Church in Willington. | Willington Local History Group |
| Friday September 21st 2018 | Colmworth & Neighbours History Society | AGM Format and Programme to be advised | at 7pm | All meetings held in Colmworth Village Hall, Fridays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm unless advised differently. | Colmworth History Programme |
| Thursday Sep 27th 2018 | Potton History Society | Laxton & Paxton | John Fowler Laxton and Paxton are two names associated with Bedfordshire. The story of how two sons of the soil became national treasures. | All meetings (except visits & walks) will take place in the Community Centre in Brook End and will normally start at 8pm | Programme |
| Monday Oct 1st 2018 | Ampthill & District Archaeological & Local History Society | Flight Research at the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) | Barry Tomlinson | 7.30pm Flitwick Library | Programme |
| Wednesday 10th October 2018 | Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society | Auctions and Antiques | Evan Willison Manager of Charles Ross Auctioneers, Woburn | 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 |
| Friday 12 Oct 2018 | Beds Family History Society | The Future of Family History | Dr Nick Barratt | Meetings are held at Mark Rutherford School (near Mowsbury Park), Wentworth Drive, Bedford MK41 8PX at 7.30 pm. Visitors or potential members are welcome. | BFHS Programme |
| Sunday 14th Oct 2018 | Harlington Heritage Trust | “Two Artists in Bedfordshire - George Shepherd and Thomas Fisher” | Talk by David Turner at the Parish Hall at 3 p.m. | For further details on the above events please contact John Sorsby on 01525 873689 | Programme |
| Tuesday October 16th 2018 | Willington Local History Group (WLHG) | AGM with historic video | WLHG meetings are normally at 7.30 pm in the Methodist Church in Willington. | Willington Local History Group | |
| Friday October 19th 2018 | Colmworth & Neighbours History Society | Bedford and its River | Bob Ricketts | All meetings held in Colmworth Village Hall, Fridays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm unless advised differently. | Colmworth History Programme |
| Thursday Oct 25th 2018 | Potton History Society | Dr Hunter of Gamlingay’s Tragic Story | Jim Brown Victorian ‘Quack’ or a ‘Real’ Doctor. The tragic tale associated with late Victorian Gamlingay. | All meetings (except visits & walks) will take place in the Community Centre in Brook End and will normally start at 8pm | Programme |
| Friday 2 Nov 2018 | Beds Family History Society | Colonel Fred Burnaby - Victorian Superman | Amanda Goody | Meetings are held at Mark Rutherford School (near Mowsbury Park), Wentworth Drive, Bedford MK41 8PX at 7.30 pm. Visitors or potential members are welcome. | BFHS Programme |
| Monday 5th November 2018 | Ampthill & District Archaeological & Local History Society | Charles Dawson: Piltdown and his other hoaxes | Andy McGrandle | 7.30pm Flitwick Library | Programme |
| Friday November 16th 2018 | Colmworth & Neighbours History Society | Archaeological findings from the Biddenham Loop and Northern Bypass excavations | Mike Luke | All meetings held in Colmworth Village Hall, Fridays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm unless advised differently. | Colmworth History Programme |
| Sunday 18th Nov 2018 | Harlington Heritage Trust | “Theatrical Presentation: In the Aftermath; Focussing on the end and after W.W.1” | Toddington Amateur Dramatic Society at the Parish Hall at 3 p.m. | For further details on the above events please contact John Sorsby on 01525 873689 | Programme |
| Tuesday November 20th 2018 | Willington Local History Group (WLHG) | Willington in World War 1, a talk to mark the centenary of the end of the war | Rob Bollington | WLHG meetings are normally at 7.30 pm in the Methodist Church in Willington. | Willington Local History Group |
| Thursday Nov 22nd 2018 | Potton History Society | AGM Potton in 1918 | *7.30 start for the AGM of the Society* Peter Ibbett A look back at the final year of the ‘Great War’ through local and national newspapers and magazines as well as our archives. | All meetings (except visits & walks) will take place in the Community Centre in Brook End and will normally start at 8pm | Programme |
| Monday 3rd December 2018 | Ampthill & District Archaeological & Local History Society | Failed to Return | Tony Eaton | 7.30pm Flitwick Library | Programme |
| Tuesday December 4th 2018 | Willington Local History Group (WLHG) | A Magic Lantern Show | Kevin Varty | WLHG meetings are normally at 7.30 pm in the Methodist Church in Willington. | Willington Local History Group |
| Thursday Dec 6th 2018 | Potton History Society | Pictorial Entertainment. | Finish the year with Christmas refreshments and enjoy a dip into our photographic & video archives of past & present Potton. | All meetings (except visits & walks) will take place in the Community Centre in Brook End and will normally start at 8pm | Programme |
| Friday 7 Dec 2018 | Beds Family History Society | My 50th Great Grandfather | Norman Holding | Meetings are held at Mark Rutherford School (near Mowsbury Park), Wentworth Drive, Bedford MK41 8PX at 7.30 pm. Visitors or potential members are welcome. | BFHS Programme |
| Saturday 15th Dec 2018 | Harlington Heritage Trust | Christmas Party At 2a Pilgrims Close at 8 p.m. | For further details on the above events please contact John Sorsby on 01525 873689 | 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 | Speaker TBC, (Booking essential) | Programme | |
| Monday 4th February 2019 | Ampthill & District Archaeological & Local History Society | Many Mansions | Pamela Birch | 7.30pm Flitwick Library | Programme |
| Monday 4th March 2019 | Ampthill & District Archaeological & Local History Society | Speaker TBC | 7.30pm Flitwick Library | Programme | |
| Monday 1st April 2019 | Ampthill & District Archaeological & Local History Society | AGM | Speaker TBC | 7.30pm Flitwick Library | Programme |