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    Full details of the programme and booking arrangements are in the BLHA Autumn Event 2017 – Sulgrave Manor

The next meeting will be on Thursday 8th September March 2016, 7.15 for 7.30pm start, tea and biscuits from 7.15pm.  The venue is the Wrestlingworth Memorial Hall, Church Lane, SG19 2EU.  The speaker is John Neal who will give a talk…

Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service – Autumn Programme 2016 The Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service is running a series of events from July through to December 2016.  A list of the events with full details may be found in the…

Organised by Carlton and Chellington Historical Society Date: Wednesday 20th April Timing: The coach will depart from Carlton at 9.30 a.m., and will return at about 5.30 p.m. Cost: £13.50 for NT members, £22.00 for non-members.  Price includes travel and…

Wednesday 11th May 2016 from 1pm Guided tour of house and gardens with afternoon tea, £16.00 per person. Please book by Monday 25th April, places are strictly limited. Full details may be found here – BLHA Spring Event 2016 – Rippington Manor.

Vote 100 is Parliament’s project to research and disseminate the history of women in Parliament. We are holding a one day conference for independent local and regional historians researching women’s suffrage history on 4 April 2016. The conference is free…

SHRG’s spring outing will be a guided tour of Kimbolton Castle (including the State Rooms) on the afternoon of Sunday 15 May. This visit is open to members and non members of SHRG, and will be priced at £7.00 per…

SHRG’s spring outing will be a guided tour of Kimbolton Castle (including the State Rooms) on the afternoon of Sunday 15 May 2016. This visit is open to members and non members of SHRG, and will be priced at £7.00…

  We would be delighted to invite you and your group to the garden next year which will be a special one for us. Did you know that the walled garden was designed by Capability Brown in the late 1760’s…

As part of our region-wide exploration of the landscape and social history of the United States Army Air Force in WW2 (www.8theast.org) we will be holding an oral history training session in Bedford Central Library on Saturday 5th December at…

A visit to The Church of St Peter de Merton with St Cuthbert, Bedford      Monday 26th October 2015 from 2.30pm Beyond the Green at the top end of Bedford’s High Street lies the parish church of St Peter’s, on…

I am writing to let you know that we are now inviting applications for our 2015/16 programme of part-time Local History courses here at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education (ICE). There are three courses in particular that…

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…

The event takes place on Saturday 17th January 2015 in Millbrook New Village Hall.  The session will open at 12 noon with mulled wine, followed by a superb 3 course lunch provided by our usual very popular caterer and society…

The BLHA Autumn Event this year will be a visit to the English Heritage Artefacts Store at Wrest Park, Silsoe at 11.00 am on Tuesday 23rd September 2014. Spaces are limited, so early booking is advisable.  Full details of this…

It is with sadness that we have to report the death of Dr James Dyer on 8th October. He was a long standing member of the BLHA, also friend and colleague to many of our members. An archaeologist, local historian…