The Plants that Made the World
A talk by the Museum’s Chair of Trustees in the summer house garden marquee. Spaces limited so please book in advance. £6.00.
Cowper & Newton Museum
Month: July 2025
The Works
The Works is the local name for the Railway Carriage Works in Wolverton. The Wolverton Works has been in existence for over 150 years.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Weston Underwood
Join a walk around the village, guided by a local resident. Please wear flat soled shoes, as a lot of the paths are cobbled.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
The Museum’s Collection and Collection Care
Join Museum volunteers to discover all that goes on behind the scenes to keep the Museum’s treasures in tip top condition for visitors to enjoy.
Cowper & Newton Museum
Commemorating VJ Day: Vic Johnson from Roade
Vic Johnson was evacuated from London to Roade during the Blitz. Joining up when of age, he found himself in Burma facing the Japanese army.
Roade Local History Society
St Mary’s Day at Bradwell Abbey
Join the City Discovery Centre as they open the historic pilgrimage chapel at Bradwell Abbey in celebration of St Mary’s Day.
Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre
Preserving the legacy of Tommy Flowers: uncovering lost histories
Celebrate the incredible life and work of Tommy Flowers, the visionary engineer behind the world’s first semi-programmable computer, Colossus.
National Museum of Computing
The Historic Gardener
Talk by Michael Brown on Cowper’s Gardens. He is a garden historian and horticulturalist. His book A Guide to Medieval Gardens was published in 2022.
Cowper & Newton Museum
Tales From the Flight Deck
Captain Jim Passmore, who worked for BA for 35 years, will recount some interesting, and sometimes tragic, aspects of aviation during his time.
Milton Keynes Aviation Society
St Lawrence Day
All are welcome to come along and join in the celebration of this 13th century church and its iconic wall painnting from the 15th century.
Friends of St Lawrence, Broughton