The German Raid on Scarborough
The bombardments resulted in public outrage in Britain against the German Navy for the raid and the Royal Navy for failing to prevent it.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
Month: December 2025
Keeping Faith at the Front during the First World War
Looking at the work these men did in dreadful conditions and who went far beyond their “calling” to comfort, help and assist the dying and wounded.
Towcester and District Local History Society
AGM
Followed by slides of the local area.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
RAF Eagle Squadrons
Renowned military historian Aldon Ferguson shares details of who and why they volunteered, their training and operational flying and mutual hate of Nazis.>br />
Milton Keynes Aviation Society
Small but Perfectly Formed: A History of the Entrance Lodge
Dr Victoria Thomson’s talk explores the history and characteristics of the entrance lodge, with a particular focus on those in Buckinghamshire.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Forgotten Comedy Records – Mad Passionate Love
Kevin Varty will join us once gain to take us on a nostalgic look at forgotten comedy records of the 50s and 60s, revisiting the days of 7 in singles.
Yardley Gobion History Group
The invention of photography and its impact on early modern painting
Dr Caroline Levisse will consider how photography participated in changing the face of painting in the second half of the 19th century.
Arts Society North Bucks
Forgotten Comedy Records – Mad Passionate Love
Speaker: Kevin Varty. Kevin Varty will take us on a nostalgic look at forgotten comedy records.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Roman Kings and Gentlemen and their Villas: Fishbourne and Bignor contrasted
Speaker: Oliver Gilkes, Oliver is an archaeologist, researcher specialising in the Mediterranean and United Kingdom, and tour leader.
Olney Archaeological Society