Women who write history
On International Women’s Day Bletchley Park has a special day of talks exploring the vital contributions women have made to intelligence, espionage and WW2.
Bletchley Park
Sunday, 8th March 2026
Month: February 2026
Visit the Museum
The special exhibition will be Thames Valley police exhibition (featuring Newport Pagnell). No booking required.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Sunday, 8th March 2026
Windmill Street: The street that never was
Have you ever wondered where the grid road names in Milton Keynes came from, or why some people refer to grid roads as the H5 or V8?
Yardley Gobion History Group
Thursday, 5th March 2026
On foot through the intelligence zone
Alan Biggins’s talk is based on a chapter from his book The Intelligence Zone. It is about The Whaddon Web – MI6’s wartime communications sites.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
Thursday, 5th March 2026
Cordwainers: are they just a load of old cobblers?
A talk by Judith Millidge – a tale of shoemakers, butchers, bakers and candlestick makers, Dick Whittington and his cat. Non-members £5.00.
Bow Brickhill History Society
Wednesday, 4th March 2026
My Fathers’ Journey Through WW2
Andy Tennet’s talk will feature his father who was a Northampton man and volunteered for service in February 1940, serving through until March 1946.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Wednesday, 4th March 2026
The African Emperor: The Life and Times of Septimius Severus
Septimius Severus was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. Severus travelled to Britain in 208, strengthening Hadrian’s Wall and reoccupying the Antonine Wall.
Olney Archaeological Society
AGM
AGM, with mini presentation The M1 and Service Station, Geoff Morris.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society