Evening Tour of the Flower and Summerhouse Gardens
How does the museum manage the gardens? What are the key features all about? See William Cowper’s 18th century Summer House, his ‘verse manufactory’.
Cowper & Newton Museum
News
Sailors and Dogs: Sandybed Lane Y Station
Join the GCHQ Departmental Historian, Dr David Abrutat, to discover the history of one of the oldest Y stations in the world.
Bletchley Park
From beech woods to bodgers
Chair making became an industry in the Chiltern Hills due to the nearby beech woods and transport to both London and Oxford.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Parks Trust Great Linford Tree Identification Stroll
Booking required (max: 20 people). Meet in Great Linford. Guided stroll by the Parks Trust on grassy areas – some small slopes. 1 mile.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
‘Future of Heritage’ report
This is an update on progress following the MKHA workshop on the The Future of Heritage held at the City Discovery Centre on 20th April 2024.
Robert Excell Heritage Award
The first Robert Excell Memorial Heritage Annual Award was presented by Hilary Young and Bill Griffiths on June 19th 2024 at Great Linford Arts Centre.
Retro Film and TV Quiz
Come and test your retro film and television knowledge in a quiz covering all genres including children’s TV and theme tunes, from the 60s,70s,80s and 90s.
Discover Bucks Museum
Destroyers and Restorers
When the paintings were whitewashed over in the 1770s, they were thus protected from further damage for the next 200 years.
Friends of St Guthlac’s Church, Passenham
Charity Records
Richard Holt identifies local charities using the survey carried out by the Charity Commission and Charity Commission records at the National Archives.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Grave Robbers
Learn about the dark trade in human cadavers in 18th and early 19th century Britain; what fuelled it and what finally put an end to it.
Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre