Christmas Fayre
Take a walk through the historic state rooms which will be transformed into a wonderful shopping experience showcasing the best of local small businesses.
Stowe House
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What’s That Job
What if you encountered a labbet amongst your ancestors? A lumpman, or a water gilder? Dr Sophie Kay’s online talk will provide the answers.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Moorish art and architecture of Spain
Ian Cockburn will explore the art and architecture of the Alhambra of Granada, the Mosque of Cordoba and the Alcazar of Seville.
Arts Society North Bucks
The Breakaways
Free lunch-time concert. An exciting new 7-piece local band play a selection of their favourite music for your lunchtime pleasure.
Third Tuesday Twelve Thirty
Gardens in the Age of Chivalry
Speaker: Michael Brown, garden historian and horticulturalist. His book A Guide to Medieval Gardens is the result of his research of medieval gardens.
Olney Archaeological Society
200 Years of RNLI
Speaker: Mike McMahon. Michael McMahon is Chairman of the Milton Keynes Fundraising Branch of the RNLI.. £4.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
The Archaeology of Transport and Industry
This day of talks will look at some of the industrial buildings and other structures of the South Midlands. £25.00 for non-members.
Council for British Archaeology – South Midlands
The History of Walton Hall and The Open University
Walton Hall is a late 17th Century manor house with medieval origins, which was extended in the 18th Century. It is a Grade II listed building.
North Crawley Historical Society
The Lost Battalion
Major Charles Whittesley led his force of 442 men into the narrow, muddy Charlevaux ravine. War correspondents dubbed the unit the ‘Lost Battalion’.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
John Singer Sargent: the private radical
Gavin Plumley’s lecture sets Singer Sargent’s work in its historical and social context and explores the details of his life.
Arts Society North Bucks