Winston Churchill’s Toyshop
Gordon Wilson’s talk will portray a riveting account of one of the most famous ‘back rooms’ of WWII – and of the men and women who worked for it.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
Speaker meetings
Plessey and its impact on Towcester 1940-1989
Tony Howard’s talk describes the growth of the company becoming the town’s largest employer and its impact on the expansion of Towcester.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Charles I – King and Collector
This lecture celebrates the 400th Anniversary of Charles I’s accession to the throne..In total, he amassed around 2,000 works of art during his reign.
Arts Society North Bucks
The bombing of Saunderton Station
Speaker: Roger Young. This is the story of the night that two bombs were planted by suffragettes at Saunderton railway station.
Bucks Family History Society
Britain’s Pompeii: Three Centuries of Fen Research
Speaker: Dr Nicholas James, Director of Studies in Social Anthropology at Cambridge. Remote lecturer.
Olney Archaeological Society
More Old Newport
Speaker: Don Hurst. £4.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Mother’s just planted petunias
Kevin Varty will 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
Art Deco and the Paris Exhibition of 1925
We will study exhibits at the International Exhibition, buildings of the 1920s and 1930s, and the textile designer Marion Dorn,
Arts Society North Buck
The life and work of Abram Games
Abram Games was one of the 20th Century’s most innovative graphic designers. In 1942 he was appointed Official War Poster Artist.
Bletchley Park
Migration through the U.K.
Our ancestors moved and sometimes great distances. Things you need to think about to find your ancestors if they moved around the country.
Bucks Family History Society