History of Wolverton Works
Speaker: Mike Corbett. The Wolverton Works has been in existence for over 150 years and was one of the biggest employers in Buckinghamshire.
Potterspury History Group
Speaker meetings
Special Railway Loads in WW1
Bill’s presentation will cover some of the more unusual items that the railways carried to the Western Front, enhanced with some of Bill’s models.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
Late Roman Base-Metal Coinage and its Political Messages (c.AD 294 – 410)
A talk discussing the propaganda communicated through base-metal coinage of the ‘Late Roman’ period, with emphasis on common British finds.
CLASP
Protecting the Past: From Listed Buildings via Battleships to Shipwrecks
Speaker: Dr Paul Stamper, for many years senior adviser with English Heritage. English Heritage manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places.
Olney Archaeological Society
Stars and their cars
Tom Johnson will be recounting some of the celebrities he met during his travels as a motoring journalist. £4.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
A Quick Introduction to the Plants and People that Influenced Garden History
This talk by the independent researcher Advolly Richmond will briefly look at some people and plants in history that have shaped our gardens.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
A history of Wolverton Works
An illustrated talk by Phil Marsh on the history and other fascinating aspects of the Railway Works will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting.
Deanshanger Village Heritage Society
In the Footsteps of Wren: the Architecture of Norman Foster and Richard Rogers
Whenever a radical building appears, someone insists: “Wren would be turning in his grave.”, a barb endured by Richard Rogers and Norman Foster.
Arts Society North Bucks
Me and Agatha
A talk exploring the fascinating life of Agatha Christie and how she has inspired the author Colin Wade with his crime writing.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
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