Memories of Pianoforte/Simplex
Speaker: Colin Poole. Colin Poole worked as an Apprentice at Pianoforte/Simplex in the 1960s and will be sharing his memories of that time.
Roade Local History Society
Speaker meetings
50 Years of Archaeology
Andy Chapman will look back at some of the highlights from a 6000-year-old Neolithic enclosure to medieval villages and Northampton Castle.
Potterspury History Group
Roman Irchester
The Roman Town of Irchester has long been identified on the south-east bank of the River Nene, underlying the present town of Irchester
Olney Archaeological Society
Butterflies and Moths
Speaker: Chris Bardell. £4.00 for non-members. Tea/coffee are available for purchase.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Milton Keynes History Day
Members’ stands with ‘family friendly’ children’s activities. Morning and afternoon speaker programme on historical subjects.
Behind the Barbed Wire Fence – Canada’s Internment Programme
A long-hidden secret: In October 1914, some 5,500 men, women and children were rounded up and interned in 24 POW camps across Canada.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
Vanbrugh’s Garden Legacy at Stowe
Richard Wheeler explores Sir John Vanbrugh’s influence on the early development of Stowe’s landscape gardens and the legacy of his ideas.
Stowe House
Later Anglo-Saxon Illuminated Manuscripts – 850 to 1050
This lecture explores the revival of learning by King Alfred the Great and his heirs which revived the literary and artistic aspirations of England.
Arts Society North Bucks
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?
Cosgrove History Group
A County of Squires and Spires
Tonight we’re going to imagine being on a mystery coach trip and take a whistle stop tour around some of Northamptonshire’s towns and picturesque villages.
Towcester and District Local History Society