Taking the lead: British glass 1600-1900
The manufacture of ‘lead crystal’ glass in the late 17th century enabled English glass makers to compete with the European industry.
Arts Society North Bucks
Speaker meetings
Northamptonshire Past in the Winter
An illustrated talk by Jon-Paul Carr about some of the customs, traditions and things that happened over the winter months in the past.
Towcester & District Local History Society
Nostaligic TV Programmes
Kevin Varty plays and discusses a number of TV theme tunes from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Non-members £4.00.
Yardley Gobion History Group
Whose was the Inca Empire?
Speaker: Dr Nicholas James, Director of studies in Social Anthropology at Magdalene College, Cambridge. Remote lecture via Zoom.
Olney Archaeological Society
Amazing Grace: a cultural history of the beloved hymn
Historian James Walvin, Professor Emeritus at the University of York, will give a talk based on his new book, followed by a book signing.
Cowper & Newton Museum
Shepard’s Christmas
James Campbell will describe the magic and joy of Christmas through the eyes and pen of E. H. Shepard, the illustrator of Winnie the Pooh.
Arts Society North Bucks
A Great War Christmas
Stuart Macfarlan will look at why the 1914 truce still looms large in the public imagination.
Towcester & District Local History Society
Catch Me If You Can
Ron Johnson will talk about his notorious relative. Join Roade Community Choir for a few Christmas carols.
Roade Local History Society
The Silk Road
This talk by Ray and Jenny Rowlson on the Silk Road visits the exotic cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Kashgar, beautiful mountains and much more.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
Young Dickens and how he Invented Christmas
Ian Porter will talk about Dickens’ early years before he found fame and how his Christmas stories became an annual Victorian event.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society