Bombing of Saunderton Railway Station
In this Zoom online talk Roger Young tells the story of the night two bombs were planted by Suffragettes at Saunderton Railway Station.
Bucks Family History Society
Speaker meetings
Deene Park
Deene Park, the seat of the Brudenell family since 1514, is a country manor located 5 miles north-east of Corby. The hall s a Grade I listed building.
Roade Local History Society
Edwin Lutyens, Architect – Potterspury, Passenham and beyond
Lutyens designed over 700 buildings and monuments including the Cenotaph in Whitehall. He designed the Potterspury Lodge gatehouse.
Potterspury History Group
The men from HMS India – internment in Norway in WW1
Rebecca Clarke. gives an account of the fate of HMS India and the crew members who were interned in Norway during World War One.
Western Front Association (Milton Keynes Branch)
Sgt Cyril Stapleton
Clive Stapleton narrates Cyril’s journey, starting from his childhood as the eldest in a Newport Pagnell family during the 1930s.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Anglo Saxons in the Nene Valley
Speaker: Prof. Stephen Upex, specialising in Roman, Saxon and medieval landscapes, University of
Cambridge.
Olney Archaeological Society
Eric Gill – the early years
Eric Gill (1882-1940) has been called the greatest artist-craftsman of the twentieth century. He is also one of the most controversial.
Arts Society North Bucks
The Great Fire of Northampton
Ruth Thomas will be talking about the great fire of Northampton in September 1675 when almost thre-quarters of Northampton was destroyed.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Flying Concorde
John Tye was one of only 134 pilots to fly Concorde for British Airways in the whole 27 years the aircraft was in service.
Milton Keynes Aviation Society
Dermot Turing in conversation with Claire Hubbard-Hall
The launch of Dermot Turing’s new book shines a spotlight on the female codebreakers whose stories have remained in the shadows for too long.
Bletchley Park