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
Speaker meetings
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
Up Before The Beak
Speaker: Ron Johnson. A tour around Northamptonshire Courts and a look at the history of the judicial system.
Roade Local History Society
South Caldecotte: Excavations on the periphery of Magiovinium Roman Town
Excavations over the development site at South Caldecotte uncovered settlement and funerary activity peripheral to the Roman small town of Magiovinium.
Olney Archaeological Society
Hayes Boatyard
Hayes Boatyard built tugs, ocean-going vessels, steam boats and river launches. Despite being far away from the sea, they gained a worldwide reputation.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Battle for Warsaw and the birth of Poland
Alan Leakey will examine events leading up to the Polish-Soviet war, the sweeping manoeuvres of hastily assembled armies and its dramatic conclusion.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
An audience with Charlie Ross
Back by popular demand. From the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow. £10.00 per person (including a glass of wine).
Buckingham Old Gaol
The art of the steal: Nazi looting during WWII
This lecture by Shauna Isaac sets the scene in Nazi Germany, discuses Hitler’s obsession with art and tells how the Monuments Men recovered art.
Arts Society North Bucks