2016 Programme

Our programme for 2016 is

 Talks    
Date Subject Speaker
13 January  AGM followed by Henry VIII and Bedfordshire Dorothy Jamieson (Local Historian)
10 February  Crime & Punishment in St Neots Liz Davies (Curator St Neots Museum)
16 March  Revising Pevsner: a New Look at Huntingdonshire Charles O'Brien (Joint Editor, Pevsner Architectural Guides & author of revised edition on Bedfordshire, Huntingdon & Peterborough)
20 April  Local Accents and Dialects Michael McCarthy (Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Nottingham)
18 May The Swiss Garden Corinne Price (Manager Swiss Garden)
7 September  Richard III - the King in the Car Park Matthew Morris (Fieldwork Director, University of Leicester Archaeological Services)
12 October  RAF Tempsford Bernard O'Connor (Local Historian & Author)
9 November  450 Years of Education in Huntingdon Peter Downes (Retired Headmaster - Hinchingbrooke School)
7 December Shopping through the Centuries Sarah Russell (Curator, Norris Museum
     
Outings  & Other Events    
7 January Katherine of Aragon Commemoration Service in the Chapel, Kimbolton Castle (Admission by ticket only - Please contact Nora Butler (01480 861007) by 31 December, if you would like to attend)  
15 June Visit to Swiss Garden  
6 July Tour of Brixworth Church  
     
Castle Opening    
6 March  1-4pm Kimbolton Local History Society  members to provide room stewards  
6 November  1-4pm