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2025/26
Programme of Talks
Millard Suite
Village Hall
Burberry Road
Buckden
St Neots
Cambridgeshire
PE19 5UY
7.30 pm start on night
Members ~ Free
Visitors ~ £5 per talk
Children ~ Free
Annual Membership ~ £20
Joint Family Membership ~ £35
(Our year runs September ~ June)
If you want to join please contact the Treasurer, Nicky Gibbs, on any talk night or the Secretary, Richard Storey using the Contact Page
3 September
The History of the Cambridge American Cemetery
Suzie Harrison
Set on a hilltop overlooking the flat fenland of East Anglia is the calm and beautiful Cambridge American Cemetery. Suzie will explain why it is special, why it is in this particular place and what General Pershing has to do with it.
1 October
Thatching
Chris Dodson
Chris gives us a fascinating insight into the art and history of thatching.
4 November
The Lysander
Jim Butler
Jim, a Shuttleworth Collection Volunteer, will talk to us about the Lysander aircraft, the RAF stations, the pilots that flew them, and their role in supporting the agents of Special Operations Executive.
3 December
The Towgood Family
Graham James
Graham will talk about the Towgood family, who owned the paper mill at Little Paxton in the 1800s, and their significant charitable work locally and throughout the country.
7 January
Buckden Buildings and People
Nicky Gibbs
Nicky will give us an insight into some of Buckden’s buildings and the people who lived there.
4 February
Shackleton and Antarctica
Paul Ward
Paul explains the Endurance expedition of 1914, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton. An ambitious attempt to cross the Antarctic continent but suffered a number of setbacks.
4 March
Bedfordshire Churches 3
David Longman
David gives part 3 of his highly Informative and entertaining talk on Bedfordshire churches.
1 April
Huntingdon, Hinchingbrooke and the Civil Wars
Stuart Orme
Explore the story of two families, a grand mansion and a town during the most tumultuous period in British history and learn how Huntingdon was a microcosm of the experience of the country through the Civil Wars. This talk includes royal visits, battles, plague, witchcraft, the most famous diarist in our history... and a monkey.
6 May
The History of the Bedford and Cambridge Railway
Stephen Owen
Stephen will give a history and buildings of the line, take a trip along the line from Bedford to Cambridge and the future proposals to reinstate the line.
3 June
Buckden St. Mary’s Church Secrets
Barry Jobling
Barry will show us around the hidden corners of Buckden Church with previously unseen illustrations of the roof carvings and sculptures, graffiti and the porch chamber.
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