Cheddington History Society

Meetings in 2008 and 2009

You are welcome to attend meetings of the Society, which are normally held at 8 p.m.on the third Monday of the month, at the Methodist Church Room facing the Green.   We welcome members at a fee of only £8 per person for a year, and we have a reduced rate for young people in education.

We have a full programme of talks and visits arranged for the Society's new year:

· September 15th 2008         AGM, followed by     "75 Years in Cheddington"
                                                        (Talk by Mick Chandler)

· October 20th 2008     "The Narrow Gauge Railway and the Sand Industry"
                                                        (Talk by Tony Tomkins)

· November 17th 2008     "My career in the CID - with reference to the Investigation
                                                                  of “The Fox”"
                                                         (Talk by Michael O’Neill)

· January 19th 2009           "Cheddington and the Great War - Part Two"
                                                        (Talk by John T Smith)

· February 16th 2009            "The Paper Trail at Apsley Mills"
                                                        (Talk by Mike Stanyon)

· March 16th 2009            "Woburn Abbey: The House and Its Owners"
                                                       (Talk by Chris Gravett)

· April 20th 2009              "Buckinghamshire’s Favourite Churches"
                                                     (Talk by Julian Hunt)

· May 18th 2009                   "The Local Coprolite Industry"
                                                    (Talk by Barry Horne)

· June/July 2009 TO BE ARRANGED: 
                                    Guided Tour of  Woburn Abbey followed by Afternoon Tea
                                    A trip on a ferry boat followed by a tour of The Mill at Apsley

· September 21st 2009                 AGM, followed by
                                                "More Stories from our Archives"
                                                    (Talk by Marlene Lee, the Society's Archivist)

· October 19th 2009                    "The Enigma Story"
                                                    (Talk by Dr Clive Foxell)

· November 16th 2009    To be arranged (probably  a topic linked to the Cheddington
                                                Airfield)

There MUST be some topics to interest you here!  See you at the Methodist Church Schoolroom!
                   
                                                         John T Smith, Cheddington History Society