Cheddington History Society

Meetings in 2010 and 2011

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 Village 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.

Here is the full programme of talks and visits arranged for the Society's current year:

September 20th 2010      History Society AGM followed by A Glimpse of Cheddington Past
                                            (Talk by Val Atkins)

October 18th 2010         Tracking Down Grandfather George  (Talk by John T Smith)

November 15th 2010      The Development of British Brickmaking  (Talk by Michael Hammett)

January 17th 2011         The Work of a National Trust Ranger at Ashridge  (Talk  by Lawrence Trowbridge)

February 21st 2011        The Chiltern Open Air Museum  (Speaker to be arranged)

March 21st 2011            Buildings of Berkhamsted  (Jenny Sherwood)

April 18th 2011              Turnpikes in Buckinghamshire  (Talk by Peter Gulland)

May 16th 2011               My Life as a Butcher  (Talk by John Stanton)

June/July 2011             TO BE ARRANGED:
                                           Visit to The Chiltern Open Air Museum
                                           Guided Walk of Berkhamsted

September 19th 2011     History Society AGM followed by The Polish Connection Led to Auschwitz (Talk by Josie Cockrem)

October 17th 2011         Local Narrowboat Building and Restoration  (Talk by Jem Bates)

November 21st 2011      A Victorian Magic Lantern Show  (Tony Brown)

                                                                              John T Smith, Cheddington History Society