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Programme of Events |
2010
Meetings are held in the Memorial Hall, Houghton, unless otherwise stated
| Jan 27 | Wednesday | Bob Burn-Murdoch - Village People Bob will tell us about some of the interesting people who have lived in our village 7.30pm, members £1.50 visitors £3.00 |
| Mar 24 | Wednesday | Bridget Flanagan - The St Ives Causeway The causeway, which carries the London Road from the river bridge across the riverside meadows, was built in 1822. It needs extensive repair and when there was a threat that it might be demolished Bridget carried out extensive research into its history. The causeway now has a "Grade 2 Heritage" listing. 7.30pm, members £1.50 visitors £3.00 |
| Apr-Oct | Houghton Mill Exhibition The exhibition will be in the Mill from Easter to October. |
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| Apr 23 | Wednesday | Quiz and Social evening with the Roxton Local History Group (at Roxton) 7.30pm, the venue and charge will be announced later |
| May 26 | Wednesday | Fiona Lucraft - Dining with the Victorians Fiona will illustrate how the Victorians dined and what was eaten in the humblest home and the grandest palace. 7.30pm, members £1.50 visitors £3.00 |
| Jun 12&13 | Saturday & Sunday | Village History Exhibition* in The Chapel Centre in conjunction with the Parish Church Flower Festival |
| Jul 3 | Saturday | Stall at the Feast Week Fete on the playing field* |
| Jul 18 | Sunday | Birthday of Potto Brown
The traditional "crowning" of Potto Brown on the anniversary of his birth will take place at his monument in The Green.
This will be followed by: A Conducted Historical Walk round the Village and the evening will end with refreshments. 7.00pm, Members £1.50 visitors £3.00 |
| Sep 22 | Wednesday | Annual General Meeting followed by: Sue Feakes - undressing a Victorian Lady Sue will reveal what a Victorian Lady wore underneath! 7.30pm, no charge |
| Oct 27 | Wednesday | Martyn Smith - The Huntingdonshire Cyclists' Battalion Martyn will tell us the history of the County's Territorial Battalion from 1914 to 1920 7.30pm, members £1.50 visitors £3.00 |
| Nov 24 | Wednesday | Stuart Orme - An Introduction to Historic Costume Stuart will explode myths such as "medieval peasants all wore brown and Puritans wore black" and that "everyone was much shorter in the past". The talk deals with the development of clothing and what this can tell us about our ancestors and the way that they lived. 7.30pm, members £1.50 visitors £3.00 |
| * please note that these events are provisional and will be confirmed later |
