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Programme of Events |
2008
Meetings are held in the Memorial Hall, Houghton, unless otherwise stated
| Jan 23 | Wednesday | Bob Burn-Murdoch - Victorian St Ives Bob is the Curator of the Norris Museum in St Ives and an authority on the history of St Ives. Copies of his latest book "Victorian St Ives" will be available 7.30pm, members £1.50 visitors £3.00 |
| Mar 26 | Wednesday | Bridget Flannagan - The Golden Age of the River Great Ouse In the late Victorian and Edwardian times the river was a venue for artists, fisherman and boaters. Bridget will describe some of their activities 7.30pm, members £1.50 visitors £3.00 |
| 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 | Mar-May | Huntingdon Library & Houghton Mill exhibition The exhibition will be in the Library from March to Easter and in the Mill from Easter to October. |
| May 28 | Wednesday | Tony Kirby - The rise and decline of British Seaside Resorts since 1750 Tony will explain how often insignificant coastal settlements became the large and thriving resorts that were still popular in our young days and how the prosperity of many has waned in recent years. 7.30pm, members £1.50 visitors £3.00 |
| Jun 7&8 | Saturday & Sunday | Village History in The Chapel Centre in conjunction with the Parish Church Flower Festival |
| Jul 5 | Saturday | Stall at the Feast Week Fete on the playing field |
| Jul 13 | 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 24 | Wednesday | Annual General Meeting followed by: Michael White - The Ely Cathedral Lantern This feature of the Cathedral which is also known as the Ely Octagon, has been described as "one of the most spectacular spaces ever built in an English church". Michael's illustrated talk will describe why and how the lantern was built. There will be an opportunity during October for a group of members to have a guided tour of the Cathedral and Lantern Members’ Evening 7.30pm, no charge |
| Oct 22 | Wednesday | Mary Dicken - The Suffragettes "Votes for Women" was their slogan. But who were these women, what did they do and who benefited? 7.30pm, members £1.50 visitors £3.00 |
| Nov 26 | Wednesday | Stuart Orme - The Norman Cross Prisoner of War Camp We are familiar with POW camps, particularly because the stories of their occupants have been depicted many times on film. But the account of this large camp remains in only a few documents and artefacts. Why? Because it existed for just a few years time two hundred years ago. 7.30pm, members £1.50 visitors £3.00 |
