Buckden Local History Society
Programme 2018
Meetings are held at The Claret Centre, Buckden Towers
At 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of the month
March 7th
The ups and downs and ups again of the Cardington Airship
David Fowler
The Cardington Airship hangars are a well- known Bedfordshire landmark where airships have been built and developed.
April 4th
Revealing Grey Friars: The search for Leicester’s lost Franciscan friary
Mathew Morris
The discovery of King Richard III’s remains during an archaeological excavation in 2012 was a world-wide sensation but behind the headlines an arguably greater archaeological find was made, the discovery of the Franciscan friary in which the king was buried which had been lost for over 400 years
May 2nd
RAF Tempsford
Roger Leivers
After investigating Godmanchester in World War 2, Roger has started to follow the role of RAF Tempsford during the same period.
June 7th AGM
Followed by a talk
Chairman: Barry Jobling Vice Chairman: Clive Thompson
Treasurer: Eric Nash Secretary: Wendy Thelwall
Committee Members
Judith Armitage Les Button Richard Dickinson
Robin Gibson Fiona Shirley
Founded in 1979, the Society aims to promote the study and knowledge of local history in its very widest sense, primarily by means of talks on all manner of topics in any way connected with the subject and will be pleased to promote individual or group research into local history projects.
Anyone interested in research is asked to contact
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Buckden Local History Society is affiliated to the Cambridgeshire Association for Local History.
For more information the Secretary can be contacted by email at
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Annual Subscription £16.00 Visitor Fees £4.00