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December 4th 2025
AGM
January 29th 2026
New Year Meal for Members
February 5th 2026
Tudor St Neots 1485 - 1603 - New Beginnings
Life in St Neots during Tudor times, an era of many changes and how a small town developed in those turbulent times.
March 5th 2026
Bedfordshire and its Churches - Part 3
The next installment of the fascinating tales of Bedfordshire Churches.
Speaker:- David Longman
Speaker:- Stuart Ormen
Speaker:- Lydia Saul
Speaker:- Bob Ricketts
Speaker:- Bill Steadman
Speaker:- Damien Odell
Speaker:- Nick Spinks
Speaker:- David Fowler.
April 2nd 2026
What they didn't teach you in school history:
A thought-provoking & naughty view of the past! The best bits of History that your teachers left out!Speaker:- Stuart Ormen
May 7th 2026
Higgins Museum Bedford
The story behind our local museum and its exhibits.Speaker:- Lydia Saul
June 4th 2026
Women Suffrage
One hundred years ago many women fought for the simple right to vote and make their wishes known.Speaker:- Bob Ricketts
July 2nd 2026
The Intelligence and Security build up before and surrounding D-Day
The stories and myths used to confuse the enemy up to the D-Day invasion.Speaker:- Bill Steadman
August 6th 2026
Outing TBC
September 3rd 2026
History of Chicksands Priory
A tale of the almost forgotten Priory surrounded by the military base for over 50 years.Speaker:- Damien Odell
October 1st 2026
Unhealthy Bedford, plague, pestilence and fever!
Discover the deadly epidemics that shaped Bedford from cholera outbreaks to other notorious diseases that swept through the town.Speaker:- Nick Spinks
November 5th 2026
The Rise, Fall & Rise again of the Cardington Airships
The two huge hangers dominate the Bedford skyline with a history and future to tell.Speaker:- David Fowler.
December 3rd 2026
AGM
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