Programme 2025

Unless otherwise stated, all meetings will be held at 7.30 pm on the first Thursday of the month in Roxton Village Hall, Roxton.

Annual Membership £20.00
Visitors £4.00

Guests are welcome to attend at any time.

January 2025

New Year Meal for Members

February 6th 2025

"Fine Healthy Leeches"
Victorian Medicine in St Neots

This talk looks at local medicine from around 1800 during the Napoleonic era and throughout the Victorian period, as dramatic discoveries brought the potential for change. It uncovers the diseases and chronic ill health which affected many Victorians and examines the medicines and local remedies available. At the same time, it reveals the variety of local medical practitioners in the St Neots area, including surgeons, chemists and herbalists.

Speaker:- Liz Davies



March 6th 2025

The Domesday Book in Bedfordshire
A presentation about the Doomsday Book and its entries relating to the people of Bedfordshire
Speaker:- Brian Kerr

April 3rd 2025

Secret Bedfordshire
This is scond part of the Secret side of Bedfordshire about the time of the Second World War
Speaker:- Bill Steadman



May 1st 2025

Life at Norman Cross
Norman Cross was a prisoner of war camp in Napoleonic times. This is about the conditions and the people of this Prisoner Camp, the site of which has almost disappeared
Speaker:- Stuart Orme



June 5th 2025

Work of an Archivist
Patience, Jigsaws and Other Games Archivists Play - a talk about the work of an archivist. A description of the
day-to-day life of an Archivist and their successes and failures
Speaker:- Pamela Birch



July 3rd 2025

History of St John's Ambulance
The St John Ambulance is ever present, providing first aid cover at many events, but do you know its history? Come back to 600AD to find out how it all began.
Speaker:- Gill Price



August 7th 2025

Outside visit TBC

September 4th 2025

Pioneering Woman in Motoring
A talk about the role of early women motorists in the dominated world of men in early motorsport.
Speaker:- Debbie Land

October 2nd 2025

Richard, Duke of Gloucester
A history revision about Richard III and a more up-to-date understanding of our current Duke of Gloucester.


Speaker:- Nick Spinks



November 6th 2025

WW1 Aviators
This is a talk about the flyers taking to the air in aircraft that were only partially airworthy and attacking other aviators with simple weapons.
Speaker:- Jim Butler



December 4th 2025

AGM

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If you require any further information about the Programme, please email us at: Info@roxtonhistory.org.uk