Programme of LBDAHS Events
We organise a regular programme of fascinating events for our members, local residents and anyone interested in finding out more about the history and archaeology of Leighton Buzzard and district.
Photographs of Leighton Buzzard & Linslade - Paul Brown
- Location: Linslade Community Hall (St Barnabas), Waterloo Road, LU7 2NR
- Time: 20:00:00
- Entry Fee: Free/£3
Donated old photos and mystery pictures - can anyone identify the places or people?
54 Years of Thatching by David Underwood
- Location: Linslade Community Hall (St Barnabas), Waterloo Road, LU7 2NR
- Time: 20:00:00
- Entry Fee: Free/£3
David will give us an illustrated talk about his long career as a thatcher in the local area and bring some of the materials and tools he used.
Bedfordshire's Secret War by Jean Yates
- Location: Linslade Community Hall (St Barnabas), Waterloo Road, LU7 2NR
- Time: 20:00:00
- Entry Fee: Free/£3
Bedfordshire was host to Black Propaganda, Fakers and Forgers, Exiled Governments and a secret radio station in WWII. The talk tells the stories that led the county to being named'The Spy Capital of Britain'.
Recent Archaeological Discoveries north of Houghton Regis - Mike Luke
- Location: Linslade Community Hall (St Barnabas), Waterloo Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2NR
- Time: 20:00:00
- Entry Fee: Free/£3
Over the last decade numerous archaeological investigations have been undertaken in advance of development north of Houghton Regis.
Mike Luke will present on overview of those investigations undertaken by Albion Archaeology. His talk will describe the evidence that has been uncovered for human activity over the last 8000 years from the late Mesolithic to the early Anglo-Saxon period.