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.
To Tap and to Drain - David Booth
- Location: Linslade Community Hall (St Barnabas) Waterloo Road, LU7 2NR
- Time: 20:00:00
- Entry Fee: Free/£3.00
The creation of the first clean water supplies and the first effective sewerage systems for Leighton Buzzard and Linslade, which required the development of Local Councils. David's recently published book on the subject will be on sale on the night.
Chicksands Priory - England's most haunted house - Damien O'Dell
- Location: Linslade Community Hall (St Barnabas) Waterloo Road LU7 2NR
- Time: 20:00:00
- Entry Fee: Free/£3
Damien will be covering 1000 years of this Bedfordshire Priory's history, including the building's use by Gilbertine monks, the Osborn baronets and the RAF as well as the USAF. He will also recount some of the many ghost stories associated with Chicksands. Damien's book will be on sale on the night.
In the Slipstream of Alcock and Brown - Robin Evans
- Location: Linslade Community Hall (St Barnabas) Waterloo Road, LU7 2NR
- Time: 20:00:00
- Entry Fee: Free/£3.00
Commercial pilot and researcher/writer Robin Evans has spent 5+ years researching the story of Alcock and Brown but rather than tell their tale of triumph, tension & tragedy, he will show it via original archive documents. He will build up characters, explode myths from pilot perspective and consider their Leighton Buzzard connection.
Annual General Meeting - plus two short talks.
- Location: Linslade Community Hall (St Barnabas) Waterloo Road, LU7 2NR
- Time: 20:00:00
- Entry Fee: Free/£3.00
An update on the Holy Well dig, plus another talk tbc.
A Town Turned Upside Down - Leighton Buzzard in the Civil War - Matt Carroll
- Location: Linslade Community Hall (St Barnabas) Waterloo Road, LU7 2NR
- Time: 20:00:00
- Entry Fee: Free/£3.00
Leighton Buzzard took an active role in the 17th Century's English Civil War. New evidence and fresh analysis of sources show just how much chaos the war caused in Leighton Buzzard.