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Preston Deanery Hall: the story of a house through time. Maureen Williams.
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Dark Days: The Ups and Downs of a Musician's Life. Ron Johnson.
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Edgar Mobbs: the life and death of a Northampton sporting icon. Graham McKechnie.
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Slide Show of Roade's 2012 Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. Peter Mawby.
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Reigns and Coronations Exhibition.
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Visit to Alderton Mount and church.
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Links between Hartwell, Roade & Ashton. Angela Malin.
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50 Years of Northamptonshire Archaeology. Andy Chapman.
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Roade at War. Colin Haddon.
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An Evening of Discovery! (Researching family history).
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Due to the Covid pandemic, events did not resume until July 2021
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| Down Memory Roade - recollections of Roade residents past and present
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Horton Hall - one of Northamptonshire’s lost Country Houses. Maureen Williams.
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The Best Burglar in the County. Neil Lyon.
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The Every Brothers. A play by Ron Johnson. (Performed at the Deco theatre).
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Cutting Remarks book launch at Roade Village Hall.
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Christmas event including old films of Northampton and Roade.
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In the Thick of it. Dr Andrew Jeffrey.
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Due to the Covid pandemic, no further events took place in 2020.
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| New Year Lunch. Roade Bowls Club. |
Roade’s Collector Cousins. Peter Mawby.
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The Silk Road. Ray Rowlson
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By Royal Disappointment. Tony Clarke.
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Photos from two Facebook groups: ‘Roade Remembered’ & ‘Pianoforte Supplies Ltd’.
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Visit to Cosgrove and Furtho. Guided tour with Wendy Page.
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Northampton's First Police Force. Alex Wood.
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Alfred Cockerill, Northampton’s Forgotten Philanthropist. Bob Farey.
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The Every Brothers: Their Story. A play by Ron Johnson.
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Christmas Cheer. A variety of exhibitions, prizes, a talk and some songs.
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Feb 28
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Apr 25
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May 23
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July 11
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Sept 8 & 9
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Sept 26
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Oct 24
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Nov 11
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Dec 12
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New Year Lunch. Roade Bowls Club.
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Event postponed due to severe weather conditions.
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Get ‘em down – your memoirs that is. Kate Wills.
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Cutting Remarks: Tales from the depths of Roade Railway Cutting. Chris Hillyard RVM
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Canons Ashby: Priory, House & Family. Roy Phillips.
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Visit to the National Leather Collection in Northampton..
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Roade Cutting Exhibition (180th Anniversary of opening London to Birmingham Railway).
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| Escape from Roaditz.. John Dickie.
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| The Women’s Land Army in Northamptonshire during the First World War. Helen Frost.
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| Roade Roll of Honour Exhibition.
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| A Christmas Collation.
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Feb 22
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Apr 26
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May 24
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June 17
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July 1
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July 22
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Sept 27
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Oct 25
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Nov 22
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Dec 13
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| New year Lunch. Roade Bowls Club. |
The Cooper Collection: Three Generations of Northamptonshire Photographers. Gary Shaeffer.
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| Charles II and the Dukes of Grafton. Charles FitzRoy.
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Victorian Gardens - ingenuity and hard work. Christine Stones.
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A History of Leather and the National Leather Collection. Philip Warner.
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Visit to Delapré Abbey.
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Visit to the Church of St Neophytos (formerly St Crispin’s Hospital Chapel).
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"Now & Then" exhibition at 1st Roade Scout Group Family Fun Day.
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The fall and rise of the country houses of Northamptonshire since 1880. Neil Lyon.
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Ernie (His Word is his Bond). Phil Hayes.
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Marriage, men and women in the16th and 17th centuries.: Dr Cathy Smith.
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An Evening of Christmas Cheer, including carol singing with Roade Community Choir.
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Feb 24
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Mar 23
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Apr 27
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May 25
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July 23
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Sept 17
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Sept 28
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Oct 26
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Nov 23
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Dec 14
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New year Lunch. Roade Bowls Club.
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The Recorders of Northampton. HH Judge Rupert Mayo.
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Researching your Family History. Angela Malin.
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Lunacy and the Victorian Asylum. Dr Cathy Smith.
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The Last Naval Hero: David,1st Earl Beatty. Roy Smart.
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Claude Grahame-White. Exhibition at Roade Village Hall.
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Visit to Hyde Farm House.
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Joined at the Hippo (Flanders and Swann). Kevin Varty.
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My Father's Journey Through WWII. Andy Tennet.
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The NHS Then and Now. Dr Alan Sutton.
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An Evening Of Christmas Cheer.
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Jan 19
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Feb 25
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Mar 25
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Apr 22
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May 27
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Jun 20
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Jul 18
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Sept 23
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Oct 28
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Nov 25
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Dec 9
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Year Lunch. Roade House restaurant |
Action photography: Red Arrows & other stories. Richard Cooke.
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History of Stoke Bruerne. David Blagrove.
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Victorian churchyards and cemeteries: black feathers to black underwear. Kevin Varty.
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Splendour and Squalor - volunteering in 1960s Kathmandu. Steve Blyth.
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Visit to 'The Monastery' in Shutlanger.
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Visit to Hanslope with tour conducted by Gerald Ditum.
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A Suffragette in the Family. Peter Barratt JP.
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The Gunpowder Plot: A Midland Conspiracy. Malcolm Deacon.
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An American Eye View of Northamptonshire. Gary Schaeffer.
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Display of RLHS archives and music by Jinx.
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May
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Jun 21
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Sept 24
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Oct 22
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Nov 9
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Nov 26
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Dec 10
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| New
Year Lunch. Roade House
Restaurant |
| The Story Behind The Painting. Sue Edwards. |
| Roade and the Northamptonshire Regiment. David Folwell. |
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Buckingham Canal, Then and Now. Helen Preston. |
| From Grafton Road to Galilee. Ron Johnson.. |
Visit to
Oundle, starting at the museum..
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Visit to Yardley Gobion.
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The Sport of Kings. Adrian McGlynn.
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Northampton in the Summer of 1914.Kate Wills.
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Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial Dedication.
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My Life In Showjumping. Tim Stockdale.
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Elizabeth, Tudor Housewife. Denise Elizabeth Legge.
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May
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Jun 01
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Sept 14
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Sept 25
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Oct 23
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Nov 27
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Dec 11
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| New
Year Lunch. Roade House
Restaurant |
| Sir
Ernest Shackleton. John
Bates |
| Growing
up in the 1940s and 1950s in
Northamptonshire. Malcolm
Deacon |
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Victorian Northamptonshire
Inventors and Inventions.
Jon-Paul Carr. |
| Women's
Timber Corp in World War 2.
Alan Allen. |
Visit to
Spratton. Guided walk around
the village with Spratton
Local History Society.
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Visit to
Blisworth. Guided walk around
the village with Beryl Andrews
and Hilary Spurrier.
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"Roade in 1911"
exhibition based on the 1911
census at Roade Methodist
Hall.
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The Sinking of
the Laconia. Jo Pratchett.
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Subterranean
Secrets of London. Amanda
Pickard.
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The Mallock
family and motorsport. Richard
Mallock.
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Pictures in the
Parlour. Kevin Varty.
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| Jan-21 |
| Feb-22 |
| Mar-28 |
| Mar-31 |
| Apr-25
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| May-23 |
| Jun-2 |
| Jun-23 |
| Jul-14
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| Sep-9
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| Sep-26 |
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Nov-28 |
Dec-19
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| New
Year Lunch. Roade House
Restaurant |
| The
Buncefield Disaster.
Christine Marshall |
| The
History and Natural History
of Salcey Forest. Andy
Patmore |
| Film
show of historic events in
Roade. Kay Ogilvie of Media
Archives of Central England |
| The
History of the Picture
Postcard. Douglas Goddard |
| The
BRAG Affair. Peter Mawby |
| Exhibition of
photos & memorabilia on
Royal Jubilees and Weddings
at the Village Hall
to celebrate the
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee |
| Visit to
Harrington village, the
Carpet Baggers aviation
museum and Thor missile
site. |
| Visit to
Potterspury village. Jack
Clamp |
| Exhibition
of photos of Jubilee
activities in the Roade on
2nd June and 'A Day in the
Life of Village Families',
together with audio
recordings of 18 village
residents' memories.
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Local Airfields
under Bomber Command in
WWII. Garth Barnard |
| Witchcraft in
Northamptonshire – Dr Cathy
Smith |
| How Bletchley Park
read Hitler’s secret
messages. Phil Hayes |
Moulton
Morris Men. Mummers play and
dancing.
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| Jan-22 |
| Feb-23 |
| Mar-23 |
| Apr-27 |
| May-25 |
Jun-22
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| Jul-22 |
| Sep-28 |
| Oct-26 |
| Nov-23 |
| Dec-14 |
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| New
Year Lunch. St Mary’s Church
Hall |
| Church
Wall Paintings of
Northamptonshire. Janice
Morris |
| The
Courtier and the Queen.
Malcolm Deacon |
| Living
in the Falklands. John Bateman |
| Bath
Beyond the Guide Book. Kim
Jordan |
| Visit
to Northampton General
Hospital Historical Archive |
| Visit
to the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre, Northampton |
| Royal
Bastards. Roger Powell |
| A
Northamptonshire Hero: William
Rhodes-Moorhouse V.C.
Enid Jarvis & Michael
Heaton |
| Munich
– a personal view. Bill Hudson |
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History of Christmas Customs –
Roade Primary School Yr 5.
Followed by Christmas Carols
with
audience participation
accompanied by the first
public performance of Jinxed
group. |
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| Jan-23 |
| Feb-24 |
| Mar-24 |
| Apr-28 |
| May-26 |
Jun-19
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| Jul-17 |
| Sep-22 |
| Sep-25/6 |
| Oct-27 |
| Nov-24 |
| Dec-15 |
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| New Year Lunch. St
Mary’s Church Hall |
| Northants Police
Museum. Richard Cowley |
| David
Hewitt - The Culworth Gang |
| Philip Deacon -
‘From Pillar to Post’ |
| Ray
Wake (from Far Cotton) -
'Growing up in a Railway
Family' |
| Visit to Hyde Farm
House, Barry Parsons & Hyde
Farm Dovecote, Laura Stockdale |
| Visit to Towcester:
Towcester Trail |
| My Little Evacuee.
Gordon Abbott |
| RLHS Photographic
Display of Roade and its
residents. Bill Hudson |
| The Burning Car
Murder. Richard Moisey |
| The History of
Northampton Castle. Brian
Giggins |
| The Hatricks. Dick,
Ron & Andy Johnson and
Anthony Smith |
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| Jan-28 |
| Jan-31 |
| Feb-25 |
| Mar-25 |
| Apr-22 |
| May-27 |
| Jun-24 |
| Jul-22 |
| Sep-23 |
| Sep 26-7 |
| Oct 28 |
| Nov 25 |
| Dec 16 |
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| The Chronicle &
Echo Past & Present. Peter
Clarke |
| New Year Lunch. St
Mary’s Church Hall |
| 78 Derngate &
Candida Cottage in Roade. Ken
Simpson |
| 19th Century Stoke
Bruerne including England’s Last
Inclosure Riot. David Blagrove |
| Black Boots and
Short Trousers. Syd Sharp (ex
Fegan boy) |
| AGM / Unmentionables
– the History of Victorian
Underwear. Victoria Davies |
| Roade Primary School
1876 – 2009. Team of six Year 6
Pupils |
| Sywell Aviation
Museum visit. Ben Brown |
| Rockingham Castle
& the Watson Family. Michael
Boyce |
| Exhibition and
Launch of ‘Roade Through the
Camera’ |
| Dr Bull
(former GP from Blisworth) -
Forty years on |
| John Farebrother -
Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust |
| History of Pantomime
- A light hearted evening of
seasonal fun with mince pies and
mulled wine |
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| Jan-16 |
| Jan-26 |
| Feb-27 |
Mar-26
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| May 3–5 |
| May-28 |
| Jun-28 |
| Jul-26 |
| Sep-24 |
| Oct-22 |
Nov-09
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| Nov-26 |
| Dec-17
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| The 8 Names Missing
from Roade War Memorial. Gordon
Hall |
| New Year Lunch. St
Mary’s Church Hall, Roade |
| Business experiences
of two Roade Men. Alan Allen and
Tushar Patel. |
| Rails Around Roade:
‘My Favourite Line’. Alvin Barby
& ‘The Geology of Roade
Cutting’. Diane Sutherland
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| RLHS Display of
Photographs of Roade and its
residents. Bill Hudson |
| Pub Signs of
Northampton. Eileen & Ken
Cheshire |
| Royal Ordnance
Depot, Weedon. A guided tour by
Mike Rumbold |
| Naseby Battlefield
Trail. A guided tour by Patrick
Crecraft of the Naseby
Battlefield
Project
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| Raw recruit to Radar
Operator –the story of Wartime
Ops in Plymouth. Dee Jordan |
| Medicines Ancient
& Modern. Dr John Gwilt |
| Exhibition
Commemorating Those who Served
and Died during 2 World Wars
& Launch of the Roade Roll
of Honour |
| The Story of Toys
with a Northampton Connection.
Roger Brown |
| Film
Show: Events in pre-war
Northampton. The
Northamptonshire Film Archive
Trust |
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| Jan-27 |
| Feb-28 |
| Mar-28 |
| Apr 14-15 |
| May-23 |
| Jun-30 |
| Jul-22 |
| Sep-26 |
| Oct-24 |
| Nov-28 |
| Dec-12 |
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| New Year Lunch.
Grafton Regis Village Hall |
| Cooperation in the
Retail Jewellery Trade. Michael
Jones |
| Sulgrave and the
George Washington Connection.
Chris Blyth |
| Family History
event. Roade Village Hall |
| Caroline Chisholm,
1808 - 1877. Dr Carole Walker |
| Ashton Village Walk.
A guided tour by David
Farrand |
| History of Salcey
Forest. A guided tour by Andy
Patmore |
| 160 Years of the
Royal Train. Chris Hillyard RVM
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| The Capture of
Pegasus Bridge. Richard Dyke |
| Doctors of Roade. Dr
Clements |
| Aspects of the
English Civil War. Tom &
Rusty Ardwinkle of The Sealed
Knot Society |
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Jan-25
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| Feb-22 |
| Mar-22 |
| Apr 29 –
May 1 |
May-24
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| Jun-24 |
| Jul-27 |
| Sep-28 |
| Oct-25 |
| Nov-22 |
| Dec-13 |
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| The Wake
family connections with Roade.
Sir Hereward Wake &
Launching the Nisan Micra. Tony
Burton |
| The Impact of Canals
on Roade. David Blagrove |
| Charles Bradlaugh
MP. Colin Eaton |
| RLHS Photographic
Display of Roade and its
Residents. Bill Hudson |
| The Hidden Treasures
in the Northamptonshire Studies
Collection at Northampton
Central Library. Terry Brasher |
| A Village Walk –
Historic Grafton Regis. Sue
Blake |
| Piddington Museum
and Roman dig. |
| Reminiscences.
Bernard Donoughue, Lord
Ashton |
| Planning &
Consequences of the Last Gulf
War. Paul Lewis |
| The BBC, then and
now – my life at the BBC. Jim
Black |
| Magical Mechanical
Music. Kevin McElhone |
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| Sept 28 |
The Changing
Faces of Northampton and Roade since the
1960s. Chris Clayson |
| Oct 27 |
Development & Flight of
Man-powered Inflatable Aircraft. Fred To |
| Nov 23 |
The Castle and the Tudor
Manor House at Alderton. Derek Batten
& John Kliene |
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