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Cholesbury-&-St Leonard's Local History Group

Cholesbury-&-St Leonard's Local History Group is an amateur society founded in the early Sixties to stimulate interest in the Hilltop Villages. A regular feature has been the talks by guest speakers, be they acknowledged experts or enthusiastic amateurs, and the emphasis is naturally on subjects local to the Chilterns.

No one who delves into history comes away without regretting a lack of documentation on some aspect or other. The Group has built up a fairly substantial archive of local documents, maps and photographs but this can never be complete and additions from any source are welcome, however trivial they may seem. Help us to record today what may not exist tomorrow, whether it be a building or a bus service!

You can read the programme for this year's (2010/11) talks here.

An excellent newsletter is published on a regular basis for members.

Local history newsletter

Newsletter No. 13: 2008/09    
No. 10: 2006/07 No. 11: 2007/08 No. 12: 2008/09
No. 7: 2003/04 No. 8: 2004/05 No. 9: 2005/06
No. 4: 2000/01 No. 5: 2001/02 No. 6: 2002/03
No. 1: 1997/98 No. 2: 1998/99 No. 3: 1999/2k

(These files are in PDF format. For free reader software download Acrobat from Adobe if you don't already have it.)

 

Local History Site Index

This year's Programme of Events

From Danish tax collectors to Chiltern District Council - a history of the parish

An Iron Age Hill fort in our midst - Prehistoric Settlements

Bankruptcy strikes in the Chilterns - Cholesbury and the Poor Laws

Our connection to the New Colonies - The Putnam Family

History of the Pubs in the Parish - it appears that the hilltop villages were very thirsty places in years gone by.

What story can these hedgerows tell about the history of our locality?

"Beating the Bounds" - when walking round in circles makes good sense.

Neither grim nor really a ditch - Grim's Ditch

"Men's Club", as was - Cholesbury Village Hall


The latest information about the Field Names Survey

 

2010 - 2011 programme

Fri 1 October 2010

Cholesbury
Village Hall

THE VERNEYS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

Colin Oakes is an archaeologist and expert on London’s history. He returns once again to perform for us in his unique and entertaining way.

Fri 5 November

St Leonards
Parish Hall

THE FIRST LANDING AT HALTON

Francis Hanford is curator of the Trenchard Museum at RAF Halton which we visited last year.

Fri 3 December

St Leonards
Parish Hall

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ARTISTS

Sarah Gray is the manager and curator of Buckinghamshire County Museum and this talk will reveal some hidden treasures of the museum's art collections.

Fri 7 January 2011

St Leonards
Parish Hall

THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN

Andy Gunn is a lecturer in arts and crafts and the Victorian society.

Fri 4 February

St Leonards
Parish Hall

COTTAGE CRAFTS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

Janet Dineen teaches mixed arts and crafts at Chesham’s White Hill Centre.

Fri 4 March

St Leonards
Parish Hall

AYLESBURY CLOCK AND CLOCK TOWER

Ralph Ludlow has a background in Engineering and a particular interest in model engineering such as clocks.

Fri 1 April

St Leonards
Parish Hall

A HISTORY OF WENDOVER

Jan and Margaret Gosling have researched in depth the history of Wendover, where they have lived for over 30 years.

Fri 6 May

 

Cholesbury
Village Hall
8 pm sharp

Annual General Meeting and Members' Evening

A time when we look forward to exchanging local history stories and anecdotes.

All meetings at 8:00 pm for 8:15pm
(except AGM 8 pm sharp)

Adult Membership: £8.00 p.a.
Junior Membership (below school minimum leaving age): Free
Visitors welcome: £3.00 per meeting

Please contact Barry Warr 01784 454950 for further information


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