News from MKHA

The next MKHA main meeting will take place on Thursday 20th June in Bow Brickhill at All Saints Church Hall, Church Lane, MK17 9LH. Time: 7.00pm for 7.30pm start. The meeting is open to representatives from MKHA member groups.

Photo: Viki Male

Bow Brickhill Parish Council are kindly allowing MKHA to use the Pavilion car park for free on that evening and it will be open until 10.45pm.

There will be refreshments available so please RSVP mkha@buckspoint.org.uk for catering purposes.

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The Victorian Society's photographic exhibition Saving a Century, curated by architectural historian Gavin Stamp, will be on show free of charge at Luton Central Library from 3 - 30 April, seven days a week during Library opening hours.

This exhibition of photos from around the country shows examples of the best Victorian and Edwardian buildings and structures that the Society has campaigned to save, and some that have been lost. It demonstrates the Society's success in changing public attitudes towards the architecture of the nineteenth century, and its continued relevance for the twenty-first century.

The Victorian Society is the national charity campaigning for the Victorian and Edwardian historic environment.

LUTON CENTRAL LIBRARY, ST GEORGE'S SQUARE, LUTON LU1 2NG

Admission Free. Open daily.

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For the first time this year, the city's heritage organisations and partners are coming together to take Milton Keynes on a journey through the centuries - experiencing the sights, sounds, tastes and traditions of Christmas through the ages.

Young carol singers at Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre

Highlights of the programme - which runs from 30 November - 16 December - include a medieval-themed Angels at the Abbey event at Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre on 2 December. Historians believe carolling first became popular in the middle ages, so there will be plenty of live festive song along with children's arts and crafts, seasonal tastes - and the chance to buy unique gifts and crafts.

In Olney, the Cowper and Newton Museum is hosting a heritage Christmas crafts day on 1 December where children will get the chance to make medieval pomanders, Victorian wrapping paper and WWII paper chains. And since hospitality was such a big part of Georgian Christmases, the Museum will be offering punch and judy shows, hot chocolate, spiced tea and mince pies as part of the town's Dickens Day on 9 December.

Staying with the Victorians, Milton Keynes Museum's ever-popular Victorian Christmas runs over three weekends from the end of November through to 16 December. The whole family can look forward to mulled wine and a candlelit sing song around the piano in the parlour, chestnuts in the forge, refreshments in the street of shops, Christmas crafts in the schoolroom, an array of present-buying opportunities from the Christmas fair - plus the chance to meet Santa in his grotto and Queen Victoria.

There are more present-buying opportunities at Bletchley Park on 8-9 December when West Bletchley Council's buzzing Christmas market returns to the home of the World War Two codebreakers. This year the partners are aided and abetted by Milton Keynes College students taking over the Mansion house to showcase their skills. Far from making do and mend, there'll be plenty of gifts and goodies to eat on display.

For full details and programme of the Milton Keynes Festival of Christmas visit www.mkcollection.co.uk or view the poster.  

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The MKHA Christmas main meeting will be held on Monday 26th November 7.00pm for 7.30pm start.

Directions as follows:

Milton Keynes Village Hall
Willen Road
Milton Keynes MK10 9AF

Map showing the Hall's location

The meeting is open to representatives from MKHA member groups.

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MKHA will again be running a PowerPoint workshop in the IT room at Milton Keynes Museum on Saturday 20th October. Tutor Anna McEvoy.

Members of MKHA and MKHA groups are eligible to attend.

Please register your interest by emailing mkha@buckspoint.org.uk There are 12 places available.

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The Young Heritage Hunters exhibition is on show from 13 September until mid November 2012. It is the culmination of several months of education and community outreach projects from Milton Keynes Heritage Association. This exhibition involved 8 projects in 6 schools and 2 community settings.

At the Discover Milton Keynes Showcase:
1st Floor, Milton Keynes Central Library, 555 Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK9 3HL

• Discover MK website
  
• Young Heritage Hunters website

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Saturday 29th September 2012
Grafton Regis Village Hall, The Lane, Grafton Regis, Northants, NN12 7HW

Starting at 2.30pm at Grafton Regis Village Hall, there will be an opportunity to walk around the village and meet many of the historical figures who lived here, ranging from kings and queens to commoners and from medieval times to the present.

The walk will finish at the Village Hall where tea and cake will be served. The cost will be £7.50 for adults, £1.00 for under 16s and free for under 5s.

All profits will be divided between the funds for the maintenance of the Village Hall and of the Church.

To book, phone Kathy on 07910 092 132

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Learning Events Co-ordinator for Educational Charity (full time permanent post)

Salary - £20,500 – 24,500 according to experience

The main objective of MKCDC is:

"To promote a greater appreciation and understanding of the historical, natural and built environments of Milton Keynes."

The Learning Events Co-ordinator will be broadly responsible for:

• the delivery of a geography and urban/city development educational programme, and impact of these area in the future development of MK;
• the delivery of history learning programme (broadly Roman, Medieval, Tudor) and promotion of the Bradwell Abbey Scheduled Ancient Monument site;
• outreach, marketing and promoting the educational services offered by MKCDC;
• organising public and family events, lectures, workshops, tours covering the main areas of work.

For an information pack and application form call Henk or Lynne (01908) 227229, between 9:00am and 4:30pm Monday-Friday. Email henk@mkcdc.org.uk

Closing date: 20 September 2012 at 1pm
Interview date: 25 or 26 September 2012

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The Annual General Meeting of Milton Keynes Heritage Association will take place in the Granary Tea Room at Milton Keynes Museum on Wednesday 19th September, 2012 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start.

Due to rising postal costs, this year the Minutes and Agenda will be distributed to MKHA group members by email, at the beginnning of September.

Directions to Milton Keynes Museum

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