The next MKHA Members' Meeting is on Monday, 21st March 2016 at Milton Keynes Village Hall, Willen Road, Milton Keynes Village MK10 9AF. Meetings are at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start.
Minutes of the November 2015 MKHA meeting (PDF file)
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The next members' meeting of Milton Keynes Heritage Association will take place in Castlethorpe Village Hall on Thursday 25th June at 7.00pm for a prompt 7.30pm start. The meeting is open to representatives from MKHA member groups.
North Street, Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes MK19 7EW
Location on Google Maps (opposite the house shown as UK Aloe Vera)
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The next MKHA meeting is on Tuesday, 24 March at 7.00pm for 7.30pm at Sherington Village Hall, Church Road, Sherington MK16 9PB. The meeting is open to representatives from MKHA member groups.
There will be refreshments available so please RSVP info@mkheritage.co.uk for catering purposes.
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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 24th September, 2013 at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start.
The Minutes and Agenda have been distributed to MKHA group members by email.
Directions to Milton Keynes Museum
As usual, wine and cheese/nibbles as well as coffee/tea and soft drinks will be available prior to the AGM. Neil Loudon will be leading a workshop on A Future Business Plan for MKHA.
We still need to cover all the basic requirements of electing officers and voting on any important issues, but we will keep this to a minimum. There will be no members' reports this year.
We do hope that one or two representatives from each group can attend.
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The next meeting of Milton Keynes Heritage Association will take place on Wednesday, 18th June at 7.00pm for 7.30pm start. The meeting is open to individual members and representatives from MKHA member groups.
The venue is:
Hanslope Village Hall, Newport Rd, Hanslope,
Milton Keynes MK19 7NZ
The speaker for this meeting is Jessical Rost, Director and co-founder of Festive Road. Jessica is a sculptor, costume maker and performance artist who has exhibited her work internationally and taken part in many residencies and workshops. She co-directed and produced ‘Brewing Up’ – a touring show which was awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark – and directs other small scale Outdoor Arts pieces as well as running the ‘Extreme Ramblers’ stilt-walking group at Festive Road. Jessica is also the Artistic Director of Milton Keynes Festival Fringe.
The next MKHA meeting is on Wednesday, 12 March at 7.00pm for 7.30pm at Heelands meeting place, Glovers Lane, Heelands, MK13 7LW. The meeting is open to representatives from MKHA member groups.
There will be refreshments available so please RSVP info@mkheritage.co.uk for catering purposes.
Further details are available from the MKHA members' websites, at:
www.mkheritage.co.uk/mkha/mkha/members/members.html
| Local Drove Roads (Buckinghamshire Family History Society Northern Group) | 05/02/2014 19:30 |
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Speaker: Bruce Smith The lives of drovers taking livestock to market before railways. |
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| Doors open at 7.15pm. Tea, coffee and biscuits are available. | |
| Non-members are welcome. | |
| Black Plumes to Black Underwear (Bletchley Archaeological & Historical Society) | 06/02/2014 20:00 |
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Speaker: Kevin Varty. All are welcome. Non-members £3 per lecture, students free. |
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| Spires & Squires of Northamptonshire (Yardley Gobion History Group) | 06/02/2014 20:00 |
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Speaker: Chris Rowe £2 non-members |
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| Family History Study Day (Milton Keynes Libraries) | 08/02/2014 09:30 |
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Getting the most out of online sources for Family History. Trouble
accessing Ancestry? Finding in FindMyPast? Fumbling with
FamilySearch? We all have trouble with the major sites - so come and
learn from the expert. Tutor: John Hanson, FSG |
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| John has been researching his family history for over 30 years and is the former ACE tutor on family history. He has been using the Internet and computers to research his family history since the inception of both. He is a regular lecturer and writer on the subject as well as running the advice sessions in Milton Keynes Library. | |
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| 9.15am - 9.30am - Registration | |
| 9.30am - 12 noon - Looking at what is available on Ancestry, FindMyPast and FamilySearch | |
| Lunch Break (not provided) | |
| 1pm - 4pm - A practical session with the opportunity to try out what you have learnt in the morning | |
| Tickets are £25 (no concessions) | |
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Magic Lantern Show (Sherington Historical Society) With Kevin Varty. |
11/02/2014 20:00 |
| Roman Artillery (Towcester and District Local History Society) | 12/02/2014 19:30 |
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Speaker: Juris Trede. The Romans were the first army in the world to use organised and effective standardised artillery. However, they were never particularly noted for inventing things themselves. And so it was with artillery. But they were masters at seizing a good idea and developing it to perfection for their own use. We will take an illustrated look at their various machines, their origins in ancient Greece and their development and implementation by the Roman army. So effective was Roman artillery that it left a legacy well into the early Middle Ages particularly in Byzantium. |
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| Visitors are welcome at all meetings. | |
| Rockingham Castle and the Watsons (Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society) | 19/02/2014 19:30 |
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Speaker: Michael Boyce Non members entrance fee £2.00. |
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| Spare Parts (Hanslope and District Historical Society) | 20/02/2014 20:00 |
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Dr Tony Maisey brings us a light hearted look at the various types
and styles of Spare Parts used in surgery over the years. Visitors are most welcome and are asked to pay a £1 visitor fee. |
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| Olney Pancakes and Pageants (Lavendon History Group) | 24/02/2014 14:00 |
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Speaker: Alan Richardson Lavendon village has its own History Group (part of the Lavendon Old Peoples Welfare Club). The talks are open to anyone regardless of age. There is a charge of £2 for visitors or non-members. This helps to cover the cost of speakers as well as the tea and biscuits that are included. |
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| The Story behind the Painting (Roade Local History Society) | 26/02/2014 19:30 |
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Speaker: Sue Edwards Sue will tell us to forget the stuffiness which often surrounds art history and take us on a factual but enjoyable journey through centuries of wonderful Western art. |
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| Non-members are very welcome. Entry is £3 per person for non-members and refreshments are available. | |
| AGM (Save St Peters Church Group) | 27/02/2014 19:00 |
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The next MKHA meeting is on Monday, 18 November at 7.00pm for 7.30pm at Woolstone Community Centre, Mill Lane, Milton Keynes MK15 0AJ. The meeting is open to representatives from MKHA member groups.
There will be refreshments available so please RSVP mkha@buckspoint.org.uk for catering purposes.
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This popular and free open day includes talks and activities for all ages plus stands and displays by local societies, archaeological units, metal detectorists, and the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Held from 10am to 4pm in Milton Keynes Central Library, Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK9 3HL.
The day's first speaker at 11am is medieval pottery expert Paul Blinkhorn, a well-known face from his appearances on TV's Time Team, Pub Dig and many other shows. Paul will be presenting his talk Carry on Trowelling which will be a light-hearted look at the history of archaeology in the media.
During the interval (12 - 2pm) the Council for British Archaeology, South Midlands Group will be hosting an archaeology and heritage book stall.
At 2pm we welcome Cecily Cropper of MFL Archaeology to speak on the subject of Forensic Archaeology: UK and International. Cecily has worked on crime scenes in the UK in addition to post-conflict and disaster exhumation / excavation programmes in Kosovo, Bosnia, Iraq and beyond. Her talk will explore the development of this branch of archaeology from the 1980s onwards and look at its application through a number of case studies. Please note: This talk is not suitable for younger children
Don't forget to bring along any finds or artefacts to be identified by Ros Tyrrell and Julie Cassidy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme, who will be joined by displays from members of the Magiovinium Metal Detector Club and friends. Displays of recent work by the CLASP Community Landscape & Archaeology Survey Project, Wing Heritage Project, and the Upper Nene Archaeological Society will complement a new Discover MK exhibition on Archaeology in Milton Keynes.
Upstairs in the Lending Library a team from ASC Ltd will be hosting Hands-On Archaeology Workshops featuring a range of activities for ages 8+. These practical sessions are on a drop-in basis from 10am to 3pm, come for 5 minutes or 35 minutes.
There will also be Digging Dinosaurs a themed story time for age 7s and under in the children's library at 11am.
[Illustration from the Finds from Village Fields website.]
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The Discover Milton Keynes Showcase now open features organisations and businesses that made their products in the Milton Keynes area.
Until 7 November. Milton Keynes Central Library, 555 Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK9 3HL
www.discovermiltonkeynes.co.uk/made-in-milton-keynes.html
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