Meeting programme 2012

All meetings are held on Thursdays in Church House, Churchyard, Hitchin at 8pm, and are followed by light refreshments.

26th January:

HITCHIN’S HATTING HERITAGE. A talk by Veronica Main, Curator of Specialist Collections, Museums Luton, Luton Cultural Services Trust.

23rd February:

NORTON HENGE - A LANDSCAPE TO RIVAL STONEHENGE. A talk by Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews, Archaeologist for North Hertfordshire Museums Service.

22nd March:

MEMBERS' EVENING AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. After the official business, and presentation of the Reginald Hine award, members tell of their current projects.

26th April:

THE BRITISH TRANSPORT FILM STORY. An evening of film and reminiscence from the British Transport film archive presented by filmmaker Alan Willmott.

24th May:

CAMDEN TOWN TO GARDEN CITY - THE ART OF WILLIAM RADCLIFFE. A talk by Ros Allwood, Museums Manager for North Hertfordshire Museums Service.

Sunday 8th July from 2.30pm:

GARDEN PARTY. Held in the garden of HOLY SAVIOUR CHURCH. Come and look at the stalls, have a guided tour of the church, enjoy a cream tea and meet fellow members.

27th September:

THE HISTORY OF PERKINS ENGINES. A talk about the history and links to the Hitchin family by Stephen Perry.

25th October:

A TOUCH OF GLASS - A VICTORIAN MAGIC LANTERN SHOW. An evening of entertainment using original Victorian magic lantern slides, featuring those from the North Herts Museums' collection, presented by Tony Brown and Tony Casbeard.

22nd November:

IT’S YOUR ROUND: A VIRTUAL HISTORICAL PUB CRAWL OF HITCHIN. Find out something new about Hitchin’s inns and alehouses with an intoxicating talk by Mark Andrew Pardoe.

Friday 7th December from 7.30pm:

CHRISTMAS PARTY - Be entertained, enjoy some light seasonal refreshments and socialise with fellow members