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Tea Time Tales and Saturday Stories

Tea Times Tales

Tea Times Tales

Local History Talks with refreshments

Tea Time Tales

Priory House Heritage Centre

Local History Talks

With

Tea/Coffee and Cake

Thursday Afternoons

2.30pm-4.00pm

£4.50 per person 

 

March 11th

The Ashtons, Chews and Carts

These three families, descendants of the Marsh family of Kingsbury were Dunstable's great benefactors.

 

March 25th

Marjorie Kemp the Screaming Pilgrim

This notorious lady made her mark on history by her exuberant form of pilgrimage.

 

EASTER BREAK

 

April 22nd

Dunstable Bonnets

Internationally famous Queen Victoria proudly wore hers on several occasions.

 

May 6th

Bedfordshire's WWII Secrets

70 years ago the Enigma code was cracked, what other local secrets did we keep?

 

May 20th

Stories of Bedfordshire Castles

Earthworks in several local villages have interesting and exciting stories to tell.

 

June 3rd

Henry VIII's Other Wives

The lesser known wives of Henry VIII

 

June 17th

Roads, Inns and Highwaymen

Stories concerning Dunstable's notorious roads and the travellers who used them.

 

July 1st

Stories and Adventures Along the Icknield Way

 

July 15th

The Reverend John Houghton, Murderers and Madness

 

SUMMER BREAK

 

September 9th

King Zog, Queen Geraldine and the Royal family of Albania

Their WWII exile in the Chilterns

 

September 23rd

The Dissolution of the Monasteries

The events which took place in Dunstable

 

October 7th

Dun the Robber

The many exciting versions of this popular story.

 

October 21st

Ghosts of Mid-Bedfordshire

Local stories for this time of year!

 

November 11th

WWI and how it affected Dunstable

The stories and tragedies of this era.

 

November 25th

Chalk and Clay, Bricks and Mortar

The Ground beneath our Feet

 

December 9th

Down Memory Lane

I Remember Christmas

 

 

Saturday Stories

Local History Talks  with Refreshments

 

 

Saturday 23rd January 2010, 2.30pm at Priory House Heritage Centre

 

FROM GRAND TO GROVE

Three centuries of theatres, music halls and picture palaces in and around Dunstable.

 

A talk, with tea, by

EDDIE GRABHAM

As heard on BBC 3 Counties Radio

 

Saturday 20th February 2010, 2.30pm at Priory House Heritage Centre

 

MOTORCYCLING THROUGH THE HIMALAYAS

A Personal Odyssey

 

An illustrated talk, with tea, by

PAUL HELEY

Local speaker and Town Guide

 

Tickets cost £6.00

 

Tickets for Tea Times Tales and Saturday Stories should be purchased in advance from Priory House Tourist Information Centre

 

Telephone 01582 890270 for further information.

 

Date Updated: 03/03/10