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January 2006

Date Organisation Title Speaker
9 Wokingham History Group "Jack o' Newbury, Clothier of England" Dr David Peacock
10 Wargrave Local History Society The Commonwealth War Graves Commission John Gimblett
11 Eton Wick History Group "History of Ditton Park, Datchet, in Pictures" Janet Kennish
16 Berkshire Industrial Archaeological Group Gunpowder Mills Alan Crocker
16 Goring & Streatley Local History Society Goring Primary School - the first 150 years 2.30pm Michael Anderson
18 History of Reading Society Mrs Dyer - murderess Ken Wells
19 Bracknell & District Historical Society "Let's go Victorian Shopping" Tony King
20 Project Purley Members Evening. The history of your house then and now John Chapman
23 Berkshire Record Office Introductory Visit 2px please pre-book -
26 Sandhurst Historical Society "Childhood in Surrey Heath" Mary Bennett
27 Sonning & Sonning Eye Society "Bricks of Yesteryear manufactured for today and tomorrow" Nick Siney

February 2006

Date Organisation Title Speaker
13 Wokingham History Group "Palaces around St. Petersburg" Oliver Fish
14 Wargrave Local History Society Wargrave's Gardens adn Gardeners -
15 History of Reading Society "Reading School - The First 800 Years or More" John Oakes
16 Bracknell & District Historical Society "Reg Morris Memorial Night". Members evening - hobby presentation Various
17 Project Purley The history of the Lodge Rick Jones
20 Berkshire Industrial Archaeological Group Trams and Industry Graham Bilbe
22 Eton Wick History Group "The Provosts of Eton" Sir Eric Anderson K.T.
23 Sandhurst Historical Society "Pewter Through the Ages" Roger Barnes
27 Berkshire Record Office Introductory Visit 2pm please pre-book -

March 2006

Date Organisation Title Speaker
11 Berkshire Local History Association AGM & The Libraries of Tudor and Stuart clergy in Berkshire Joan Dils
13 Goring & Streatley Local History Society Historic buildings of South Oxfordshire Nicholas Doggett
13 Wokingham History Group "The Crimean War - A Tale of Lost Opportunity" Clive Williams OBE
15 History of Reading Society AGM followed by Billingbear Margaret Railton
16 Bracknell & District Historical Society "The History of the Railway Police" Les Moody
17 Project Purley AGM and Dovecotes Andrew Hutt
20 Berkshire Industrial Archaeological Group President No 195: Steam-powered canal narrow boat Richard Thomas
25/26 Lockinge Estate Village Life Past and Present -
30 Sandhurst Historical Society Members evening -

April 2006

Date Organisation Title Speaker
10 Berkshire Industrial Archaeological Group I.K. Brunel - born 200 years ago 9th April 1806-2006 TBA
10 Berkshire Record Office Introductory Visit 2pm please pre-book -
10 Goring & Streatley Local History Society Members' evening -
10 Wokingham History Group "Out of Sight - A hidden side to local history" Wokingham History Group and guest speaker
11 Wargrave Local History Society The Postal History of Reading John Chapman
12 Eton Wick History Group "The Penn Family and Stoke Park" Lionel Rigby
19 History of Reading Society The Case of Reading - Town Politics in the Civil War and after, 1640-1662 Manfred Brod
20 Bracknell & District Historical Society AGM followed by a talk on Lily Hill Park -
21 Project Purley Burial Grounds of London Leslie Grout
22 Berkshire Industrial Archaeological Group SERIAC 2006 - Chichester -
27 Sandhurst Historical Society "Holy Wells and Springs" Michael Bayley