2025 to 2026 Open Meetings
All meetings will be at 7.30pm
in the York Room, Cogenhoe Village Hall,
York Avenue, Cogenhoe NN7 1NB
Wednesday 9 April
The Life and Book of Mrs Beeton
Sharn Matthews
Wednesday 14 May
Transport in the Nene Valley: River, Rail and Road through the Ages
Neil Wooler
Wednesday 11 June
Church's China
Richard Church
For 140 years Church's China filled thousands of Northampton shelves with its glasses, crockery and ornaments. The family behind the shop has a remarkable story to tell. The former Mayor of Northampton, Richard Church tells that story through the words of his own ancestors.
Wednesday 9 July
Green Plaques walking tour of village ending in St. Peter's Centre
Robert/Jon
Wednesday 13 August
The Fire of Northampton - 350 years ago
Ruth Thomas
Wednesday 10 September
The Harpole Burial:
new discoveries from a 7th -century bed burial
Dr Claire Finn of MOLA
In 2022 while excavating an Iron Age field system on the edge of Northampton, MOLA made an incredible discovery – an isolated 7th-century Saxon bed burial, which has been described as one of the most significant burials ever found. While the eye-catching gold, garnet and glass necklace from the grave with its spectacular cross pendant has been the centre of attention, there’s far more that these finds and the grave itself still have to tell us about the individual who was buried here and what their life was like. Dr Claire Finn, Head of Specialists at MOLA, will present an overview of the discovery and the necklace, and discuss some of the key findings that the first two years of post-excavation laboratory investigations have uncovered..
Wednesday 8 October
Salcombe Gold
Jim Tyson (South West Maritime Archaeology Group)
The story of the exciting discovery of a 300 year old shipwreck with a collection of 400 gold coins, ingots, and jewellery in 1995 at the Salcombe Cannon site in South Devon.
Wednesday 12 November
Walter Tull
Graham McKechnie
Walter Tull was an English professional footballer and British Army officer of Afro-Caribbean descent
Wednesday 10 December
Cut a Caper Band
A Musical Entertainment on the Life of John Clare
2026
Wednesday 14 January
China and the Terracotta Warriors
Jean Yates
Wednesday 11 February
Development of Railways across the East Midlands
Phillip Staves
Wednesday 11 March
Barney Barnato - financier, diamond magnate, and gold baron
Richard Blacklee
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