Future Meetings
We meet at 7:30 in the Methodist Church, but also stream our talks via Zoom. Below is our planned list of talks:
- December: Christmas entertainment
- January 27th: Dung Beatles & their effect on a rural community, by Sally Ann Spence
- February 24th: Aldbourne in the 1950s through a young persons eyes by Terry Gilligan and Andrea West
- March 24th: tbd
- April 28th: title to be confirmed, Alan Heasman
- May 26th: AGM & Duchy of Lancaster short by Cassie Rust
- June 23rd: Band of Brothers Time Team film
- August/September: An Whirlwind Tour of Carnival History, Cassie Rust
- Sepember 29th: Tudors, or Whatever Happened To
- October 27th: Duchy of Lancaster: Did Goddard Pay His Rent?, Cassie Rust
- November 24th: Members Talks inc Aldbourne & The North
- December: Christmas Entertainment
Videos of talks given during the pandemic and after can be found through our Videos page.
Meeting Charges:
Our meetings are free entry for members.
Non-members pay a nominal entry charge of £3 which helps us pay for the hire costs.
Our meetings also feature a small raffle.
Free tea, coffee and biscuits are served to allow for any discussions you may wish to have, or even just a chat!
Lifting The Lid on Medieval Aldbourne
This is the content of Liz Dymonds January talk on Medieval Aldbourne given to the Heritage Group. What we think we know about 14th Century Aldbourne and what can we prove? There was a market on the green. Was there a charter to permit this market? John of Gaunt owned the village/manor and would...
Medieval Aldbourne Dabchick Article
Early Aldbourne and some very important people! Gytha, Countess of Wessex Domesday Book 1086 states that in 1066: ‘Rex ten Aldborne Ghiđa tenuit T.R.E.’. So Gytha (modern spelling) held Aldbourne for the King in 1066: but who was she? Research shows that she was from an important Danish family and on a trip to Denmark...
Clothing
As has been shown so many times, the people of Aldbourne seem to love a chance to dress up! So if you're interested in dressing up when attending the medieval fayre there are a few options. If you want ready made clothes there are plenty of options online, just search for "medieval costume" on Amazon,...
Video Talks
Due to the coronavirus meetings have been postponed, but this page will list talks that we are recording from our isolation. Lost Buildings of Aldbourne (a new recording of an older talk by Cassie Rust): Facebook & YouTube. Pubs of Aldbourne, by Alan Heasman (recorded in 2017) : Part1 and part2 The Duchy of Lancaster...
Past Meetings
Some of the talks from past meetings have been recorded in digital form and can be found below. If you have enjoyed our meetings videos, or are joining us via zoom, we would relly appreciate any donation you might like to make. As a guide in a face to face meeting we ask for a...
Big Dig 2013
On 8th and 9th June 2013 villages came together for a Big Dig. We worked with Wyvern Historical Society and Wessex Archaeology. The area dug was the football pitch and Palmers field. During the dig Wyvern used their metal detectors to find objects, Wessex recorded the locations of historically significant finds, and the villagers cleaned...
Grand Opening – Easter Monday 2016
The Grand Opening ceremony for the Aldbourne Heritage Centre was held on Easter Monday 2016. The formal opening was performed by Phil Harding of Time Team who cut a tape held by the two oldest living native-born Aldbourne residents, Ethel Underwood and Douggie Barnes, both in their nineties. (A native-born Aldbourne villager is known as...
Previous Meetings #2
Some of the talks from past meetings have been recorded in digital form and can be found below. If you have enjoyed our meetings videos, or are joining us via zoom, we would relly appreciate any donation you might like to make. As a guide in a face to face meeting we ask for a...
