HISTON AND IMPINGTON VILLAGE SOCIETY
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Meetings usually take place at 7.30pm on the last Tuesday of the month, in term time, at Impington Village College, in the Brackenbury Room. In the Spring Term an afternoon meeting is held. Membership is £12 per annum from the AGM, and visitors are welcome at £3 per person, per meeting. Visitors to the AGM are free.
| Tuesday March 27th | Vanessa Mann: Social and family history research through early postcards, with particular reference to Histon and Impington. |
| Tuesday April 24th | Museum of Technology: past, present and future |
| Tuesday 22nd May
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Anne Datson: The History of Gilbert and Sullivan: their lives, music and poetry with excerpts of music. |
| Tuesday 26th June | Judy Wilson: Some notable Cambridge shops: Matthew’s, Heffers, Robert Sayle’s. Eaden Lilley’s … just some of the family firms supplying Cambridge residents and University in the 19th and 20th centuries. |
Publications and notelets are available
from the Publications Officer 01223 232744 and from Histon Library
Barbara Parr 01223 233397
Past Events
| Tuesday January 30th 2018 |
AGM Visitors free |
| Tuesday February 27th 2018 |
A presentation by representatives of our Parish Council |
| Monday March 12th 2.30pm at the Baptist Church 2018 |
John Savill: The History of Punch and Judy, from its Italian beginnings to the present, including a live show. |
| Tuesday September 26th 2017 |
Duncan Mackay: The history of Mackays |
| Tuesday October 31st 2017 |
Richard Fletcher: How Bill Tutte won the war: the Bletchley Park code breakers |
| Tuesday November 28th 2017 |
Prof. Mike McCarthy: The history of Cambridgeshire accents and dialects |
| Tuesday December 5th 2017 |
Members’ Christmas lunch |
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