Group Organiser: Will Philpott

Venue: Daventry Town Council Office, 3 New Street, Daventry, NN11 4BT

When: 4th Wednesday of each month (2.00-4.00p.m (except December)

The group is essentially self-supporting with individual members suggesting topics which they offer to lead on and a programme based on local, national and international history is agreed by the group.

There is no standard format with some members using PowerPoint presentations. A projector is available at the venue but the member delivering the talk will need to bring it have access to a laptop. Other members choose to distribute a handout providing an overview and structure for the discussion. Although talks have been lead by individuals, they could be delivered jointly with another member.

A new idea being considered is shorter talks (30 minutes) whereby instead of a one hour talk, two x half hour talks (either by two separate individuals or one member could deliver both short talks)

Currently we do not have spare seating capacity for additional members but a waiting list has been created although in the spirit of a self-supporting group, preference will be given to those willing to deliver a talk at some point in the future. 

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2026 PROGRAMME

January - Sir Oswald Mosley (BS)

February - A survey of Monarchs of England and the UK : Part 2 (CD)

March - Chocolate Wars (CP)

April - A history of Lincoln (PB)

May - Images of Daventry (Marcus Lewis - guest speaker)

June - Orkney Islands & Scapa Flow (BS)

July - Thomas Telford (AW)

+ Draft 2027 Talk Programme

August - Monarchs of England (part 3 - CD)

September - Gaudi: one hundred year anniversary of his death. (PR)

+ Final 2027 Talk Programme

October - 1605: A very Midlands Plot (WP & AA)

November - The abolition of the death penalty in the UK (MD)

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(DRAFT) 2027 PROGRAMME

Jan - a history of hat making (AS)

Feb - a history of Drayton (R. Willoughby)

March - a history of disease (CP)

April -

May - The Burma Railway (Martin Harrison)

June -

July - James II & VII: (WP)

Aug -

Sept -

Oct - a history of Birmingham (Sue)

Nov -

POSSIBLE FUTURE TALKS - tbc

Colin - Monarchs of England

Lyn - George I & George II

Will - The Act of Union (1707)

Angela - May Days in Daventry

Ann - show and Tell: showing and sharing histories through objects

Bob -

• A history of the Naval Reserves 

• Famous Northamptonshire battles 

• A history of Daventry District Council

• Development of Braunston Marina

• The life of Edmund Charles Burton

• Important roads in Daventry district

David - British Coinage (****-****)

Ian - Roman antiquities

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