Forging ahead with Farming in Protected Landscapes in the Chilterns
Date: 14th December 2021
Forging ahead with Farming in Protected Landscapes in the Chilterns
Archives Year: 2021
A visit to the Embroidered Arts Exhibition in London in search of the lives of Holmer Green tambour beaders
by Susan Holmes
Date: 09th December 2021
Find out what Susan Holmes discovered during a recent research trip to London and enjoy some amazing photographs of the delicate and intricate Chilterns craft of Tambour Beading!
‘Dramatic’ change to Dunstable skyline
Date: 08th December 2021
UK Power Networks has completed a major £2 million scheme to replace a section of overhead lines with underground cables at Dunstable Downs.
Three generations of Batchelors – the rise and fall of a straw plaiting family
by Deborah Conway Read
Date: 25th November 2021
Follow the journey of the Batchelors through the Chilterns, the straw plait industry, vaccination programmes and controversies of the 1870s and much more in this fascinating piece of research.
The Lord Mayor, Leaf Cover and Charcoal Luck
by Dr Wendy Morrison
Date: 25th November 2021
Here’s an update from our Beacons of the Past Project Manager, archaeologist Dr Wendy Morrison, on her recent solo excavation...