Bucks in 100 Objects –“The Chilterns”
Date: 09th June 2020
Buckinghamshire Culture has launched a public, county-wide search for the 100 Objects that best define Buckinghamshire and celebrate its story.
News for History & heritage
Volunteering online for Woodlanders’ Lives
Date: 21st April 2020
One of our CCC Woodlanders’ Lives project volunteers shares her experience.
Straw Plaiting in the Chilterns
by Veronica Main
Date: 27th March 2020
Straw Plaiting in the Chilterns was an important industry for families but has now been almost forgotten.
The Bodger, by Alice Dean
by Alice Dean
Date: 10th February 2020
Andy Dean, one of our Woodlanders volunteers, has found all kinds of treasures in his private archives, including this account of bodgers’ lives and work written by his grandmother, Alice Dean who became the family historian. Alice starts by describing watching her father-in-law, Richard Dean, working his pole lathe.
Hillforts in Aotearoa
Date: 05th February 2020
Wendy Morrison gives us a flavour of ancient antipodean settlements
New Year, New You, Chilterns style
Date: 29th January 2020
A selection of the best pub walks in the central Chilterns area to entice you out of the house for a bracing winter stroll.