centreTalks
centreTalks have been running since 2014 and are held on the 3rd Thursday each month (except August and December). We have a varied program of subjects with some very entertaining and imformative speakers.
The talks are open to everyone. Tickets cost £5 with a £1 discount for Community Association members and a further £1 discount if tickets are purchased in advance either from the Community Centre office or online.
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On 5th November 1922 the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by Howard Carter. 100 years later to the week Gillian Hovell "The Muddy Archaeologist" walks us through the discovery. The talk will be on Thursday 10th November.
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For our May 2022 centreTalk Michael Gilbert will talk about The River Thames from Iffley Lock to Maidenhead. The talk is on Thursday 12th May.
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For our April 2022 centreTalk John Gurney will talk about the history of the Wycombe Railway which ran from Maidenhead to High Wycombe until 1970. Note this is a change from March to April.
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Michael Kushner makes a welcome return in October to talk about Alan Turing and the real Imitation Game. Michael discusses the real work done by Alan Turing at Bletchley Park and elsewhere.
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Everyone either went to Butlins or knew someone who went there. Hear the story of the rise and fall of Britains major holiday camps on Thursday 16th September at 20:00. This is an on-line Zoom talk.
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Our lives seem to be controlled by the calendar and by time. To find out more you will need to join us on Thursday 19th August 2021 (dictated by the calendar) at 20:00 (controlled by the time) when Steve Tonkin will tell us about the history of time and the calendar. This is an on-line Zoom talk.
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The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament. For our June centreTalks Gill Hodgekinson-Price gives us a virtual tour of some of the well-known and not so well-known areas. This on-line Zoom talk is on Thursday 17th June 2021 at 20:00.
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What happens to Anglican churches when they are no longer needed for their original purpose? Some are demolished; others are converted to houses, offices or shops. Yet there are a few that are so precious that none of these solutions is deemed suitable. On Thursday 20th May 2021 at 20:00 John Vigar will tell us about some of these churches. This is an online talk delivered via Zoom.
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In February we are pleased to have Peter Lawrence talk about using postcards as a source of Local History. The talk is on Thursday 18th Feb 2021 at 20:00. This is an online talk delivered via Zoom.
