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.
- Details
- Written by Myra Hurley
As a festive offering Alan Ruston will talk about Pantomime and Music Hall over the centuries on Thursday 10th December 2020 at 20:00. This is an online talk delivered via Zoom
- Details
- Written by Myra Hurley
Weatherman Ian Currie talks about 1000 years of famous winters including the freezing of the River Thames and the remarkable events that took place on the ice. This is an online talk via Zoom.
- Details
- Written by Myra Hurley
Michael Kushner makes a welcome return in November with a talk entitled "The Journey to Station X" which covers the history of Bletchley Park and formation of signals intelligence up to and throughout WW2. This is an online talk via Zoom.
- Details
- Written by Myra Hurley
As an online talk during the lockdown Dave Foster will repeat the talk "How to Start your Family History" which was given in 2015. This talk will be free to view.
- Details
- Written by Myra Hurley
Michael Kushner makes a welcome return in November to talk about Alan Turing and the real Imitation Game. Michael discusses the real work done by Alan Turing at Bletchley Park and elsewhere.
centreTalks-M'head to Wycombe Railway-May 2020
Unpublished- Details
- Written by Myra Hurley
The 50th anniversary of the closure of the railway line from Bourne End to High Wycombe on 2 May 1970 is nigh. To commemorate this sad event John Gurney will tell us about the history of the Wycombe Railway, from Maidenhead to High Wycombe.
- Details
- Written by Myra Hurley
February's centreTalk is by keen historian, walker and photographer, Russell Cherry, who takes us on a photographic journey along the Ridgeway, an ancient trackway that has been used for over 5000 years.
- Details
- Written by Myra Hurley
For our centreTalk in March we have Tony Earle talking about the history of the London Underground. Tony will explain the history of "The Tube" from its creation in the 1860s to the present day.
- Details
- Written by Dave Foster
This talk originally scheduled for 9th April 2020 has been postponed. See the full article for details.