A list of our most recent past events is given below.
An archived list of our past events from 2005 to 2021 can be downloaded as a PDF here
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Title: The History of Roade WI
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 25/09/2024 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Speaker: Maggie Smith |
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Roade WI formed in 1928 and has a wealth of history in the village. Come along and see how it has progressed throughout the years to present day. It will certainly be a trip down memory land. |
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Title: The Guildhall, Northampton Outing
Date: 17/07/2024 Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Speaker: Guildhall Tour Guide |
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Guided tour around the main building with the chance to see the cells. The Great Hall ceiling is richly decorated with the arms of the counties. Refreshments after the tour. Cost is £10 per person. Parking close by at St John’s Car Park – 2 minutes walk away from venue. |
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Title: "The Bells Go Down"
Location: Cripps House, Roade, Northants Date: 26/06/2024 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Ron Johnson |
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“The Bells Go Down” – a film with Tommy Trinder & James Mason to celebrate the D-Day celebrations. |
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Title: Music & Memories from a 1960's Adolescence
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 22/05/2024 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Polly Feeley |
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Polly takes us back to the music of 1960’s and her memories of that time. |
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Title: Virginia Bradford
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 24/04/2024 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Andrew Tennet |
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Virginia Bradford was a silent movie actress who led a very colourful life. Once her film career ended she moved to England where her many adventures and brushes with the law began in London, Cornwall and Tiffield! |
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Title: Richard Dunkley
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 27/03/2024 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Dick Hennessey & Hilary Spurrier |
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Richard Dunkley, a former builder and railway contractor, well known in connection with the earlier phases of the London and North-Western Railway. |
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Title: RAF TO F1 - SILVERSTONE
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 21/02/2024 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Gerald Lovell |
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From a WWII Wellington Bomber Training Station and post-war becoming “The Birthplace of Formula One” and “Home of British Motor Racing”. |
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Title: ANNUAL GET TOGETHER
Location: Roade Bowls Club, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 13/01/2024 Time: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Speaker: None |
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Come along and join us for our annual social “get together” for members and guests. |
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Title: Catch Me If You Can
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 13/12/2023 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Ron Johnson & Roade Community Choir |
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Join us for our Christmas meeting where Ron Johnson will talk about his notorious relative. We will also be joined by Roade Community Choir for a few Christmas carols to get us into the festive spirit. |
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Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 22/11/2023 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Graham McKechnie |
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We welcome back Graham McKechnie, BBC Radio Northampton’s Sports Editor, to talk to us about Walter Tull who played for Northampton FC and Frank Anderson, who played for Northampton Saints. Graham is a very knowledgeable and enthusiastic speaker who brings the characters to life. |
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Title: VOLUNTEERING AT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RECORDS OFFICE
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 25/10/2023 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Lesley Armstrong |
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Lesley’s role as a volunteer and projects undertaken. Examples of amazing, interesting, enlightening, unusual and peculiar items she has catalogued and seen. |
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Title: Queen Eleanor of Castile
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 27/09/2023 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Andrew Tennet |
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Andrew Tennet gives us a presentation regarding the life and influence of Queen Eleanor of Castile, her links to Northampton and her impact on many of the things that we take for granted in our everyday lives. |
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Title: VISIT TO WEEDON DEPOT
Date: 08/07/2023 Time: 11:00 am - 1:30 pm Speaker: Tour Guide |
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Join us for a historic tour of the Weedon Depot. The Old Depot, Weedon Bec, Northampton NN7 4PS |
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Title: 100 Year Anniversary Pianoforte Supplies Ltd
Location: Roade Village Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 25/06/2023 Time: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Speaker: Committee |
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Join us at Roade Village Hall in celebrating the 100 Year anniversary of Pianoforte Supplies Limited. |
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Title: That's Unusual!
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 24/05/2023 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Derek Blunt |
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Derek Blunt will take us on a tour of the quirky and unusual sights of Northamptonshire. |
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Title: A REGAL AWAY DAY
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 26/04/2023 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Chris Hillyard |
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Former Royal Train Manager, Chris Hillyard, takes us on a journey discovering the Royal Train. |
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Title: The Story of Blair Swannell
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 29/03/2023 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Graham McKechnie |
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Graham McKechnie from BBC’s Radio Northampton will be telling us the story of Blair Swannell who was an international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Northampton. |
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Title: Roade to Ukraine
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 22/02/2023 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Phil Hayes |
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Phil Hayes gives a talk of his first aid journey to Ukraine |
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Title: Annual Get Together
Location: Roade Bowls Club, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 21/01/2023 Time: 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Speaker: Various |
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RLHS Annual January Get Together |
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Title: An Evening of Discovery
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 14/12/2022 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Various |
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Come along for tips on researching your local Family History and more. |
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Title: Roade At War
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 23/11/2022 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Colin Haddon |
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Come along and see living history – the Northamptonshire Home Guard |
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Title: 50 Years of Northamptonshire Archaeology
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 26/10/2022 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Andy Chapman |
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Fifty Years of Northamptonshire Archaeology – A Personal Journey |
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Title: Hartwell and its links with Roade
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 28/09/2022 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Angela Malin |
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This talk will cover the historical links between Roade and Hartwell |
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Title: Outing to Alderton
Location: St. Margarets Church, Alderton, Northamptonshire Date: 23/07/2022 Time: 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Speaker: Charles Reece & Margaret Hall-Towney |
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A tour round Alderton |
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Title: Reigns & Coronations Exhibition
Location: Roade Village Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 05/06/2022 Time: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Speaker: None |
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As part of a community event celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, RLHS will stage a Reigns & Coronations Exhibition displaying memorabilia from the reigns of monarchs from Queen Victoria to the present day. This will feature commemoratives, ceramics, stamps, ephemera and unique items from the private collections of local residents. It will also highlight residents, past and present, who have been recognised by the award of a UK Honour. |
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Title: 2022 AGM and Diamond Jubilee Talk
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 25/05/2022 Time: 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Peter Mawby |
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Relive the Diamond Celebration – was it really 10 years ago! |
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Title: Edgar Mobbs
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 27/04/2022 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: None |
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Edgar Mobbs – the life and death of a Northampton sporting icon. Speaker: Graham McKechnie Northampton Saints’ Club Historian and BBC Radio Northampton Sports Editor. |
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Title: Dark Days
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 23/03/2022 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Steve Giles, Clive Thorneycroft, Martin Weaver, Ron Johnson |
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Learn the story from the band’s founder Steve Giles, Drummer Clive Thorneycroft, Guitarist Martin Weaver |
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Title: Preston Deanery Hall
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 23/02/2022 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: None |
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Join us for a talk on Preston Deanery Hall |
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Title: Christmas Event
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 08/12/2021 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: None |
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Including old films of Northampton and Roade |
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Title: The Every Brothers
Date: 14/11/2021 Time: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Speaker: None |
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A play by Ron Johnson |
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Title: The Best Burglar in the County
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 27/10/2021 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Neil Lyon |
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The best burglar in the county |
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Title: Horton Hall
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 22/09/2021 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: Maureen Williams |
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One of Northamptonshire’s lost Country Houses |
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Title: Down Memory Roade
Location: St. Mary's Church Hall, Roade, Northamptonshire Date: 28/07/2021 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Speaker: None |
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Recollections of Roade Residents past and present |
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