DUNSTABLE AND DISTRICT
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
EVENTS

The society will have a gazebo at the forthcoming classic car rally in Dunstable’s Priory Gardens on June 8 when its display will include local photos of vintage vehicles as well a commemoration of Dunstable’s part in D-Day. The society will also be represented at the conference of Bedfordshire’s Local History Societies at Linslade on June 22, when there will be a range of talks on local subjects, and at Dunstable’s Around The World Day on August 3.

The British Civil Wars, 1642-51, In Art

The Civil Wars, which had a significant impact on Dunstable, have been the subject of numerous works of art, some well-known and others largely forgotten. Stephen Barker, a heritage advisor who is trustee of the military museum at Buckingham, talks about some important moments in the conflict as illustrated by paintings made at the time and in the Victorian era.