DUNSTABLE AND DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY EVENTS

Wings and Things

Some off-beat tales about Dunstable, ranging from local radio broadcasts and vintage gliders to memories of Chiltern Road School, in a Q and A session with Dave "The Thatch" Underwood. This talk was previously advertised to take place in March but has been rearranged.

The R101 Disaster

Alastair Lawson, chairman of the Airship Heritage Trust, talks about the history of the giant airship hangars at Cardington and the ill-fated flight of the R101 from Bedfordshire in 1930. The date of this presentation has been rearranged from the time previously advertised. The society's annual meeting will follow the talk.

Dunstable's Sound of Music

The town's Amateur Operatic Society, now renamed Dunstable Musical Theatre Company, celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2024. Memories of shows ranging from The Pirates of Penzance to The Little Shop of Horrors are recounted by company members.

Alice Chaucer and Leighton's Market Cross

The extraordinary story of the area's richest lady, grand-daughter of the “Canterbury Tales” poet, and how puzzles about the construction of Leighton's town-centre landmark have been solved.

June, July, August. The society's summer break.