News & Events
Keep up to date with our latest news and events.
THE INTELLIGENCE ZONE, THE VOICES OF BLETCHLEY PARK
For the first of our 2025 talks, on Friday 24th January, at the slightly later time of 8 pm, we have invited Alan Biggins to join us with his presentation ‘The Intelligence Zone, the voices...
AGM & Spring 2024 Talks
Our Spring programme of talks launches on Friday 26th January 2024 with a presentation on ‘Ford End Watermill’ at Ivinghoe by Chris Tugby, the Mill Manager. Chris’s talk will start at the slightly later time...
Film presentation “The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital” on 17th November 2023
Our final event for this year is on Friday 17th November when John Flewin, founder and curator of Stewkley Film Archive, will give a vintage film presentation ‘The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital“. This 30 minute film...
Talk on “The Archaeology of HS2” – 27th October 2023
Friday 27th October 2023 is the date for our next talk – “The Archaeology of HS2“. Doug Stuckey, honorary chair of Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society, will be giving an update on the discoveries made since his...
Talk on the history of the Royal London Parks: Friday 29th Sept 2023
Our first presentation this Autumn will be “A History of the Royal London Parks” (This event was originally planned for November 2022 but unfortunately had to be cancelled) Our presenter will be Paul Rabbitts. Paul...
Future Talks: Autumn 2023 (updated)
Autumn 2023 talks are confirmed as follows: Friday 29 September: Paul Rabbits ‘History of the Royal London Parks’ Friday 27 October: Doug Stuckey ‘HS2 Archaeology in Bucks’ (the excavations are now complete and in the...
Remembering Dante Cervi
Dante Cervi (1920-2015) lived in Rowsham for the last 50 years of his fascinating life. The following article, prepared in 2022, is based on his personal autobiography and the memories of his daughter, Rena. Dante...
Talks in February & March 2023
On Friday 24th February our talk will be ‘Two Georgian Country Houses in the Chilterns’ and will focus on West Wycombe Park and Ashridge. Adam Smith will be joining us; his last talk to us was...
50th Anniversary of WCA
WINGRAVE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Celebrates its 50th ANNIVERSARY On 26th February 1973, the Association was formally established at a public meeting in the Temperance Hall. A Constitution was adopted with the object of “promoting the benefit...
20th January 2023: AGM and Talk by Alan Vessey
On Friday 20th January 2023 we will be holding our Annual General Meeting, at 7.30 pm in the Wingrave Community Centre, followed at 8pm by a talk on ‘Buckinghamshire Railway Centre‘ by Wingravian Alan Vessey...