Cambridgeshire Geological Society is holding at talk Metals in Magmas: Tracking Metal Chemistry and Magmatic Processes in Indonesian Volcanoes on Monday 12th September at the Saint Andrew’s Centre. 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
The talk will be by Dr Nick Barber from the Dept. Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge.
New visitors are welcome. The talk will take place in Hall 1. For more information email info@cambsgeology.org.
Histon and Impington Women’s Institute is holding a talk on Thursday 18th August from 7.30pm at Histon Methodist Church Hall.
Alan Gray will give a talk on the ‘Tales of a Wimbledon Umpire’.
For more information, please email hisimpwi@gmail.com
Histon Library is holding a talk about Abbey Fields on Wednesday 17th August from 2 – 3.30pm.
John Pavey will be talking about Abbey Fields, comprising Long Meadow and Croft Close Set Aside, areas being kept for local people to enjoy, to savour their serenity and to connect with nature.
Histon Library is holding a talk on “Domestic Violence against Women and the Work of Cambridge Women’s Aid” on Wednesday 20th July from 2pm.
The talk will be by Rachel Scott, trustee of Cambridge Women’s Aid. There will be refreshments available.
Histon and Impington Village Society are holding a talk “The Museum of Cambridge seen through the Eye of an Expert” on Tuesday 26th July at 7.30pm at Histon Methodist Church (TBC).
Following an introduction on the history of this unique Museum, Roger Lilley’s talk will focus on some of the objects in the collection, highlighting their origins and the individual story each has to tell. For more information, see the website: Histon Village Society
Histon and Impington Village Society are holding a talk on Tuesday 28th June from 7.30pm at Histon Methodist Church.
The talk is entitled “IMPINGTON HALL, its Owners and Estates – long gone but not forgotten”. Drawing upon a unique collection of photographs, maps and documents held within Histon and Impington Village Society Archives, our local historian, Eleanor Whitehead, will bring to life the history of Impington Hall.
This talk will take place at Histon Methodist Church and will also be streamed on Zoom. Book your place now – it’s free for Members, and £3 for non-Members: www.eventbrite.com
Histon and Impington Archeology Group (HIAG) and Fen Edge Archaeology Group (FEAG) have a talk on 6th June from 7.30pm at Histon Baptist Church and on Zoom.
In place of the advertised talk there will be a talk entitled ‘The Lost Vicarage of Eltisley’ by William Franklin (Staploe Archaeology Group). The talk will discuss the excavations in 2021 of one of the half-dozen known moated sites at Eltisley.
This moat was thought to have been a water garden associated with a house built in 1612. Excavation revealed an L-shaped building, confirmed by background research as the vicarage which was built in 1517. Records show it was uninhabitable by the 1780s and the excavation revealed evidence of its fate.
Those who would like the Zoom link for Monday will need to register for this on our website via the form on the ‘Contact Us’ page. The talk is free for HIAG and FEAG members, but £3 for non-members (whether in person or on zoom)
We are hoping to reschedule the planned talk by Adam Sutton on The pottery industry of the Lower Ouse valley for a later date.
See website for more details: https://hiarchaeology.wordpress.com/contact/
Histon and Impington Archaeology Group (HIAG) have a talk on 16th May from 7.30pm at Histon Baptist Church (or via Zoom).
For over 800 years, from about 1000 AD, Histon and Impington were surrounded by nine enormous open fields which stretched to the boundaries of the neighbouring villages. David Oates’s recent study of surviving documents from the 16th century onwards has allowed the layout of the fields to be recreated and the names of long-lost roads and locations to be identified. Some of the fields reused tracks and driveways from the Romano-British period, giving a glimpse of an even earlier village layout. After a career as a university lecturer in mathematics, David returned to the district and founded HIAG to enable local people to enjoy the landscape history and archaeology of their villages. He is now President of HIAG.
In person talks at Histon Baptist Church will resume after Easter, with the option to join via Zoom. Talks will remain free for members, but the charge for non-members (whether attending in person or via Zoom) will be £3.
Anyone wishing to join using Zoom (whether members or non-members of HIAG) must register in advance on our website here, at the latest by the Saturday preceding the talk to receive the link. Note: members will no longer be sent the Zoom link automatically.
See website for more details: hiarchaeology.wordpress.com
Histon and Impington Women’s Institute are holding a talk on Thursday 21st April from 7.30pm at Histon Methodist Church hall.
Members and visitors welcome. Please email hisimpwi@gmail.com
Histon and Impington Women’s Institute is holding a talk by Angela Collins on Thursday 17th March from 7.30pm at Histon Methodist Church Hall.
It will be followed by the AGM and a brief explanation of four special Interest groups: Book group, Lunch Group, Craft Group and Pudding Club.
If you would like to attend this meeting, please email hisimpwi@gmail.com. Visitors and new members welcome.