The British Ugandan Asian at 50 (BUA50) exhibition took place at the Wickhambrook Memorial Hall on September 24 -25th.
BUA50 Exhibition, Wickhambrook
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Local History Society
Stradishall Resettlement Camp
Fifty years ago from September to November, President Idi Amin, expelled all the Asians living in Uganda. More than twenty-eight thousand, mostly British Citizens applied for visas to come here. They had to sell anything they could to pay for their air fares. They were allowed to bring just £50 per family and one suitcase, or items they could carry on board…
History Society tour of the Elveden Estate and church
For our first outing in a very long time, members of the History Society were privileged to have a tour of the Elveden Estate and church…
Building of Timber Framed Houses Carpentry of the 14 – 16 C – Local History Society Meeting
Rick Lewis, a carpenter with 35 years experience of working on the timber framed buildings of Suffolk , gave us a very erudite and all-encompassing talk on his craft at the May meeting…
Keeping the Peace in Medieval Suffolk – Local History Society Meeting
Dr Nick Amor’s talk on Keeping the Peace in Medieval Suffolk had been rearranged several times because of the Pandemic so it was very good to finally welcome him to Wickhambrook…
The North Family and Two Kirtling Churches – Local History Society Meeting
Listening to the story of The North family and Two Kirtling Churches by Anthony Foreman was the perfect way to spend a cold winter’s evening…
Chadacre: 100 years of Suffolk Farming – History Society Meeting
How lovely to have such a large turn-out on a cold and foggy night! Members old and new were eager to hear a talk by one of the members, Philip Draycott on his book ‘Chadacre: 100 years of Suffolk Farming’…
Adaptation of The Little Christmas Ghost Story
Mike Wabe, a popular speaker whose talk had been postponed last year, made a welcome return to the History Society. He entered the room dressed as Charles Dickens and proceeded to give us an adaptation of his famous Christmas ghost story….
The Great Exhibition of 1851 and The Crystal Palace
We were very pleased to welcome a popular speaker, Geoffrey Kay, to the October meeting. This time his talk was on the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the Crystal Palace and the illustrations, taken from periodicals of the time, really did the talk justice…
Tales and Songs of the Countryside
What a marvellous evening we had with Neil Catchpole! His talk was billed as ‘Tales and Songs of the Countryside’ but it was so much more than that…
History Society AGM 2021
The society held its AGM this month, 18 months late because of the pandemic…
VE Day Concert 1995 Programme
Take a look at the Programme for a VE Day Concert in 1995…
A Voyage round East Anglian Place Names
We were very pleased to welcome back Martyn Roper, a popular speaker on many subjects. His talk this time was ‘A Voyage round East Anglian Place Names’ and with clever use of maps and photographs we did just that…
In House by Members
Our first meeting of the year was an opportunity for members to share their interest in history and Roger medley and John Norton gave contrasting talks of interest to all…
Father Christmas, Myths and Mistletoe
Mike Wabe came to our November meeting and his subject was ‘Father Christmas, Myths and Mistletoe’ and in his cheerful style, Mike explored the customs we now associate with Christmas. Here are a few dates that might surprise you! They refer to the first recorded mention of each item…
Suffolk Fires Over the Centuries
Sarah Doig’s talk to the society was about fires in Suffolk and as well as the well-known town conflagrations, we heard some quirky, lesser-known tales too…
History Society Summer 2019
Although there are no meetings in June, July and August, members of the History Society have had a busy time…
Archaeological Dig Opportunity in Clare
There is an opportunity for anyone interested in having some practical archaeological excavation experience locally in Clare between 9th and 13th September…
Ugandan Asians at Stradishall 1972
The Wickhambrook Local History Society has been invited to be involved in an exciting oral history project being taken forward by the India Overseas Trust…
History of The Elveden Hall Estate and its development to a modern farm
At our last meeting of the season before the summer outings, we welcomed Ian Robertson who talked on the Elveden Estate and how it evolved from a country estate to a modern farm…
AGM and The 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the Cambridge Music Society
At the April meeting of the History Society, the evening started with the AGM. The Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer reported on a successful year and members re-elected all committee members to serve for a further year, thus showing great faith in the team…
The Mews of Newmarket
What a surprise to discover King Charles II in the hall for our meeting! Alas, it was not the merry monarch himself, but John Sutton of Newmarket, who entertained us with his talk on The Muse of Newmarket…
Magic Lantern Collection
Members of the History Society enjoyed an evening with Brian Norman and his Magic Lantern collection. Long before radio, film, tv and the internet, this way of showing pictures was very popular. In the 1600s, the pictures were shown using a hand held device and the content was usually scary…
Sanitation, how we used to go
Our first meeting of the year was entitled ‘Sanitation; how we used to go’ and this amusing title was a taste of what was to come. In the able hands of Tony Redman, we were led through the history of how we kept clean and how human waste was dealt with over the centuries…
History Society Antiques Roadshow
The September meeting always has a ‘back to school’ vibe after our excellent summer outings and it was a very enjoyable evening.
Miriam Stead talked on ‘Tea for the British’ and included many local references in her talk and photographs…
History Society Tea for the British
The September meeting always has a ‘back to school’ vibe after our excellent summer outings and it was a very enjoyable evening.
Miriam Stead talked on ‘Tea for the British’ and included many local references in her talk and photographs…
Visit to 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum at Thorpe Abbots
For their July outing, the History Society visited the 100thBomb Group Memorial Museum at Thorpe Abbots near Diss. The very well restored buildings and the display of artifacts such as uniforms, photographs and medals are well worth the trip to this small museum in the middle of fields of grain…
Visit to Landguard Fort, Felixstowe
Sixteen members and friends spent a beautiful day in the Felixstowe area, visiting Landguard Fort , the Nature Reserve and the town…
Country Life in the Time of Gainsborough, Constable and Austen
Our last meeting in the hall for this year was entitled Country Life in the Time of Gainsborough, Constable and Austen. By showing some well-known paintings and linking them to events in Jane Austen’s novels, Martin Roper gave us a fascinating look at the way art and literature are linked to history…
Wickhambrook Remembers
To mark the centenary of the Armistice, we have been asked by some residents of the village to hold an exhibition of memorabilia on Sunday 11th November 2018 in the WI Hall, which of course is also now 100 years old. It will coincide with the Remembrance Service which is held every year at the War memorial in the Cemetery at 11am. We would like to have memorabilia from anyone who would like to share their family’s stories. Do you have photos? Diaries? Medals? Trench Art?…