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Meeting – 17th March 2020

Was to have been an “Old Photographs of Newmarket” show from the vast collection of member Peter Norman, but was the first hit of the COVID19 cancellations.

Meeting – 18th February 2020

The last meeting before the COVID19 lock down was a talk by Andy Peachey “From Pre-history to the Saxons”, about the excavations in the Deben Valley in East Suffolk where works were being undertaken to link offshore wind turbines with distribution sites in the area.

Meeting – 21st January 2020

Peter Green, of the National Trust, East of England spoke of “Life on the Edge, the story of the Butcher family of 5 Lode Lane, Wicken.

Meeting – December 2019

The usual members Christmas gathering, buffet and quizzes by Peter Norman and Chris Easom.

Meeting – November 2019

Talk by Dr.Paul Saban on the History of the Medical Practices in Newmarket, as covered by his website www.talkingdust.net

Meeting – October 2019

Talk by member Brian Parsley on the 2019 archaeological dig at Scotsdales Nursery, Fordham.

Meeting – September 2019

Mike Petty gave a talk on the life of James Reynolds Withers, the Fordham poet.

August 2019

The Society’s summer hibernation.

Event – July 2019

Visit to the Bottisham Air Museum. Although not quite completed the museum presented a fascinating display of artifacts in the few original building left of R.A.F. Bottisham in WW2. Another visit to see the completed works was planned for summer 2020 but is not now known when this might be possible.