2017 Events
| DATE | SOCIETY | SUBJECT | SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | |||
| 10 | Wargrave Local History Society | Boats of the River Thames | Daniel Wood |
| 16 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group | Water Driven Industries of the Pang Valley | Sheila Viner |
| 18 | The History of Reading Society | The Hidden History of Reading's WW1 Graves and Memorials | Liz Tait |
| February | |||
| 14 | Wargrave Local History Society | The Lambourn Valley Railway | Graham Jones |
| 15 | The History of Reading Society | A Hundred Years of Reading's Weather | Roger Brugge and Stephen Burt |
| 20 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group | Matthew Murray (1765-1826) | Paul Thompson |
| March | |||
| 15 | The History of Reading Society | Southcote: an Historical Introduction | Mike Cooper |
| 20 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group | BIAG Film Show | Frank Banfield |
| April | |||
| 10 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group | Commercial Ephemera (from local industries) | George Rawlinson |
| 11 | Wargrave Local History Society | Village Memories | Martin Andrews |
| 19 | The History of Reading Society | Jane and the Thames Valley Austens | Joy Pibworth |
| 19 | Hedgerley Historical Society | AGM followed by Nancy Astor and the Cliveden Set - Nigel Smales will describe the politics behind the Dinner Parties at the Astor Estate in the 1930s | Nigel Smales |
| May | |||
| 9 | Wargrave Local History Society | Airships | Peter Trout |
| 15 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group | Railway Archaeology | Paul Lacey |
| 17 | The History of Reading Society | Smith's Coaches of Reading | Mark Casson |
| 17 | Hedgerley Historical Society | Great Missendens fallen in WW1 | Jill Robertson |
| 24 | Hedgerley Historical Society | An Evening at Miltons Cottage | a guided tour around the only surviving home of the visionary poet and political writer John Milton |
| June | |||
| 11 | Wargrave Local History Society | Historic Village Walk | |
| 15 | Wargrave Local History Society | ÂMore About Antiques  an evening with Thomas Plant | Thomas Plant |
| July | |||
| August | |||
| September | |||
| 12 | Wargrave Local History Society | The Berkshire WomenÂs Institute | Name to be confirmed |
| 18 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group | Military and Aviation Research (Berks, Oxon, Wilts) | Katie Amos |
| 20 | The History of Reading Society | The Mansion House: its History and Occupants | Ridgeway Military and Aviation Group |
| October | |||
| 7 | Berkshire Local History Association | Death and Commemoration in the Middle Ages | A study day in the church of St Mary the Virgin |
| 10 | Wargrave Local History Society | Fox-Talbot in Reading | Martin Andrews |
| 16 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group | AGM, and a talk on Reading Civic Society | Ken Brown and Chris Widdows |
| 18 | The History of Reading Society | Reading School | Richard Bennett |
| November | |||
| 14 | Wargrave Local History Society | Living Heritage | John Harrison |
| 15 | The History of Reading Society | Dicing with Death: Threats to Reading's Health, c. 1550-1900 | Joan Dils |
| 20 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group | Joseph Bazalgette | |
| December | |||
| 11 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group | Film and social evening      | David Tinker |
| 13 | The History of Reading Society | Georgian and Regency Reading | Margaret Simons |