Programme

 

All events are held in the Chapel, Carmel Street, Great Chesterford CB10 1PH

September 2025

The Empress and the English Doctor

Smallpox was feared in the 18th century.  A new innovation, inoculation, offered hope, but one problem remained: convincing people to accept the treatment.  In Russia, Catherine the Great took a momentous decision: to be inoculated herself to set an example in her empire. In 1768, she summoned the Quaker physician Thomas Dimsdale from England to […]
18 Sep
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
The Chapel
Carmel Street, Great Chesterford, CB10 1PH
March 2025

Kut: The personal experiences of siege and captivity of Dr. Arthur Cane

By the start of WW1 oil had become a critical strategic commodity powering the Royal Navy’s dreadnaughts and Britain was dependant on oil from the Persian Gulf.  Britain had mobilised a large army in India and quickly moved a force of British and Indian regiments to the Persian Gulf in order to defend those vital […]
20 Mar
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
The Chapel
Carmel Street, Great Chesterford, CB10 1PH
February 2025

Finding Homes for Graves: Recent Excavations at Great Chesterford. A Talk by Charlotte Lockwood

Yesterday’s field of beans becomes tomorrow’s housing estate. Yet lying beneath was a hitherto undiscovered Saxon settlement. Charlotte Lockwood, the lead archaeologist, said ‘”This is one of the most important Saxon sites in East Anglia. Not only is it filling in the historic jigsaw of Great Chesterford, but also adds considerably to our knowledge of […]
20 Feb
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
All Saints' Church
Church Street, Great Chesterford
January 2025

2025 AGM/2024 Village Dig ReviewExpired

CLHAS members are invited to attend a brief AGM and vote on matters which affect you. Visitors are also welcome to hear Colin Day and Laura Blythe report on our 2024 village dig. All are welcome to refreshments and a drink afterwards.
16 Jan
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
The Chapel
Carmel Street, Great Chesterford, CB10 1PH
November 2024
October 2024

The Polish SOE at Audley EndExpired

Denise Hall will give a talk on how during WW2 Polish members of the Special Operations Executive were trained at Audley End and how they were sent back into Poland to face overwhelming odds against successfully accomplishing their missions.
17 Oct
8:00 PM
The Chapel
Carmel Street, Great Chesterford, CB10 1PH
September 2024
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November 2023
October 2023
September 2023
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