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Pub crawl – this week!!
There used to be hundreds of pubs/ale houses in Potton – join us for a walk to identify where they used to be. Thursday 25th May, 7.30 start at Community Centre!
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Coronation celebrations Potton style
April’s meeting was appropriately about how successive coronations have been celebrated in Potton. The Market Square has been the backdrop to many a parade, celebratory meal – complete with ox roast – and flag waving. As we look to this year’s Coronation of KIng Charles 111 let’s remind ourselves of how previous national events from…
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March meeting
Find out the secrets of Tempsford airfield and what part a very special aircraft – now housed at Shuttleworth – took in WW2. Join us on March 23 at 7.30pm! Click on Next Meeting for more details!
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The Manor House
The Manor House latest! What was going on in the Manor House in the late 1940s? Who was Otto von Smekal? Why were his family told he was in a concentration camp? What were the plans for car production in Potton? Read more in our comprehensive new update! https://pottonhistorysociety.org.uk/manor-house/
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Latest additions!
What could you purchase in the Market Square of old? From hats to hosiery, from unsweetened gin to tarpaulins, from china vases to hand made boots! Find out more on our new Market Square page! https://pottonhistorysociety.org.uk/market-square/