Meetings 2026

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The Society holds nine monthly meetings each year together with an AGM, typically on the fourth Monday of each month, covering a range of historical and social subjects of local, county or national interest.

Meetings are held at The Mission Room, 46 Well St, Finedon, Wellingborough NN9 5JP

Admission: FLHS Members £2.50 Non-Members £3.50

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2026 Calendar of FLHS Meetings

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There will be no meeting in January

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Monday 23rd February, 2026, 7.30pm, The History of the Osborne Toy Shop , Rushden, with Will Osborne.

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Monday 23rd March 2026, 7.30pm, The Battle of Naseby (including a film) with Len Holden

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Monday 27th April 2026, 7.30pm, The Great Fire of Northampton with Ruth Thomas

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Monday 18th May 2026, 7.30pm, The Last Days of the Northants Iron and Steelworks Railways with Mike Dix

(Please note this is a week earlier due to the Bank Holiday being on the 25th).

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Monday 22nd June 2026, 7.30pm, Bridges of the River Nene with Dan Reid

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Monday 27th July 2026, 7.30pm, When the Land Ships came to Town, the story of the Great War Tank Banks

with Helen Frost

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There will be no meeting in August

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Monday 28th September, 7.30pm, Education, Education, Education, a light-hearted look at local education with Ian Addis

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Monday 26th October 2026, 7.30pm, Northampton County Buildings, (George Row, Guildhall Rd, Angel St) with Richard Blacklee

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Monday 23rd November 2026, 7.30m The Annual General Meeting, followed by a talk about Philip Manfield, his life and contribution to Northampton with Izabela Robinson.

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Finedon Local History Society would like to wish all Finedonians, wherever they may be, at home or faraway, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2026.