Events
POSTPONED – Old Technology
At this meeting we will be sharing & discussing 'old' technology! Come and join in, bring along an old mobile, camera, wireless, ipod etc and share where and when you may have received or bought it, what memories it invokes, when you last used it and what new...
History Group Meeting
Event Summary Hello! Have you ever wondered what the villages of Benhall & Sternfield were like in the past? Or wanted to know who lived in your house 100 years ago? Do you love uncovering stories about people behind photographs, documents, newspapers and...
Family & Local History Open Day
Join the Benhall & Sternfield History Group and many others at the AVSFHG Open Day as part of HERITAGE OPEN DAYS. See below for details of our Exhibition and further below for full list of participants. Everyone welcome!
My family and the Royal family
Alde Valley Family History Talk. Doors Open 2pm, Talk from 2.30pm. Members free. non-Members £5. In person & on zoom (zoom for members only). My grandmother said she cooked for Edward VII. My great uncle was at the Delhi Durbar in 1911. My mother received a...
Exhibition: 80th Anniversary of the Flower Show
This year it’s the 80th anniversary of the Benhall & Sternfield Flower Show! The History Group will, in the large hall, have an exhibition of the history of Flower Shows from 1946 to 2025. There will also be on show original posters advertising the Show together...
Visit: Parham Airfield Museum with Nigel Barrett
Our external event in 2026 is to Parham Airfield Museum, Parham IP13 9AF. Nigel Barrett will act as our guide for 1 hour round the Museum, the rest of the time there is free for us to continue with the Museum or visit the cafe. There are limited places available so...
History Group Meeting
Event SummaryHello! Have you ever wondered what the villages of Benhall & Sternfield were like in the past? Or wanted to know who lived in your house 100 years ago? Do you love uncovering stories about people behind photographs, documents, newspapers and...
A conversation about Ted Ayden
Event SummaryEdward George Ayden known as Ted (1897-1971) Do you remember Ted Ayden? He used to run the Post Office in Benhall Green and knew everyone there and in the surrounding villages. As well as delivering telegrams he told old stories, wrote poems, sang and...
Talk: How to Read a Church with Clare Secret
Event SummaryOur ancestors visited their local church every Sunday and for special celebrations, weddings, baptisms & burials. Churches were originally built to be read. This talk will consider how, over the centuries, forms of worship have changed and the...