MORNING LECTURE
"LONG LIVE THE QUEEN"

Celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and Maidenhead's many connections with monarchy.

A lecture to celebrate the sixty years of our monarch on the throne. Lots of pictures of royal visits to Maidenhead by members of the royal family, and a look at Maidenhead's connections with the monarchy over many centuries - from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth I, King Charles I and Queen Victoria.

28th February 11am at WRVS York Centre, York Road, Maidenhead. Tickets £4

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What's on at Maidenhead Heritage Centre

The Museum will be CLOSED from 18 December 2011 until March 1st 2012, during which time we will be improving our facilities by building a new visitor entrance funded by BIFFAWARD.

During the building work, please keep in touch by visiting this website. We will update you with how the work is progressing.

The completed Visitor Entrance, which certainly enhances our building.

The inside of the new entrance has lots of space.

See future exhibitions >

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Future exhibitions

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN (Diamond Jubilee)

2nd March to 3rd April 2012

An exhibition to celebrate the sixty years of our monarch on the throne. Lots of photos of royal visits to Maidenhead by members of the royal family, and a look at Maidenhead's connections with the monarchy over many centuries - from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth I, King Charles I and Queen Victoria.

 

OUR SPORTING LIFE

5th April to 10th June 2012

An exhibition that is part of a national initiative which aims to celebrate the Olympics and local sporting heroes, including Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

Programme for the 1908 Olympic Games in London, which were organized by Maidenhead man Lord Desborough, himself an Olympic athlete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1948 GOLD for Maidenhead rowers Bert Bushnell and Richard Burnell in the Double Sculls, rowed at Henley. Bushnell's Gold medal is displayed at the River and Rowing Museum, Henley.

 

Rower Katharine Grainger, medal winner in four Olympic Games, lives in Maidenhead

 

 

 

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LOCAL BREWERIES AND PUBS

14th June to 21st July

TOYS OF YESTERDAY

23rd July to 1st September

GOODBYE BROADWAY - HELLO KINGS

4th September to 6th October

MAIDENHEAD ARTS

9th October to 28th October

STAGECOACHES AND BEYOND

1st November to 22nd December

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Future Events

Lunchtime talks

EAST MAIDENHEAD, ROAD TO THE BRIDGE by Keith Parry

12th April at 12:45pm

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VALUATION DAY BY BONHAMS

26th March 10:30am

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London 2012: 'Rare' 1908 Olympic programme found

A rare programme from the 1908 London Olympics has been unearthed during a house clearance in Surrey.

The programme was found among old newspapers in a tea chest...

To read the rest of this article on the BBC Website click the following link: BBC Article

The programme will be displayed in the Our Sporting Life exhibition, which runs at the Maidenhead Heritage Centre from 6th April to 10th June later this year. Scroll down for more details.





Also go to the following link to read Jeffery Avery's report on making the dramatic find: Jeffrey Avery Associates

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