Events

East Anglia Regional Study Day October 2024

Saturday 19th October 2024

Venue: The Cresset, Rightwell, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE3 8DX

Tel: 01733 265 705

The meeting will be held in the Fitzwilliam Suite.

The Cresset is a few minutes’ drive from the A1(M). Peterborough station is a short taxi ride (2 miles).

There is a large free car park.

Disability accessible throughout and disabled bay car parking marked out. [The staff will direct/assist wheelchair access to the lift to get to the first floor]

Agenda:

0935 Registration and Tea, Coffee, Biscuits

0955 Introduction and Welcome - Robert Simmons, East Anglia Regional Coordinator

1000 Prof. Anne Curry, BT Chairman - Medieval Warfare and the role of women

1100 Tea/coffee biscuits

1130 The RAF contribution to D-Day - Wing Commander Jeff Metcalfe

1230 8th USAAF Air Force in East Anglia - Seán Slater, County Coordinator, BT Cambridgeshire

1310 Buffet Lunch served in the room - [included in Ticket Price]

1410 Developments on the Battle of Assandun Project - 18th October 1016 - Richard Dolby, Assandun Project Team Member

1500 Tea/coffee biscuits

1530 Duncan MacKay – “Echolands - a journey in search of Boudica”

1630 Close

To book your place at the Study Day, via Ticket Taylor, please click this link:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thebattlefieldstrust/1267018

The costs per delegate will be £32 per delegate inclusive of lunch, teas/coffees etc.