Talks are free with Friends' membership.
Members are encouraged to bring guests for a donation of £10 cash at the door or, to benefit from Gift Aid pay in advance via Just Giving
Lectures are Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm at St Andrews Church Hall, Kimbolton Road unless otherwise stated (please always check the website nearer the time for any changes to the programme)
NEXT LECTURE - Tuesday 24 November
William Rees on The Martin Brothers
7.30pm at St Andrew's Church Hall, Kimbolton Road, Bedford MK40 2PF
Join William Rees, Culture Officer at Ealing Council for a fascinating insight into the distinctive pottery of the Martin Brothers. The brothers set up a studio in Southall in 1877 producing fantastic grotesque wares.
You can see examples of the brother's work, like this jug from 1897, on permanent display in The Design Gallery.
Tuesday 1 December
Matthew Edwards, on The finding of Richard III
7.30pm at St Andrew's Church Hall, Kimbolton Road
Tuesday 12 January
Dr Roger Bowdler, on Sculpture in the Gardens of Death
7.30pm at St Andrew's Church Hall, Kimbolton Road
Tuesday 23 February
Hugh St Clair on Cedric Morris
7.30pm at St Andrew's Church Hall, Kimbolton Road
Tuesday 23 March
Dr Nikki Frater on Rex Whistler
Generously sponsored by The Welsh Guards
7.30pm at St Andrew's Church Hall, Kimbolton Road
Friday 23 April
Lunchtime Lecture - Hugh St Clair on the artist John Banting
12.30pm Barbican Studio, The Higgins Bedford
Tuesday 8 December
Christmas Special - James Willis the History of Art in 90 minutes
7.30pm at St Andrew's Church Hall, Kimbolton Road
Tuesday 26 January
Adrian Woodhouse, on Angus McBean
7.30pm at St Andrew's Church Hall, Kimbolton Road
Tuesday 9 March
Matthew Hirst, a Trustee of Wentworth Woodhouse, on Wentworth Woodhouse
7.30pm at St Andrew's Church Hall, Kimbolton Road
Tuesday 6 April
Antony Mackay, on Landscape Painting Live
7.30pm at St Andrew's Church Hall, Kimbolton Road
