
2025 / 2026 Lecture & Visits Programme
Talks are free with Friends’ membership and members are encouraged to bring guests.
For guests we currently operate an honesty policy and ask for a donation of £10 cash at the door or £8.00 min via our JustGiving web page.

Group Visit
Tuesday 14 July
Visit to Lamport Hall & Gardens
Join the Friends for our first specially organised private group visit to the outstanding Lamport Hall and Gardens.
Developed from a Tudor manor house, architecturally the hall has been worked on by Smith of Warwick and William Burn but is best known for its John Webb classical frontage.
The Hall’s fine rooms, including the High Room of 1655 and 18th century library, are filled with a wealth of outstanding furniture, books, china and paintings collected by the Isham family. Most were bought during the 3rd Baronet’s Grand Tour of Europe, in the 1670s. The first floor has undergone lengthy restoration, allowing further paintings and furniture to be displayed.
Cost - £29 including all tours and refreshments
To guarantee your place(s) to visit this amazing venue.
Access your membership page https://membermojo.co.uk/mm/signin and sign in using your main member email address (or password if you have set one up). On your membership page visit ‘store purchase’ click ‘visit store’ and follow the instructions to purchase any number of tickets. Then proceed to checkout and pay by card or Apple Pay.
Alternatively,
Please pay £29 per person by bank transfer to our Friends Business Account
Friends of the Higgins Art Gallery NatWest Bank
Sort Code 60-02-13 Account number 51215969
For us to allocate your place(s), it is essential that you add ‘Lamport’ and your own name as the reference.
In either case please immediately email Richard Moon at richard@richardmoon.com to confirm your payment and thus reserve your place(s).
The payment is non-refundable but if you have to cancel, we will do our best to sell your place to another person.
If, for any reason, The Friends need to cancel the visit a full refund will be made.
We recommend early payment to guarantee your place(s) and avoid the disappointment of being sold out. Note the closing date for application is 30th June 2026
Tuesday 22 September
Tony Ploszajski on The Birds of Bedfordshire
7.30pm at St Andrew's Church Hall, Kimbolton Road
Tuesday 13 October
Tim Knox, Director of the Royal Collection, on Royal Patronage
7.30pm at The Quarry Theatre in association with Bedford School Lecture Programme and
Sponsored by Cheffins Fine Art Auctioneers
Tuesday 3 November
Damien Odell on Haunted Bedfordshire
7.30pm at St Andrew's Church Hall, Kimbolton Road
Tuesday 1 December
Hugh St Clair on the artist John Banting
7.30pm at St Andrew's Church Hall, Kimbolton Road
Tuesday 29 September
Martin Snaith, on The 1931 Schneider Trophy Race
7.30pm at St Andrew's Church Hall, Kimbolton Road
Tuesday 27 October
David Longman, on Tales from Bedfordshire Churches: The Admiral, the Rector and Long John Silver
7.30pm at St Andrew's Church Hall, Kimbolton Road
Wednesday 4 November
Group visit: Lowry Exhibition MK Gallery
For tickets and enquiries email fothbedford@btinternet.com

Group Visit
Wednesday 4 November
Lowry Exhibition at MK Gallery
This solo exhibition of the work of Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 – 1976) marks the 50th anniversary of the Painter’s death, and 16 years since his last significant institutional show.
The exhibition will include two works from The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum's prints and drawings collection. Including 'Industrial Estate' 1934 shown here.
Save the date, info and booking process will be in your inbox nearer the time.
For tickets and enquiries email fothbedford@btinternet.com

