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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.   

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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 

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Find out more about events coming up at The Higgins Bedford

If you want to donate or if you are interested in fundraising for us, please click here to visit our JustGiving page. Your support will help us to preserve and improve our wonderful museum.  Thank you!  

Member of the British Association of Friends of Museums 

Registered Charity: 802508

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