Our next online event is In conversation with … geology expert Jonathan Larwood. Natural England Senior Specialist, Jonathan, will explore the important geological heritage of the John Clare Countryside. It is a journey that started some 180 million years ago He will consider how geology has shaped the landscape, the wildlife and the human activity … Read more
With autumn evenings approaching Langdyke is returning to online In conversation events – the next with author Mark Cocker. The online event using Zoom is on Wednesday, October 6 starting at 7pm. You will need to book ahead using Eventbrite to take part by clicking here. You will be given details of how to log on. … Read more
If you missed the excellent online In conversation with … Jeremy Mynott then don’t worry. You can listen to the conversation online by clicking the Zoom recording link here and using the following passcode: 58E&8W6^
An old friend of Langdyke makes a welcome return as a guest in our series of online events. Jeremy Mynott is the the subject of our latest In Conversation with … evening on Wednesday, April 14 at 7.30pm. Many will remember his entertaining speech while attending Langdyke’s annual meeting in Castor Church to celebrate the … Read more
There will be a whole range of topics up for discussion at our In conversation with … session later this month. The subject of the session at 7.30pm on Tuesday, March 30 is ecological consultant Sarah Lambert. Not only is Sarah a Langdyke board member, but she takes a leading role in the Wildlife Trust locally and … Read more
There’s a chance to find out about Tarmac’s future plans for the Etton Maxey Nature Reserve at our next online chat session. We are online In conversation … with Enrique Moranmontero on Thursday, March 18 at 8.00pm to talk about the development of the reserve and what might happen in the future. Enrique is Tarmac’s Restoration … Read more
Find out more about the work of PECT – the Peterborough Environment City Trust – in a lunchtime online chat on Friday, February 26. We will be In conversation with ,,, Chief Executive Carly Leonard – the latest in our series of pupoluar online chats. On this occasion it will be over the lunchtime period, … Read more
In 1822 the peasant poet John Clare wrote about his fascination at seeing an archaeological excavation of Roman baths at Castor. The picture above shows the excavation and is part of a talk about Clare and his archaeological links by Geoffrey Dannell – the next Langdyke “in conversation with …” event on February 16 (7.30pm) … Read more
Believe it or not – this was Swaddywell Pit back in the nineties! Now we are inviting you to step back in time to 1999 and hear the story of how Langdyke came about at the first of our In Conversation with … events of 2021. At that time Swaddywell Pit – now a thriving nature … Read more
The last online event of the year will feature two artists talking about their work – and there may even be a chance to spot a last minute Christmas present. The latest in the series of online chats will see Langdyke In Conversation With… artists Anita Bruce and Julie Reid. The main image shows a piece … Read more