New Houghton Regis Community and Leisure Centre
A new £25m Community and Leisure Centre is to be built on the Kingsland site near the new secondary school. The Centre will have a swimming pool, squash courts, fitness…
A new £25m Community and Leisure Centre is to be built on the Kingsland site near the new secondary school. The Centre will have a swimming pool, squash courts, fitness…
Keith Wallis has published his collection of poetry and photographs of Houghton Regis entitled A sense of place. A copy can be purchased for £4.50 plus £1.00 postage. To order…
New photographs of Ted Warren and his family have been added to the Heritage Society's Archive.Ted owned a shop on Bedford Road, which is now a chip shop. Click the…
The Society will have a stand in All Saints Church showing pictures of old Houghton Regis from our Archive:Heritage Society Archive
The Spring 2021 Newsletter can be downloaded by clicking the link below:Bedfordshire Archives Newsletter Spring 2021It contains articles on:Marrige Registers: a thing of the past?Conservation CornerGreensands Country Virtual Exhibition 1st…
The Society is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant £700 from the Central Bedfordshire Ward Councillor Grant Scheme. We are grateful to Cllr Yvonne Farrell for…
An Oak tree (Quercus robur) was planted in Houghton Hall Park, near the cedar tree, yesterday, 15th February. It was kindly donated by Chamberlain Holdings plc, current owners of Houghton…
The latest Bedfordshire Archives Newsletter, Winter 2021 can by seen by clicking the link belowBedfordshire Archives NewsletterIt contains articles on:Floods and Archives don't MixNews Additions to the ArchivesBuilding in Bedford
Over the years here have been rumours of a ghost and other spooky things in Houghton Hall. The Heritage Society invited the Luton Paranormal Society (LPS) to investigate as it…
April 2020. The scaffolding is being removed to reveal the refurbished exterior structure. Work has been suspended during the Covid 19 epidemic.