Past Events

WORTH200 Fashion Show and Extravaganza The Aveland History Group is delighted to have received a grant from the South Kesteven Community Fund to help with the celebrations to commemorate the Bicentennial Anniversary of the birth in Bourne of the Father of Haute...

The Full Programme of Lectures Saturday 20th September 2025 Bourne Abbey Church Hall, Church Walk, Bourne PE10 9UGBourne forged him, London shaped him, Paris celebrated his true worth!The Aveland History Group, kindly sponsored by the Len Pick Trust, PRESENT Explore...

Bourne forged him, London shaped him, Paris celebrated his true worth! The Aveland History Group, kindly sponsored by the Len Pick Trust, PRESENT SATURDAY 20th SEPTEMBER 2025 Bourne Abbey Church Hall, Church Walk, Bourne PE10 9UQ Explore the world of Victorian High...

September 6th at 1 Hub Bourne 10.30am - 1.30pmPapercraft is a centuries old art form, where illustrations and designs are cut into either paper or card to create uniquely stunning and detailed artwork. Throughout this workshop, you will learn the fundamentals of paper...

The University of Oslo is currently conducting the Great Viking Survey, a wide-ranging study to explore how people across the world perceive and engage with the vikings as history and heritage, and to map the many ways in which contemporary media and academia shape...

We will be exploring a variety of techniques working with fabric, felt, and ribbon to create floral embellishments. The materials for the workshop will be provided for you on the day, however if you wish to bring along any specific fabric to work with then do so....

On Saturday 5th April 2025 we met at St James Church, Aslackby ahead of the Aveland Archive Afternoon for our AGM.   THE AVELAND HISTORY GROUP AGENDA FOR 1ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SATURDAY 5TH APRIL 2025 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm.   VENUE: St James the Great...

The Aveland History Group has signed up as a member of the British Association for Local History. Not only does it give us preferential insurance rates (a saving is always good!) but it engages us with many other groups locally and across the country whose interests...

We cannot promise to make you into the next Charles Frederick Worth, but you can learn to embelish like him! Our next workshops are on Saturday 12th April - Making Dorset Buttons with Gina Barrett and Bead-azzle with Bourne Worth It WI at 1 Hub in Bourne, and there...

In October 2024 the Worth 200 Group launched a competition across the primary schools in Bourne and Thurlby to create a logo design that captures the essence of Charles Frederick Worth and that can be used to promote the bicentennial celebrations of his birth in...