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2023 | |||
| 21 November | After the War - Lessons from the 1921 Census | Sue Ellis | |
| 21 October | History Day: Newbury Notables | Various | |
| 17 October | AGM & The History of the British Postbox | Phil Wood | |
| 19 September | Forgotten Newbury | Dr Nick Young | |
| 20 June | Visit to Thames Valley Police Museum | Dave Stubbs | |
| 16 May | The ARK (Action for the River Kennet) Project | Glyn Horne & Anna Forbes | |
| 18 April | Anglo-Saxons and West Berkshire | Dr David Peacock | |
| 21 March | After the Great War: History in the 1921 census | Sue Ellis | |
| 21 February | Archaeology and Heritage at Thames Water | Dr Victoria Reeve | |
| 17 January | The History of the Thames Valley Police | Dave Stubbs | |
2022 | |||
| 20 December | Christmas Quiz & Party | Ros & David Clow | |
| 15 November | Four Characters of Georgian Newbury | Penelope Stokes | |
| 15 October | History Day: For the Public Good | Various | |
| 20 September | The West Berkshire Historic Environment Record | Beth Asbury | |
| 15 June | Newbury & District Motor Services | Paul Lacey | |
| 18 May | Brickmaking in the Newbury District | Tony Higgott | |
| 20 April | The House of Toomer | Phil Wood | |
| 16 March | Richard III: History, Myths & the Man | Sue Ellis | |
| 16 February | The Veness Sisters | Ros Clow | |
| 19 January | Brickmaking in the Newbury District | Tony Higgott | |
2021 | |||
| 15 December | Christmas Quiz & Party | ||
| 17 November | Newbury's Georgian Architecture | David Peacock | |
| 20 October | AGM 2020/21 - 150 Years or the Newbury District Field Club | Jane Burrell | |
| 15 September | Berkshire, Buckinghamshore and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust | Simon Barnett | |
2020 | |||
| 16 December | Christmas Quiz & Party | ||
| 18 November | Newbury's Georgian Architecture | David Peacock | |
| 31 October | History Day: Your Good Health: From local charity to the Welfare State | Various | |
| 21 October | Brickmaking in the Newbury District | Tony Higgott | |
| 16 September | Berkshire, Buckinghamshore and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust | Simon Barnett | |
| 17 June | Newbury & District Motor Services | Paul Lacey | |
| 20 May | Town Walks | Jane Burrell, David Peacock & Phil Wood | |
| 15 April | The Museum Connexion | Jane Burrell | |
| 18 March | Richard III: History, Myths & the Man | Sue Ellis | |
| 19 February | Reading Abbey | John Painter | |
| 09 January | AGM & Presidential Address (Past Presidents of Newbury District Field Club) | Phil Wood | |
2019 | |||
| 11 December | Christmas Quiz & Party | ||
| 13 November | The History of Donnington Grove | David Peacock | |
| 26 October | History Day - Transport:Road, River & Rail | Various | |
| 09 October | Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons - Sutton Hoo and the Staffordshire Hoard | Sue Ellis | |
| 11 September | The Dovecotes and Pigeon Lofts of Old Berkshire | Andrew Hutt | |
| 12 June | Newbury and district: The Cold War Era | Dr Nick Young | |
| 08 May | 17th Century Alehouses in West Berkshire | Phil Wood | |
| 10 April | Brickwork (and how to read history in it). | John Harrison | |
| 13 March | The Men Who Built Britain | Terry Nelson | |
| 13 February | The History of the Quakers in Newbury | Jane Burrell | |
| 11 January | AGM & Presidential Address (Local Directories) | Phil Wood | |
2018 | |||
| 14 December | Christmas Quiz & Party | ||
| 27 November | Tudor Architecture around Newbury | Dr David Peacock | |
| 09 November | A Life of Crime (Prevention) | Dave Stubbs | |
| 23 October | Newbury 1918 | Phil Wood | |
| 12 October | The Polar Arctic | Neil Stewart | |
| 25 September | The Moneys of Newbury | Jane Burrell | |
| 01 September | History Day - Victorian Newbury | Various | |
| 24 April | Archaeological Work in West Berkshire, Past & Present | West Berkshire Archaeology Service | |
| 13 April | Aegean Odyssey | Dr Paul Sievers, LRPS | |
| 27 March | True Newes from Neubury | Claire McGann | |
| 09 March | Birds in Literature | Ailsa Claybourn | |
| 27 February | Death, Debt & Discrimination: Crime in Victorian Newbury | Ros Clow | |
| 09 February | The Herschels of Berkshire | Alan Dowdell | |
| 23 January | Members' Evening | Members | |
| 12 January | AGM, followed by Presidential Address | Phil Wood | |
2017 | |||
| 08 December | Christmas Quiz & Party | ||
| 28 November | Roman Boxford | Steve Clark | |
| 10 November | Newbury 1917 | Phil Wood | |
| 24 October | Swing Riots | Dick Godfrey | |
| 13 October | The Story of the Calendar | Dr David Russell | |
| 26 September | The Famous Aldbourne Bell Foundry | Terry Gilligan | |
| 02 September | History Day - The City | Various | |
| 12 May | The Coastal Path | Dave Stubbs | |
| 25 April | Donnington Castle | David Peacock | |
| 28 March | The Mayors of Newbury | Anthony Pick | |
| 10 March | The Knights Hospitallers in West Berkshire & NW Hampshire | Canon Martin Coppen | |
| 28 February | Anna Monro: A life forgotten | Steve Masters | |
| 10 February | The History of Stained Glass | David Clow | |
| 24 January | Members' Evening | Various | |
| 13 January | AGM, followed by Presidential Address | Phil Wood | |
2016 | |||
| 09 December | Christmas Quiz & Party | ||
| 22 November | Newbury 1916 | Phil Wood | |
| 11 November | The Highs and Lows of Ancient Egypt | John Billman | |
| 25 October | Eton College Archives | Eleanor Hoare | |
| 14 October | The Art of Angels | Jane Burrell | |
| 27 September | Portable Antiquities and Treasure in and around West Berkshire | Anni Byard | |
| 02 July | History Day - Speenhamland | Various | |
| 26 April | Newbury 365 | Nick Young | |
| 08 April | Medieval Kintbury | Margaret Yates | |
| 23 March | The Bombing of Newbury | David Clow | |
| 11 March | Lord Falkland: His life, times and memorial | Dave Stubbs | |
| 12 February | The Battle of the Somme | Phil Wood | |
| 12 February | The Wharf, Newbury | David Peacock | |
| 26 January | Members' Evening | Members | |
| 12 January | AGM, followed by Presidential Address | ||
2015 | |||
| 11 December | Christmas Quiz & Party | ||
| 24 November | Church-Speen: The History of a Parish Church | Jane Burrell | |
| 13 November | The Poetry of Pity: Poets of the Somme | Jane Burrell | |
| 27 October | Recent Archaeology in West Berkshire | Alex Godden | |
| 10 October | Experiences as Sherriff of the Old Bailey & Alderman of London | John Hughesdon | |
| 22 September | A History of the Berkshire Yeomanry and the Regiment's Connections with_x005F_x0 | Brig Anthony Verey, QVRM, TD, DL, and Capt Andrew French | |
| 06 June | History Day - Cheap Street & The Market Place | Various | |
| 28 April | Roman Boxford | Dr Steve Clark | |
| 10 April | The Mounts of Wasing | John Trigg | |
| 24 March | Newbury 1915 | Philip Wood | |
| 13 March | Stanley Spencer & Sandham Memorial Chapel | Alison Paton | |
| 24 February | History of AWE | Kate Pyne | |
| 13 February | Far Famed for Sheep and Wool - Sheep fairs and markets of East Ilsley | Sue Burnay | |
| 27 January | Members' Research | Members | |
| 27 January | Members' Evening | ||
| 09 January | AGM, followed by Presidential Address | Michael Perkin | |
2014 | |||
| 12 December | Christmas Quiz & Party | ||
| 25 November | Life around Newbury 1650-1750: The Evidence of Probate Inventories | Jameson Wooders | |
| 14 November | Newtown Road Cemetery: Unexpected Creative Inspiration | Ros Clow | |
| 28 October | The History of AWE | Kate Pyne | |
| 16 October | Coffee Morning at St Nicolas' Church Hall | ||
| 10 October | Broadmoor Revealed: The Victorian Asylum | Mark Stevens | |
| 23 September | Newbury 1914 | Phil Wood | |
| 25 June | Norman Churches in the Newbury Area | Dr David Peacock | |
| 14 June | Coffee Morning at Newbury Town Hall | ||
| 31 May | History Day - Bartholomew Street | Various | |
| 22 April | West Berkshire Museum | Victoria Barlow | |
| 11 April | Slates, Copybooks & Measles: Schooling in 19th Century Berkshire | John Trigg | |
| 26 March | CANCELLED | ||
| 25 February | Thatcham Trades | Dr Nick Young | |
| 14 February | Presidential Address | Michael Perkin | |
| 28 January | Members' Evening | ||
| 10 January | Exploring Investigative Journalism | Brian Radford | |
2013 | |||
| 13 December | The Life & Times of a County Bobby | Dick Godfrey | |
| 26 November | Fairmile Revealed: A Victorian Asylum | Mark Stevens | |
| 08 November | Lest We Forget: Stories behind Newbury’s WWI casualties | Philip Wood | |
| 22 October | Life, death and taxes in medieval Peasemore | Dr Steve Clark | |
| 11 October | The First Battle of Newbury, 1643 | Dave Stubbs | |
| 28 September | History Day, 2013 - Northbrook Street | Various | |
| 28 May | Newbury in the Age of Reform | Phil Wood | |
| 11 May | Cream Tea @ Majendie Hall (St Mary’s Church), Speen | Social | |
| 23 April | The Buildings of Thatcham | Tony Higgott | |
| 12 April | Mapleash Copse: Are derelict woods here to stay? | Charles Flower | |
| 26 March | St George's Chapel Archive | Eleanor Cracknell | |
| 08 March | Newbury Camera Club | Peter Orr | |
| 26 February | Dendrochronolgy - Dating Timber Frames | Dr Andy Moir | |
| 08 February | Annual General Meeting, followed by Presidential Address | Michael Perkin | |
| 22 January | Members' Research | Members | |
| 11 January | Sir Edwin Lutyens | Colin Benham | |
2012 | |||
| 14 December | Taking Tea (Antique Tea Caddies and Spoons) | Robin Meacher | |
| 27 November | Newbury in the Middle Ages | Dr David Peacock | |
| 09 November | The Evolution of Clematis | Brian Davis | |
| 23 October | Times of Plenty | Ellie Thorne | |
| 12 October | English Violin and Bow Makers | Philip Brown | |
| 25 September | Wallingford: From burgh to borough | Judy Dewey | |
| 14 August | Malmesbury & Bowood House | EXCURSION | |
| 07 July | Winchester Hat Fair | EXCURSION | |
| 31 May | Farnham & Watts Gallery | EXCURSION | |
| 22 May | 20th Century Military Sites in West Berkshire | Duncan Coe | |
| 24 April | West Berkshire War Memorials | Phil Wood | |
| 13 April | Sandleford Priory | Dr David Peacock | |
| 27 March | A Look at Hungerford's History | Dr Hugh Pihlens | |
| 09 March | The History of Newtown Road Cemetery | Jane Burrell | |
| 28 February | The First Battle of Newbury | Dave Stubbs | |
| 10 February | C19th Lantern Slides of Newbury & District | Phil Wood | |
| 24 January | Member's Research | Members | |
| 13 January | The Polar Arctic | Neil Stewart | |
2011 | |||
| 09 December | Stone Age Thatcham | Malcolm Langford | |
| 22 November | Newtown Road Cemetery | Jane Burrell | |
| 11 November | Cadet to Commodore and Beyond | Cdre Ian Gibb | |
| 25 October | Nonconformity in Newbury | Phil Wood | |
| 14 October | The RENEWAL Project of the River Lambourn | Miss Vicky Pudner & Mrs Lesley Atkinson | |
| 27 September | Road Names of Newbury | Roy Tubb | |
| 17 August | Via Watercress Line to Alton (Curtis Museum & Allen Gallery) | EXCURSION | |
| 28 June | West Berkshire Historic Environment Record | Sarah Orr | |
| 14 June | Christchurch Priory & Russell Coates Museum, Bournemouth | EXCURSION | |
| 24 May | The National Monuments Record | Jane Golding | |
| 26 April | Rev. John M Bacon - a very unconventional clergyman | Fred Davison | |
| 08 April | The Vyne, Sherborne St John | Dr Hamish Sloan | |
| 22 March | The History of Thatcham | Dr Nick Young | |
| 11 March | Half a Century of Railways | David Canning | |
| 22 February | Roman Roads | Hugh Davies | |
| 11 February | Newbury Myths and Legends. | Phil Wood | |
| 25 January | Member's Research | Members | |
| 14 January | Newbury Town Regalia | Rod Thomason | |
2010 | |||
| 10 December | Berkshire Beyond the Obvious | Trevor Ottlewski | |
| 23 November | Woodland Archaeology | Dick Greenaway | |
| 12 November | Wildlife 2009: A Year Remembered | John Dellow | |
| 26 October | The History of Pubs in Newbury | Phil Wood | |
| 08 October | The History of Silver | George Styles | |
| 28 September | The Work of the Victoria County History | Dr Simon Townley | |
| 22 September | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and Arlington House (nr Wantage) | EXCURSION | |
| 23 June | Chichester and Fishbourne Roman Palace | EXCURSION | |
| 22 June | Berkshire Manorial Records | Sarah Charlton | |
| 25 May | An Introduction to Historic Buildings | Trevor Ottlewski | |
| 27 April | Pound Street Cemetery | Sharon Clough | |
| 09 April | The Story of Town Criers | Brian Sylvester | |
| 23 March | Historic Landscape Characterization | Duncan Coe | |
| 12 March | Kerala, South India | Carol Wood | |
| 23 February | Poor Law in Berkshire | Peter Durrant | |
| 12 February | More Newbury Pubs | Phil Wood | |
| 26 January | Newbury Borough Police | Dick Godfrey | |
| 08 January | The History of Silver | George Styles | |
2009 | |||
| 11 December | Scenes of Crime | Ken Wells | |
| 24 November | History of Newbury Through Its Buildings | Dr David Peacock | |
| 13 November | Meals and Feasts in Tudor and Stuart Berkshire | Joan Dils | |
| 27 October | A History of Newbury's Breweries | Phil Wood | |
| 09 October | Otmoor: A New RSPB Reserve | Alan Parfitt | |
| 19 August | Althelhampton via Wimborne Minster | EXCURSION | |
| 15 July | Petworth House via Petersfield | EXCURSION | |
| 17 June | Berkeley Castle via Malmesbury | EXCURSION | |
| 17 April | Place Names of West Berkshire | Dr David Peacock | |
| 13 March | Windsor Castle | Leslie Grout | |
2002 | |||
| 18 October | AGM & Local Pub Signs | Phil Wood | |
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