Pitstone & Ivinghoe Museum Society (PIMS)

The Pitstone & Ivinghoe Museum Society, registered charity No. 273931, is the body responsible for managing and operating The Heritage Park - Pitstone Green Museum.

Up and coming talks for 2025 / 2026 season

Prior to the AGM the next talk is:-

Join our team of valued volunteers

The Society is always looking for volunteers to join our dedicated team who work at the museum on a regular basis.

We are always looking for help in the following areas: -

General maintenance, museum management, financial control, cleaning, painting, building, carpentry, display creation, visitor guides, information technology, landscape / gardening, museum storage and documentation, catering and reception. This list is not in any order or necessarily complete, we may have opportunities for everyone.

If you would like to become involved and create new skills or update old ones. Make new friends have fun in a great atmosphere then please contact the Museum Manager: - manager@pitstonemuseum.co.uk Please note that to volunteer you do not need to be a member of the Society.

Membership

Membership of the Society is available at £12.00 for single members and £18.00 for joint membership.

Society members also receive the following benefits: -

free quarterly newsletter.
free entry to open days after the first year of membership.
reduced entry fee to monthly meetings / talks.

If you are interested in joining the Society, you can view and print our Membership Form here. For any further information please contact the membership secretary at: - membership@pitstonemuseum.co.uk

Monthly Meetings / Talks

The Pitstone & Ivinghoe Museum Society holds meetings and talks, usually every month (October to March). The talks take place in the Meeting / Exhibition Room. The cost is £2 for members and £3 for non-members. Light refreshments are provided at the end of the event, providing an opportunity to meet and talk informally to our speaker and meet and chat to fellow members and volunteers.

Talks for 2025 / 2026

We look forward to welcoming everyone to our 2025/26 season talks.

1.30 PM Thursday 16th October 2025.

Michael Hazell - Non Food Rationing.

MICHAEL HAZELL will talk about Non-Food rationing during and after the Second World War as a preliminary to the PIMS AGM in the Meeting Room at the Museum.

All are very welcome. No charge.

Michael is a regular volunteer with us at The Museum and has a reservoir of knowledge about 1940s and 1950s Britain. Michael’s talk to us about Food Rationing was very well received when he shared his knowledge and brought samples last year and stimulated memories and stories from many of us and family members.

Non-food rationing, includes fuel and clothes rationing, utility schemes for furniture and other household goods. Also the priority system and the supporting information programmes to conserve supplies. I’m sure Michael will be pleased to hear anecdotes from the audience.

Do come and share how Michael will bring many of the Museum’s exhibits to life.

2.30pm on Thursday 27th November 2025

Denis Myers - Pinkerton’s Detective Agency.

Denis is a regular volunteer with the Museum on Open Days.

Denis talks about wartime experiences from his career as a detective and the history of the Pinkerton’s Agency, 1850 onwards, which is absorbing. Denis more recently worked for the Independent Police Complaints Commission, now called the Independent Office of Police Complaints, covering England and Wales. A light hearted and informative talk brought up to date, much looked forward to.

2.30pm Thursday 18th December

Steve Burnage - Probes into Space

The welcome return of Steve Burnage, you may remember his popular talk last year about the provocative Government Hydrogen Strategy. This time Steve will talk about probes into space, particularly the Mars Probe, with a section on the size of the solar system. Steve is a very relaxed speaker with a wealth of knowledge, and eager to have a range of questions from the audience.

Comments on the programme and suggestions for future talks welcomed by Richard Bysouth email talks@pitstonemuseum.co.uk.

Quick Links:	Home	Tickets	Visit Us	Explore	History	Society	News	Contact
	Rick Yard	Cart Yard	Reception Yard	Chicken Yard	Sheep Yard	Craft Stalls	Supporters	Historic Vehicles
© Pitstone & Ivinghoe Museum Society Terms & Conditions of use and Privacy Policy Pitstone Green Museum, Vicarage Road, Pitstone, Leighton Buzzard. LU7 9EY Registered Charity No. 273931