On Tuesday 7th February 2012 Peterborough will be turning Dickensian! This Bicentenary Celebration Re-enactment and Talk will celebrate the life and work of Charles Dickens to mark the bicentenary of his birth in 2012. Dickens visited Peterborough on a number of occasions, to hold his famed ‘public readings’ in the city. This event is being ..
Peterborough’s culture and leisure trust, Vivacity, stages a regular programme of interesting talks on a range of historical subjects throughout the year. These talks cover thousands of years of human history, personalities, social history, military topics, politics, art and the history of science. All talks are illustrated and questions and discussion with the audience is very much encouraged. On Wednesday ..
