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JFK: The Last Speech event – June 2019
On the fine summer evening of 22 June 2019, at the Fitzwilliams Centre, the Society was delighted to host the screening of ‘JFK: The Last Speech’, a new film from America which told the remarkable story of the friendship between John F Kennedy, 35th US President, and Robert Frost, America’s great poet.
Nick Park film night – May 2019
It has been 30 years since Nick Park, a postgraduate student at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, launched his wonderful ‘claymation’ characters Wallace & Gromit to the moon – and to international stardom. Three decades and tonnes of modelling clay later, the daring duo are part of film history, winning 5 BAFTAs and 3 Oscars®. The Beaconsfield Society were delighted to join in celebrating Nick Park’s creative genius by organising a charity film night in partnership with Cancer Research UK as part of the 2019 Beaconsfield Community Festival.
Alison Uttley plaque unveiling – December 2018
On 17th December 2018, a good crowd gathered in the Beaconsfield Town Hall garden to mark the birthday of author Alison Uttley, famous creator of Little Grey Rabbit, with the unveiling of a plaque in her honour.
Sir Terry Pratchett week – October 2018
From 6th-13th October 2018, the Beaconsfield Society celebrated the life and works of the best-selling author Sir Terry Pratchett, who has sold more than 85 million books worldwide and also happens to have been born and raised right here in Beaconsfield. We openned the doors to the wonderful world of his acclaimed fantasy novels, and gave fans from near and far the opportunity to learn more about the man and his magical creations during our week of Terry Pratchett-inspired celebrations.