This special edition podcast - linked to the sculpture "If The Oaks Could Speak" that has been entered into the Ampthill Eco-Sculpt competition 2025 - focuses on how the masquerade came to Ampthill in 1979.

Ampthill Past Memories is a podcast series from the Ampthill and District Preservation Society.

Long-standing residents of Ampthill and around, have recorded their memories of Ampthill Past giving a unique insight into their personal and working lives of several decades ago.  The interviews conjure up a fabulous picture of how Ampthill used to be and highlights some of the interesting goings on and colourful characters that used to reside in the area.If you would like to be involved and help us continue to preserve Ampthill’s historic past, email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ampthillpastmemories@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Ampthill and District Preservation Society website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for further information.