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In addition to our monthly meetings, each with an interesting talk, we offer many different events, outings and holidays that you might like to come along on. Click on the event title to see the event detail.
The talk will be given by:- Simon Ritchie Simon is part of the Leatherhead Community Association. The British have been drinking tea since the 17th Century, in those days imported from China at great expense .Later, The East India Company decided to create their own Tea Industry in India, but they had no suitable plants… Read More »Monthly Meeting – “How the British Fell in Love with Tea”
The talk will be given by:- Geoffrey Mead Geoffrey is an associate tutor with the Geography Team at the University of Sussex. He specialises in the landscapes of Southeast England in both the urban and rural areas. He taught Adult Education for nearly 30 years and gives talks across the Southeast of England to a… Read More »Monthly Meeting – “The South at Work”
The talk will be given by:- Sarah Slater Sarah is a Guide Lecturer who has worked for the Historic Royal Palaces based at Hampton Court Palace since 2008. Sarah’s foundations are in acting and she is theatrically trained. She has also had a career in Finance within the Retail Banking Sector. Sarah’s talk is of… Read More »Monthly Meeting – “Secrets of the Royal Court”
The talk will be given by:- Chris Shaw Chris is a member of Smallfield Aviation and lectures on a wide range of technical subjects some of which are suitable for a technical audience and some for a general audience. Ever since people developed languages there has been a need to communicate in secret for some… Read More »Monthly Meeting – EGM +”Not just for Spies”
14:00-14:30 - Refreshments - 14:30-14:45 - Announcements - 14:45-16:00 - Talk The talk will be given by:- Christine Jarvis Mrs. Thatcher once commented, "If the Palace of Westminster is the Mother of All Parliaments, then Guildhall must be the Grandmother!". Guildhall, is the HQ of the City of London Corporation in the Square Mile and… Read More »Monthly Meeting – “The Guildhall, Treason, Chopin and Mr. Pickwick”
14:00-14:30 - Refreshments - 14:30-14:45 - Announcements - 14:45-16:00 - Talk The talk will be given by:- Warren Ashton Warren has renamed his talk from “Idioms, Cliches and Sayings” but the talk is still peppered with humour and fun. Warren gives talks all over the Southeast to many organisations.
14:00-14:30 - Refreshments - 14:30-14:45 - Announcements - 14:45-16:00 - Talk The talk will be given by:- Dr David Jones David works at The National History Museum in London and lectures at Imperial College. He is an Entomologist specialising in rainforests, insects and soil ecology who has done field work in 18 Countries and published… Read More »Monthly Meeting – “The Primordial Soups to Primates in Suits”
14:00-14:30 - Refreshments 14:30-14:45 - Announcements 14:45-16:00 - Talk The talk will be given by:- Sue and Nigel Bond AGM + Caring for the River Mole Talk We will first hold our brief AGM which will be followed by the talk. Myth has it that the River Mole is so named because it flows underground… Read More »Monthly Meeting – AGM + “Caring for the River Mole”
14:00-14:30 – Refreshments – 14:30-14:45 – Announcements – 14:45-16:00 – Talk Britain once had an enormous and arguably the most advanced aircraft industry in the world. How did we reach there and why are we now so weak, or are we? Greed, Bad Management, Corruption and Politics all played a part. The talk includes both… Read More »Monthly Meeting – Britain’s Amazing Aircraft Industry
14:00-14:30 – Refreshments – 14:30-14:45 – Announcements – 14:45-16:00 – Talk The talk will be given by Richard Griffin. In his talk, Richard Griffin speaks of his 30-year career as a Royal Protection Officer, to one of the world’s most famous families, during which time he served Prince Philip for13 years and Her Majesty, Queen… Read More »Monthly Meeting – My Life as Personal Protection to HM the Queen