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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Work of the Surrey History Centre
DESCRIPTION:14:00-14:30 – Refreshments – 14:30-14:45 – Announcements – 14:45-16:00 – Talk \n\n\n\n\n\nThe talk will be given by Julian Pooley (Public Services and Engagement Manager) \n\n\n\n The Surrey History Centre in Woking collects and preserves the records of Surrey’s past and present\, documenting the story of the county and its people from the 12th century to the 21st century\, and gives wide range of talks to local Societies and Groups across the country. \n\n\n\nSurrey History Centre holds over a million manuscripts\, maps\, engravings and drawings recording Surrey’s history from the Middle Ages to the digital age. \n\n\n\nThis talk describes the work they do in locating\, preserving and making this wonderful range of information accessible to anyone interested in the history of our county\, such as Sources for the history of poor relief in Surrey\, Sources for the history of Mental Health in Surrey 1700-1990\, Artists\, Antiquaries and Collectors and the writing of Surrey’s County History 1760-1832.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-work-of-the-surrey-history-centre/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250527T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250527T170000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - My Life as Personal Protection to HM the Queen
DESCRIPTION:14:00-14:30 – Refreshments – 14:30-14:45 – Announcements – 14:45-16:00 – Talk \n\n\n\n\n\nThe talk will be given by Richard Griffin. \n\n\n\nIn 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 Elizabeth II for 14 years prior to taking retirement. \n\n\n\nThe talk is very interesting and informative – we will hear first-hand what really goes on behind closed doors in the Royal Household!
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-my-life-as-personal-protection-to-hm-the-queen-2/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250422T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250422T160000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20241028T135425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T065936Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Britain's Amazing Aircraft Industry
DESCRIPTION:14:00-14:30 – Refreshments – 14:30-14:45 – Announcements – 14:45-16:00 – Talk \n\n\n\n\n\nBritain 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. \n\n\n\n\nThe talk includes both the civil and military side of aviation. \n\n\n\nThe talk will be given by Andy Richardson\, who has been involved in Aviation throughout his adult life. Starting with an 18-year flying career in The Royal Air Force which included crewing the nuclear armed Avro Vulcan during the cold war. In 1980 he took early retirement to pursue a second career focusing on International Business Development within the Aerospace Industry.Initially working with British Aerospace in the UK. Later\, a break enabled him to join the American giants McDonnell Douglas and then the Boeing Company following their merger. His last Boeing appointment was as a European Marketing Director within the Military Aircraft Division. Post retirement\, he continued to work with them and other companies as an Aerospace consultant into his early 70s.He now travels the country delivering a range of interesting talks – all of course with an Aviation theme!
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-britains-amazing-aircraft-industry/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241126T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241126T160000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20230815T170250Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - AGM + "Caring for the River Mole"
DESCRIPTION:14:00-14:30 – Refreshments \n\n\n\n14:30-14:45 – Announcements \n\n\n\n14:45-16:00 – Talk \n\n\n\nThe talk will be given by:-     Sue and Nigel Bond \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAGM + Caring for the River Mole Talk\n\n\nWe will first hold our brief AGM which will be followed by the talk. \n\n\n\nMyth has it that the River Mole is so named because it flows underground for part of its journey through Sussex and Surrey.  Rising Southwest of Crawley the River Mole flows Northwards to the Thames\, and in its upper reaches it has an extensive network of tributaries including the Gatwick Stream\, the Stanford Brook and the Burstow Stream. \n\n\n\nAs it flows downstream it passes through historic Norbury Park before flowing through Leatherhead and eventually joining the Thames at Molesey opposite Hampton Court Palace.  The Mole is famous for its spectacular river cliffs near Box Hill and its swallow holes where the river at time of low flow disappears underground before emerging further downstream. \n\n\n\nThe Southeast River Trust co-host the catchment partnership for the Mole with the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-agm-caring-for-the-river-mole/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241022T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241022T160000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20230815T165648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T104807Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - "The Primordial Soups to Primates in Suits"
DESCRIPTION:14:00-14:30 – Refreshments – 14:30-14:45 – Announcements – 14:45-16:00 – Talk \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe talk will be given by:-     Dr David Jones \n\n\n\nDavid 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 more than 50 research articles in scientific books and journals.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-the-primordial-soups-to-primates-in-suits/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240924T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240924T160000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20230815T165407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T104707Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - "Under no circumstances should you touch me with a Barge Pole"
DESCRIPTION:14:00-14:30 – Refreshments – 14:30-14:45 – Announcements – 14:45-16:00 – Talk \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe talk will be given by:-     Warren Ashton \n\n\n\nWarren has renamed his talk from “Idioms\, Cliches and Sayings” but the talk is still peppered with humour and fun. \n\n\n\nWarren gives talks all over the Southeast to many organisations.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-under-no-circumstances-should-you-touch-me-with-a-barge-pole/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240827T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240827T160000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20230815T165113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T074851Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - "The Guildhall\, Treason\, Chopin and Mr. Pickwick"
DESCRIPTION:14:00-14:30 – Refreshments – 14:30-14:45 – Announcements – 14:45-16:00 – Talk \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe talk will be given by:-     Christine Jarvis \n\n\n\nMrs. Thatcher once commented\, “If the Palace of Westminster is the Mother of All Parliaments\, then Guildhall must be the Grandmother!”.  \n\n\n\nGuildhall\, is the HQ of the City of London Corporation in the Square Mile and is the oldest\, continuously elected municipal governing body in the world. The present building dates back to 1411\, but it is believed there was an earlier Hall on the site in the  1100s. \n\n\n\nEvents which have taken place there include Dick Whittington welcoming Henry V back from victory at Agincourt\, the treason trial of Lady Jane Grey\, State Banquets for current Heads of State and much more! \n\n\n\nChristine is the speaker\, She is a London Blue Badge Guide and a City of London and Historic Royal Palaces guide and lecturer and gives guided walks and site visits on an amazing 36 subjects. The talk is fully illustrated.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-the-guildhall-treason-chopin-and-mr-pickwick/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240723T141500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240723T160000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20230815T164752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240715T165250Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - EGM +"Not just for Spies"
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Chris Shaw \n\n\n\nChris 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. \n\n\n\nEver since people developed languages there has been a need to communicate in secret for some messages. This talk looks at various methods of sending coded messages in a variety of forms\, and codes we use as part of our everyday life. It includes examples of coded messages using symbols\, objects\, letters\, codes using plain language\, signals\, letter substitution and frequency analysis\, numbers\, the Enigma\, Lorenz and Colossus machines\, electronic messages\, and other forms of secret communications. \n\n\n\nThe talk has a connection to Guildford because Alan Turing’s parents lived in Guildford and he lived there during the school holidays.  That house now has a blue plaque in recognition of his achievements.  There is a statue of Alan Turing at the University of Surrey campus on Stag Hill.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-not-just-for-spies/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:All our programmes,Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240625T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240625T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20230815T164529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T164529Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - "Secrets of the Royal Court"
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Sarah Slater \n\n\n\nSarah is a Guide Lecturer who has worked for the Historic Royal Palaces based at Hampton Court Palace since 2008. \n\n\n\nSarah’s foundations are in acting and she is theatrically trained.  She has also had a career in Finance within the Retail Banking Sector. \n\n\n\nSarah’s talk is of Secrets\, Sex\, Scandal and Salacious gossip of the Royal Courts 1660 to 1830. She will wear one of her beautiful costumes and talk about the naughty bits of history you would not have learnt at school.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-secrets-of-the-royal-court/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240528T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240528T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20230815T161031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T161032Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - "The South at Work"
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Geoffrey Mead \n\n\n\nGeoffrey 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 wide range of groups.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-the-south-at-work/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240423T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240423T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20230815T160741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T160742Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - "How the British Fell in Love with Tea"
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Simon Ritchie \n\n\n\nSimon is part of the Leatherhead Community Association. \n\n\n\nThe 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 and did not know how to turn the raw plants into tea. \n\n\n\nWhat followed was a trade of drug pushing\, industrial espionage and smuggling.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-how-the-british-fell-in-love-with-tea/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240326T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240326T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20230815T160436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T160437Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - "DABS and DNA"
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Chris Truran \n\n\n\nChris joined the Metropolitan Police in 1975 and trained as a Scenes of Crime Officer (SOCO). \n\n\n\nHe worked in Central\, North and Northwest of London and during his 38 years’ service examined over 25\,000 crime scenes.  When he started DNA was in its embryonic stage. \n\n\n\nThe talk covers the development of fingerprints\, from the first burglar arrested using fingerprints\, to the development of the use of DNA in 1984.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-dabs-and-dna/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240227T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240227T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20230815T160128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T160129Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - "Dining with History"
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Jessica Thurtell \n\n\n\nJessica looks at eating in England from Peasant Pottage to Grand Dining taking in table manners and cutlery and revealing the forgotten origins of some of the familiar words and phrases. \n\n\n\nJessica gave this talk as part of the Heritage Open Days in Dorking.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-dining-with-history/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240123T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240123T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20230815T155645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T155646Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - "The Art of the Automobile"
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Roger Mendham \n\n\n\nRoger is a keen and accomplished photographer and has distinctions from the Royal Photographic Society and is currently President of the Surrey Photography Society. \n\n\n\nHis artistic tastes are predominantly 20th and 21st century.  He is particularly interested in the visual aspects of art and has studied the evolution of photography from its earliest days in 1800 onwards. \n\n\n\nAn experienced public speaker\, his talks are all richly illustrated with both his own and images from some of the leading photographers in history.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-the-art-of-the-automobile/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231128T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231128T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20220705T181459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230808T092635Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - AGM + "Being Kenneth Williams"
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Robin Sebastian Hunter \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAGM + Being Kenneth Williams Talk\n\n\nWe will first hold our brief AGM which will be followed by the the talk. \n\n\n\nRobin is a working actor who works on many different projects.   \n\n\n\nHis big break came in 2003 when he was cast as the camp comedy actor Kenneth Williams in ‘Round the Horne Revisited’ which was such a success that it went from fringe theatre to the West End\, a TV Special and the Royal Variety Show. \n\n\n\nThis led to him preparing and delivering this talk; we understand that his portrayal of Kenneth Williams is hilarious.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-agm-tba/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231024T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231024T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20220704T204153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220704T204154Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - RHS Wisley
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Michaela Freed \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“RHS Wisley”\n\n\nWe will all have visited RHS Wisley and admired the wonderful horticulture but Michaela will give us an informed talk on the new buildings\, Hilltop and 3 new surrounding gardens and about the Laboratory which is becoming a Museum.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-rhs-wisley/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230926T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230926T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20220704T202740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220704T202849Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Georgian London Through the Eyes of William Hogarth
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Dr Helen Naylor \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Georgian London Through the Eyes of William Hogarth”\n\n\nHelen spent over 25 years working as a geologist in the energy sector after gaining a PhD in Earth Sciences. A “light bulb” moment during a guided tour of Wimbledon Tennis changed her life and within a few months her career “U-turn” took her back to history! Since 2018\, she has completed a course in City of London history and recently ‘graduated’ from the Tour Guiding course at the University of Westminster with Distinction.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-georgian-london-through-the-eyes-of-william-hogarth/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230822T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230822T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20220704T201310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220704T201311Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Murder\, Madness and Mayhem (The Belgian Royal Family)
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Melanie Gibson-Barton \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Murder\, Madness and Mayhem (The Belgian Royal Family)”\n\n\nFor a monarchy that has only been in existence since independence in 1830\, be assured there’s lots to tell. Explore\, too\, their links with the British Royal Family. \n\n\n\nMelanie has delivered talks to an enormous variety of groups of all sizes over the years. From auditoriums to a conservatory in a back garden\, from Annual Council Meetings for WI Federations and AGMs to meetings of National Trust\, U3A\, military societies\, WIs\, horticultural\, friendship\, church\, Rotary\, ARA\, Probus\, Soroptimists\, CSMA Boundless\, Trefoil and Oddfellows societies. From audiences of 600 to a twice-yearly booking for five ladies in South London and from After Dinner Talks to afternoon tea parties.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-murder-madness-and-mayhem-the-belgian-royal-family/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230725T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230725T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20220704T195756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220704T195757Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Pluck\, Luck and Parachutes
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Sharon Wright \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Pluck\, Luck and Parachutes”\n\n\nEdwardian skydivers Lily Cove and Dolly Shepherd were among the brave breed of women who made a living leaping from balloons and floating to earth by parachute\, to the wild delight of the crowds that gathered to watch. \n\n\n\nExcept it didn’t always happen like that. Tragic ‘Leaping Lily’ fell to her doom in highly mysterious circumstances over the West Yorkshire moors in 1906. Meanwhile Dolly repeatedly cheated death\, executed an astonishing mid-air rescue in 1908 and lived into her 90s. Sharon tells the often heart-breaking\, always nail-biting stories of these plucky and liberated young women. \n\n\n\nSharon is an author and journalist with a long career writing and editing for magazines\, newspapers and websites such as The Guardian\, Daily Express\, BBC\, Glamour\, Red\, The Lady and New York Post.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-pluck-luck-and-parachutes/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230627T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230627T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20220704T194123Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - The Agincourt Archer
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Simon Waterfield \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The Agincourt Archer”\n\n\nThe story covers the archer’s journey to join the army; along the way he meets Chaucer and the pilgrims on the way to Canterbury. Spoken and acted in a way to include the audience in his reminiscence\, the archer tells of his experiences at war at Agincourt\, how they affected him and his family on his return and his reflections on the meaning of war and remembrance. It includes historical anecdotes\, reproduction historical artefacts which are used as part of the drama to bring history and the archer’s story to life. Humour and emotion are strong elements of the tale\, as is some assistance from Shakespeare. \n\n\n\nSimon Waterfield is a historical researcher\, writer and storyteller. He creates stories that bring history and people to life. Historical Interpretation through drama answers the question ‘What is History?’ from the view of a common man caught up in historic events.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-the-agincourt-archer/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230523T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230523T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20220704T192805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220704T192807Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Steaming On!
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Paul Whittle \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Steaming On!”\n\n\nBritain’s Heritage Railways – A wide-ranging\, colourful look at some of the country’s best revived railways\, their beautifully restored stations\, carriages and old steam locomotives. Plus a look behind the scenes at some of the many volunteers who help to recreate rail travel from a more leisurely time. Pure steamy nostalgia! \n\n\n\nPaul’s professional career was in the City of London as a senior Human Resources Manager with a leading British bank. In 1999 he was granted his ‘Freedom’ and appointed a Freeman of the City of London. Paul also served for 34 years in the Royal Corps of Signals\, Territorial Army. He took part in many overseas NATO exercises and attended the TA Command and Staff Course at the Staff College\, Camberley. For his long and effective service he was awarded the Territorial Decoration with three subsequent bars to that decoration. As a retired officer he continues as Regimental Historian of his former Regiment\, whose history he has researched\, and published. \n\n\n\nPaul’s first television appearance in 2018 was as one of the expert panel on the Quest TV railway documentary series “How Trains Changed the World”.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-steaming-on/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230425T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230425T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20220703T201831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220703T201932Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - How the Rainforest Works
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Dr. David T. Jones \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“How the Rainforest Works”\n\n\nTropical rainforests are the most biologically diverse and complex habitats on the planet. Only around 5% of Earth’s land surface is rainforest – but about half of all animal and plant species live there! According to National Geographic a quarter of ingredients in modern medicines come from rainforest plants. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, David will outline the main ecological processes that keep the forests functioning\, and he will describe the current threats that surround their long-term survival. \n\n\n\nDavid works at the Natural History Museum in London\, and lectures at Imperial College. He is an entomologist specialising in rainforest insects and soil ecology. He has done fieldwork in 18 countries including Indonesia\, Gabon\, Madagascar\, Belize and French Guiana.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-how-the-rainforest-works/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230328T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230328T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20220703T195750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T193055Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Virtual Tour of Chichester
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     James Dickinson \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“A Virtual Tour of the Cathedral City of Chichester”\n\n\nChichester in West Sussex is a fine City with a fascinating past. Roman\, Saxon\, Medieval and Georgian through to  modern times. \n\n\n\nThe tour embarks on a guided tour of each of its four parts starting from the Market Cross in each case.  You will be led through streets to see churches\, other notable buildings\, pubs and more and finishes with  the glorious Norman and Gothic Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.  The talk is fully illustrated with photographs and stories.  It is a great and relaxing way to discover Chichester. \n\n\n\nJames Dickinson is an amateur historian living in Herstmonceux in Sussex.  He gives talks on medieval history\, fully illustrated with photographs and other pictures. \n\n\n\nHis talks are full of colourful\, entertaining and humorous material. History can and should be fun. There are no exams or tests so just sit back and enjoy\, you will be thoroughly entertained. He has now spoken to nearly 100 groups. So\, don’t miss out\, give it a try and maybe learn a few things along the way. 
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-say-it-with-poison/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230228T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230228T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20220703T194727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220703T195854Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Climbing Kilimanjaro
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Graham Horn \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Climbing Kilimanjaro”\n\n\nWe are familiar with the iconic view across the African Plains of the highest free standing mountain in the world but what about scenery and flora on the mountain and what it is like to stand at the top. With Pictures and stories. \n\n\n\nGraham is a Geographer by instinct and a Transport Planner in a previous career.  His love of discovery and his tour guide qualifications helps him to prepare tailored\, enjoyable trips. \n\n\n\nWhen time allows he enjoys country walking\, canal restoration\, photography and family history research.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-climbing-kilimanjaro/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230124T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230124T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20220703T192858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220703T192900Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Political Correctness\, Woke and the Cultural Wars.  The New Insanity.
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Andrew Baker \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Political Correctness\, Woke and the Cultural Wars.  The New Insanity.”\n\n\nAndrew is a fluent\, engaging and entertaining speaker with a particular interest in social\, cultural and political change since the First World War. He is a regular and highly acclaimed cruise ship lecturer and also gives lectures and presentations to a range of groups and societies. Audiences invariably comment on the warmth\, clarity and accessibility of his presentations. \n\n\n\nAndrew taught in Grammar Schools for over 40 years and is the author of a best-selling book on Contemporary British Politics. Drawing on his experience of over 22 years as Headmaster of Westcliff High School for Boys\, he recently published a further volume on Education and the Pursuit of Values: A Headmaster’s Reflections. He now works as a freelance lecturer and education consultant. \n\n\n\nAndrew gives his audiences insights into the times through which they have lived and he has a sharp eye for detail and anecdote. His incisive character portraits of many very different men and women at home and abroad whose extra ordinary lives have shaped today’s world\, are uniformly vivid and compelling. He looks\, as well\, the huge social\, cultural and attitudinal changes which have forged today’s world.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-political-correctness-woke-and-the-cultural-wars-the-new-insanity/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221122T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221122T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20211103T212922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211211T181905Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - AGM + The Sacred Art of Bodging
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Mike King \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The Sacred Art of Bodging”\n\n\nMike has a long standing love of “Do it Yourself” and will give an entertaining talk on the subject\, together with some of his experiences over the years.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-the-sacred-art-of-bodging/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221025T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221025T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20211103T212220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211211T181932Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Exploring London through the Seventeenth Century
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Michael Gilbert \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Exploring London through the Seventeenth Century”\n\n\nThe talk will detail life as it was in the seventeenth century from both a Social and Historical viewpoint\, bringing old London back to life.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-exploring-london-through-the-seventeenth-century/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220927T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220927T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20211103T211412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211211T181948Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Notorious Soho
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Geof Roles \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Notorious Soho”\n\n\nAt the September meeting\, Geoff will introduce us to some of the “highs and lows”  in the history of “Notorious Soho”. \n\n\n\nGeoff spent his professional life in the building industry.  He was involved with many projects in the City of London and in the London docks\, in the days when they were working docks and not the sites of high-rise office buildings.  On retirement\, Geoff decided to study the history of our great capital city.  As a member of Fetcham U3A\, Geoff has given several  talks on London’s history and he has led many groups on visits to explore our capital city.   
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-notorious-soho/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220823T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220823T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20211102T221212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220617T155229Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Sight for Surrey
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     Callum Russell \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCallum is an experienced speaker on behalf of “Sight for Surrey” and is totally blind himself. \n\n\n\n“ Sight for Surrey”  provide highly specialist support for people with sensory loss in Surrey.  A large part of their life changing work depends on voluntary donations\, which makes all the difference in helping  people to overcome some of life’s challenges. \n\n\n\nThey received the Queens Award for Voluntary Service\, the highest award a voluntary Group can  receive\, equivalent to an MBE.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-passports-assassins-traitors-and-spies/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220726T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220726T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T165055
CREATED:20211102T220148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211211T182025Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Tanzania and the Kilimanjaro Region - ABC Dreams
DESCRIPTION:The talk will be given by:-     John De Ronde \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Tanzania and the Kilimanjaro Region ABC Dreams”\n\n\nCurrently swinging between London and Tanzania\, I came to Tanzania originally on a Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) expedition in September 2007. I was assigned to the Marangu Teachers Training College\, perched on the slopes of Kilimanjaro\, to train staff on the use of ICT in Education. Marangu TTC is just down the road from where Frank was working so it was then that our paths crossed. \n\n\n\nWhile working within the VSO placement I became acquainted with the village of Lyamungo Sinde through a colleague at the college. I was introduced to the secretary of the village committee\, one Bibi Elinaike Lema\, who outlined the problems facing the village\, including the 172 orphans and vulnerable children she had documented. \n\n\n\nIntroduced to the then pastor Nixon Kowero of the Lutheran congregation who verified Bibi’s data and who was already helping some of the children\, I decided to set up ABCDreams (UK) with the help of my friend Frank in Canada. He suggested I use his model for our constitution. I worked in partnership with the pastor who guided my projects and eased my way into the community. Since setting up ABCDreams (UK) I have worked to establish contacts and a network in the UK to support the vulnerable children of Lyamungo Sinde. \n\n\n\nIn our first year of operation\, 2013\, we supported 65 primary school children in 3 local schools. This figure has stayed quite constant at primary level. This year (2020) we support 71 children. In 2013 funds would not allow full support so we whittled the number down to the most vulnerable. Since then many of the children we started with are now at secondary school where we continue to provide support. The total number of children hovers around 100 year-on-year.
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-tanzania-and-the-kilimanjaro-region-abc-dreams/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church Hall Fetcham\, 10a The Ridgeway\, Fetcham
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Coburn":MAILTO:speaker.sec@fetchamu3a.org.uk
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