The talk will be given by:- Simon Waterfield "The Agincourt Archer" The 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… Read More »Monthly Meeting – The Agincourt Archer

The talk will be given by:- Sharon Wright "Pluck, Luck and Parachutes" Edwardian 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. Except it didn’t always happen… Read More »Monthly Meeting – Pluck, Luck and Parachutes

The talk will be given by:- Melanie Gibson-Barton "Murder, Madness and Mayhem (The Belgian Royal Family)" For 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. Melanie has delivered talks to an enormous variety of groups of… Read More »Monthly Meeting – Murder, Madness and Mayhem (The Belgian Royal Family)

The talk will be given by:- Dr Helen Naylor "Georgian London Through the Eyes of William Hogarth" Helen 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… Read More »Monthly Meeting – Georgian London Through the Eyes of William Hogarth

The talk will be given by:- Michaela Freed "RHS Wisley" We 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.

The talk will be given by:- Robin Sebastian Hunter AGM + Being Kenneth Williams Talk We will first hold our brief AGM which will be followed by the the talk. Robin is a working actor who works on many different projects. His big break came in 2003 when he was cast as the camp comedy… Read More »Monthly Meeting – AGM + “Being Kenneth Williams”

The talk will be given by:- Roger Mendham Roger is a keen and accomplished photographer and has distinctions from the Royal Photographic Society and is currently President of the Surrey Photography Society. His artistic tastes are predominantly 20th and 21st century.  He is particularly interested in the visual aspects of art and has studied the… Read More »Monthly Meeting – “The Art of the Automobile”

The talk will be given by:- Jessica Thurtell Jessica 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. Jessica gave this talk as part of the Heritage Open Days in Dorking.

The talk will be given by:- Chris Truran Chris joined the Metropolitan Police in 1975 and trained as a Scenes of Crime Officer (SOCO). He 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. The talk… Read More »Monthly Meeting – “DABS and DNA”

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”