MONTHLY MEETING SPEAKERS
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4th June 2026
Annual General Meeting will take place at this meeting. The meeting will begin 30 minutes earlier at 1.30pm
Eddie Asquith. " Good Old London Town "
An interesting talk about little known facts of our capital city.
2nd July 2026
Gilly Halcrow. "Whatever Happened to Christopher Robin ".
Back by popular demand a new talk from Gilly. The talk will give us a glimpse of English life from the 1920s through the eyes of A.A. Milne and his son and, of course, Winnie-the-Pooh. Gilly will tell us about the life and times of Christopher Robin as he grew up in London and then in Hartfield on the Ashdown Forest. Was he a happy child and adult or did that small English teddy bear overshadow his life? Did Christopher Robin feel that his father had climbed upon his infant shoulders leaving him with nothing but the empty fame of being his son and did he ever find happiness?
6th August 2026
Sarah Quill "The Changing Faces of Venice".
In our imagination Venice is unchanging, but the modern world is leaving its mark. This talk will illustrate some of the many changes that have taken place in the lagoon city over the last century. Certain developments, such as the restoration of damaged buildings, are to the city’s benefit; but a massive increase in tourism has caused many problems. The coronavirus lockdown, resulting in clean canal water and a resurgence of marine life in the lagoon, has been a timely reminder of the importance of protecting Venice’s fragile environment.
3rd September 2026
Dr Kathryn Harkup "The Chemistry of the Body"
There are 92 naturally occurring elements in the Periodic Table but how many of them would you need to make a human? The chemical formula for a human has some surprising inclusions and the recipe to make a fully functioning person is carefully balanced. This talk looks at some interesting facts about the elements that make us what we are.
1st October 2026.
Eddie Prescott " The RAF at West Malling." "Airmen of West Malling".
Eddie will tell the story of RAF West Malling and its Airmen during the second world war. The airfield was not fully operational during the Battle of Britain but did play an active part in the later stage of the air campaign, becoming a premier fighter base.
5th November 2026
John Griffiths-Colby " How Far Can Retro Go ".
Out of date, outmoded, out of here – fashion is only predictable in as much as it is fickle and perhaps in knowing that what goes around, will come around. Is Retro really a style or just recycling – how much of it can we digest when we remember it from the first time around? Was it even new then?
3rd December 2026
Relax to the music of SLEEPWALK
We finish 2026 with a musical afternoon listening to Popular music of the 60s with some very talented musicians with familiar faces.
7th January 2027
Tony Harris as Donald Trump "A White House Satire"
A visit from this very poular entertainer with his new talk as Donald Trump serving his second presidency of the United States......One not to be missed!
4th February 2027
Ed Adams - " Kentish Clerical Errors"
Stories of priestly peccadilloes and ministerial misbehaviour.
4th March 2027
Margaret Hall - "Saint or Sinner"
Margaret asks who is this person - what do you think?
1st April 2027
Chris Levett " Riding the Rails"
The story of an historical and scenic rail adventure through Europe.
6th May 2027
Bobbie Darbyshire "A Beginning a Muddle and an End"
Where do novelists get their ideas from?
3rd June 2027
Malcom Jones "Not in Front of the Audience"
A talk about censorship on the British stage.