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Past Talks
2021
Sep 2021
Tim Albert
Two Summers: Nixon and Trump by Greyhound bus
Aug 2021
David Skillen
A line in the sand: the fall of the Alamo and the rise of Texas
Jul 2021
Brian Aldred VIA ZOOM
London Underground (Pt II)
Jun 2021
Daphne Jefferis VIA ZOOM
Images of Sunlight: Impressionist Paintings
May 2021
Malcolm Nelson VIA ZOOM
'Why do I always feel so guilty?'
An insight into the work of Customs officers
Apr 2021
Howard Slater VIA ZOOM
A History of Rock'n'Roll 1950-1980
Mar 2021
Extra Talk VIA ZOOM
Sally Schofield/Mark Mullally
Scam Awareness, and how to avoid becoming a victim
Mar 2021
Bob Sinfield VIA ZOOM
Bob Monkhouse - Who Knew?
Feb 2021
Andrew Baker VIA ZOOM
Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma (Winston Churchill)
Jan 2021
Simon Ritchie VIA ZOOM
Alan Turing & the Enigma machine
2020
Dec 2020
Patricia Gentry VIA ZOOM
The History & Highlights of Kew Gardens
Nov 2020
Carol Harris VIA ZOOM
Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition
Oct 2020
AGM VIA ZOOM followed by
Brian Aldred
Underground London
Sept 2020
Ian Bevan VIA ZOOM
The Great Exhibition 1851
Aug 2020
Dr Helen Naylor VIA ZOOM
The Spirit of Westminster: Gin, from the slums to the Savoy
Jul 2020
Terry Johnson VIA ZOOM
Lady Chatterley's Lover: The Trial of Penguin Books
Jun 2020
Ladies Summer Lunch
No talk CANCELLED
May 2020
Tony Matthews CANCELLED
The Story of Cherkley Court
Apr 2020
Graeme Roy CANCELLED
Historic Croydon Airport
Mar 2020
Andy Thomas
The Crop Circle Mystery
Feb 2020
Terry Johnson
The Great Train Robbery
Jan 2020
Sarah Lott
Creating a Memory Book
2019
Dec 2019
Christmas Lunch
No talk
Nov 2019
Neil Sadler
Gongoozling on English Canals
Oct 2019
AGM
No talk
Sep 2019
Lorraine Spindler
Surrey Spies & the Village of Headley
Aug 2019
Bob Sinfield
The Gag Trade
Jul
Stephen Chater
The Social Life of Coffee and Tea
Jun
Summer Lunch
No talk
May
Rupert Matthews
The Wreck of the Titanic - unsolved riddles & misconceptions
Apr
Ian Bevan
The Inns of Court
Mar
Terry Johnson
The Profumo Affair
Feb
David Hatcher
The First World War Memorial Woodland, Langley Vale
Jan
Kathy Atherton
The impact of WWI on Dorking and its surrounding villages
2018
Dec
Xmas lunch
Nov
Mike King
The Sacred & Ancient Art of Bodging
Oct
AGM
Sept
Rob Rennie
Rob Walker: Dorking's Motor Racing Legend
Aug
John Field
A History of Magic
Jul
Colin Jones
The Secret Gardens of London
Jun
Summer Lunch
May
Matt Symonds
Hadrian’s Wall: Life on the Edge of the Roman Empire
Apr
Tim Caffell
The Leatherhead Theatre. Its History, Present
and Future
Mar
Richard Hughes
The Disgraceful History of the Deepdene Hotel
Feb
Sheila Willis
Who dun the Whodunits?
Jan
Chris Richards
The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
2017
Dec
Xmas Lunch
Nov
John Griffin
Christmas is coming – a selection of prose & poetry
Oct
AGM
Sep
Rachel Greening
Walking with Lions
Aug
Paul Whittle
Toy train to the Clouds
Jul
Ian Bevan
The History of Drury Lane Theatre
Jun
Summer Lunch
May
David Henderson
Air Traffic Control
Apr
Mel Rees
“And another thing I meant to say”
Mar
David Richmond-Coggan
Iceland, its coastal geography, flora and fauna
Feb
Stephen Chater
City Livery Companies
Jan
Rupert Matthews
RAF Bomber Command and WWII
2016
Dec
Xmas Lunch
Nov
David Hassard
Bat Boat to Red Arrows
Oct
AGM
Sep
Peter Grobel
Edward VII and Polesden Lacey
Aug
Peter Waterhouse
Risk! What risk?
Jul
Dr Margaret Chilton
Nutrition and the Microbiome
Jun
Summer Lunch
May
Michael Gilbert
A Tonic for the Nation
Apr
Lucy Quinnel
The Art and Science of Blacksmithing
Mar
David Williams
The life of Lawrence of Arabia
Feb
Ian Bevan
W.G.Grace
Jan
Sheila Willis
Poisonous plots. A fascinating insight into devious and deadly deeds
2015
Dec
Xmas Lunch
Nov
Michael Bramwell
Governance of the Square Mile
Oct
AGM
Sep
Kenneth Barr
Surrey Hills Society
Aug
Meeting cancelled
Jul
Nigel Arch
Dress and Death in the field of Waterloo
Jun
Summer Lunch
May
Mike Hoare
The 1970s – new crimes, new technologies
Apr
Michael Brown
Voyage to the Antarctic
Mar
Ian Bevan
The Victorians and their leisure and pleasure activities
Feb
Barry Mold
The Ashtead Transition Group
Jan
Winston Fane Bailey
The life of a Royal Protection Officer
