| 12 September |
Life and Work on Surrey Heath |
Mary Bennett |
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The talk outlines the history of why Surrey Heath developed in the way it did and highlights the important influences, the Army, heathland and village trades, the turnpike road and the nursery industry. |
| 10 October |
Surrey Air Ambulance. |
Official Speaker |
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A presentation by a professional from the Surrey Air Ambulance Fund who will talk about the work of this special emergency service. |
| 14 November |
AGM (starts at 2 pm) followed by |
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Essential Ethel, Composer and Suffragette. |
Gill Stoker |
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A one-woman show on the remarkable Dame Ethel Smyth. |
| 12 December |
Passports, Assassins, Traitors and Spies |
Martin Lloyd |
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The writer and speaker will give a dramatic account of how the actions of a group of assassins brought about a change in passport regulations; how the unmasking of a spy caused a modification in passport design and how, for one man, the passport itself turned into a killer. |
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| 9 January |
The History of Croydon Airport. |
Robert Duffett |
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The story, by a member of the Croydon Airport Society, of how things were at the international airport before the days of Heathrow. |
| 13 February |
Thomas Barnardo |
Keith Waller |
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The speaker will give a biography of Dr Barnardo, how he started the organisation, the modern times and his own particular involvement. |
| 12 March |
Women as Special Agents, Resistance Fighters and FANYs. |
Hugh Davies |
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Hugh enthralled us in September 2010 talking about the SOE. He returns to tell of more wartime activities, this time by the ladies. |
| 16 April |
The Weird & Wonderful World of the Law |
David Allen |
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The speaker and writer will give an amusing talk meandering over his professional life spanning over 20 years as a solicitor all over the UK. His career has left him with a wealth of experience in many branches of law including family law, divorce, personal injury, litigation and criminal. |
| 14 May |
Henry’s Trials |
Peter Maggs |
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The story of Rev Henry John Hatch, first chaplain of Wandsworth Prison in 1851, an active social reformer. He was accused of assault on two children in his care, and the talk describes the dramatic events of his trial and that of his accusers. |
| 11 June |
The History of the Royal Horticultural Society |
Dr Brent Elliott |
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Dr Elliot is the Historian of RHS Lindley Library and will describe the history of this great British Institution. |
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