19/04/2025

Bournemouth

St Mark's Church Wallisdown Road, Talbot Village, Bournemouth

Paula Harmon “Dressed for Detection”' The female characters in Paula’s historical mysteries follow prevailing fashions but still have to solve mysteries and tackle crime. Would their clothes hinder them? Or would it be perfectly possible to manage, corsets and all? Paula gives an illustrated talk about what her characters might have worn and how they […]

Scarborough

Belle Vue Room Westborough Methodist Church, Scarborough

AGM on Monday 28 April, with Andy Aitchinson, Regional Representative invited to attend.

Southend – Visit to Shoebury Garrison

Venue: The Garrison Estate, previously known as MOD Shoeburyness, is described by Historic England as “constituting a complete mid - 19th century barracks”.  After the closure of artillery ranges in 1998, the old garrison land and buildings were sold and converted to housing. During our walk, we will spy out listed               19th century buildings and […]

Chester

Festival Church Hall Queen Street, Chester

Talk on St John’s Church history We meet at the Festival Church Hall, Queen Street, Chester, CH1 3LG at 2.15pm on the second Monday of each month, except August and December  

Croydon Group

Ruskin House 23 Coombe Road, Croydon

Royal National Lifeboat Institution Stephen Burl, who is a water safety officer for the RNLI. will tell us about the RNLI’s history and talk about water safety.

Bournemouth

St Mark's Church Wallisdown Road, Talbot Village, Bournemouth

John Clarke Our recently appointed CSPA Wessex Regional Representative John will give a brief resume of himself and how he sees his role developing as he becomes accustomed to it. Followed by: 27th May 2025 - Brian Margetson “A Celebration of Trams Around the World” Dead and almost buried during the fifties in the UK, […]

Norfolk & Suffolk

Methodist Church Chapel Field Road, Norwich

The next meeting is on Wednesday 28th May 2025 at Chapel Field Road, Methodist Church, Norwich, NR2 1SD

Chester

Festival Church Hall Queen Street, Chester

Summer Meal at The Mill Hotel We meet at the Festival Church Hall, Queen Street, Chester, CH1 3LG at 2.15pm on the second Monday of each month, except August and December  

Croydon Group

Ruskin House 23 Coombe Road, Croydon

Isambard Kingdom Brunel Doreen Parkingson, our Social Secretary, will talk about the brilliant 19th century engineer who worked on so many innovative projects, and tell us about how her interest in him developed.

Gloucester

Civil Service Club Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham

The A417/419 Missing Link Carolyne Ferguson Keir Construction. As usual the meetings will be held on Thursdays at 10.00 for 10.30 at the Civil Service Club, Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham GL51 9SL

Twickenham

St Mary's Parish Hall Langham Road, Teddington

In St Mary's Parish Hall, Langham Road, Teddington, TW11 9HF A talk on Hampton Court The hall in Langham Road is near St Alban's Church which is also the Landmark Arts Centre, the impressive church at the river end of Teddington High Street near the junction with Kingston Road, Manor Road and Ferry Road. The […]