Our next meeting will take place at the Parish Hall of St Mary & St Alban, Langham Road, Teddington, TW11 9HF on Friday 13 December from 1100 to 1300. 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 281, 285 and R68 buses stop here. Langham Road is off the High Street at this point. The meeting room is the Mina Hogan room on the ground floor which is accessed by the wheelchair ramp on the side of the building. Tea and coffee will be available.
On Friday 13 December, our last meeting of the year, the subject will be “Alice in Wonderland by Gerald King” presented by Paul Leonard, chairman of the York House Society.
2025 proposed dates are:
Friday 14 March: Annual General Meeting.
Friday 13 June: Ian Franklin – Hampton Court.
Friday 12 September: Michael Peacock – London Transport (part 2).
Friday 12 December: to be arranged.
All dates and speakers are subject to confirmation.
On Thursday 23 January at 10.45am there will be a coffee morning at Squires Garden Centre, Sixth Cross Road, Twickenham (opposite Fulwell bus garage). No need to book – just turn up.
In April our sister organisation the CSRF celebrates its 60th anniversary and it is planned to hold a lunch on the 10th at 12.30 pm – venue to be advised. More news next time.
With all best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.
Michael Peacock
Chairman