SPEAKER MEETINGS are usually held monthly on the FOURTH MONDAY of the month at the Catholic Parish Hall starting at 2.30pm and are available for all members, and prospective members. (Please look out for date changes when there is a bank holiday in the month.)
Roger Worden, Speaker Secretary, email: Speaker Secretary
Forthcoming events
28th September 2026
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
Many people will be familiar with the story of the discovery of the Anglo-Saxon Great Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo on the eve of the Second World War. However, the […]
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall
26th October 2026
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
The story of how Hazel Griffiths became a Cruise Ship speaker, with tales of her travels.
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall
23rd November 2026
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
The talk is based on the book that Elizabeth Gowing has written about tracking down the legacy of the extraordinary Balkan explorer and anthropologist, Edith Durham, On the Trail of […]
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall
14th December 2026
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
Brian O'Leary. The Art of Magic (2) We are pleased to be able to book Brian again after his fascinating show last year.
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall
25th January 2027
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
If you enjoy watching crime dramas, why not come along and discover what it's really like, as Paul Jordan takes you through the Brighton bomber attack case.Paul spent 35 years […]
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall
22nd February 2027
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
1971 was a time of significant change. In many parts of the world border crossings were opening up. There was a freedom and desire to travel through undiscovered countries. Further […]
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall
22nd March 2027
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
This talk takes you behind the scenes of Farm Hall as we ‘listen in’ on the conversations of the 10 German Scientists. From July 1945 to January 1946 they happily […]
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall
26th April 2027
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
This talk describes a series of events that took place at seaside towns in 1964 and 1965 that involved clashes between groups of youngsters who identified themselves as 'mods' and […]
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall
24th May 2027
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
We discover the very first memsahibs to set foot into India in 1617, and how a fair amount of hoodwinking by these ladies who travelled out to the East Indies […]
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall
28th June 2027
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
More details to follow; talk by Peter Clarkson.
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall
23rd August 2027
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
Wren’s cathedral has shared in three centuries of British history – built after the Great Fire of London destroyed its predecessor in 1666- it has many secrets hidden behind its […]
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall
27th September 2027
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
Drawing on the experience of many well-known authors, in an entertaining, informative talk, Bobbie Darbyshire will explain how the complex fictional world arrives in a novelist’s mind. Here is a […]
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall
25th October 2027
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
The Profumo affair was a 1960s British political scandal involving War Secretary John Profumo and 19-year-old model Christine Keeler, with whom he had a brief extramarital affair. At the same time Ms […]
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall
22nd November 2027
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
With stunning visuals, Andy explores the extraordinary phenomenon of crop circles, the intricate shapes which appear in fields around the world each year and still defy total explanation despite media […]
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall
20th December 2027
2:30 pm
Speaker Meeting
Put the date in your diary and check back later to find out who will be giving our end of year talk.
Venue: Catholic Parish Hall