Monthly Meetings
Our next meeting at Crockham Hill Village Hall is on Wednesday 27th March when there will be a talk by Bobbie Darbyshire entitled Where Do Novelists Get Their Ideas From.
Regular meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month at 2pm in Crockham Hill Village Hall.
Events Diary 2024
27 March
Where Do Novelists Get Their Ideas From - Bobby Darbyshire
24 April
The Trial of Lady Chatterley - Andrew Baker
29 May
Three Women,One Man : Glamour, Health and Heartbreak - Melanie Gibson-Barton
28 June
The Sun King - Louis XIV of France, Versailles and the making of the definitive royal court - Martin Heard
24 July
Safari Adventure - Tom Way
25 September 2024
The Royal Family on Tour - Nicholas Owen
30 October 2024
Insights of an Auctioneer - Steve Lester
29 November 2024
Where the Music Takes Me - Martin Harrison
Finding Crockham Hill Village Hall
Monthly meeting reports
Linda talked about her acting roles and subsequent successful career as a Crime writer
Lucy Allen, Stunt Actor
Lucy Allen took us through her exciting life as a Stunt Actor
Paul Robbins and the 1960s
Many memories of the 1960s were stirred up during the talk by Paul Robbins.
Singer, Speaker and Entertainer Ms Katherine Collett took us from the Edwardian era to the 1920s.
Former TV presenter and newsreader Nicholas Owen entertained us with lots of anecdotes from his time on TV and in print.
Chris Lloyd spoke about his book 'Terra Carta' which was written for children to engage them in environmental issues.
Baby Boomer Nostalgia
Alan Haines had everyone entertained at our first meeting for 19 months with anecdotes from the baby boomer years.
Wilf Lower took us through programmes produced during BBC Television's Golden Years, from Cathy Come Home to Monty Python.
Debbie Lewington entertained us not only with stories of the origins of Flamenco but with demonstrations of the rhythms and steps.