Monthly Meetings
The next event is on 29th July and is the AGM which will be followed aftewards by a talk from Fran Sandham entitled 'Dr. Livingstone, I Presume'.
Fran's talk explores the legendary 1871 meeting in Africa between the missing explorer Dr. David Livingstone and the ambitious journalist Henry Morton Stanley. The presentation details the famous greeting, the resulting newspaper scoop, and the intense controversy Stanley faced upon returning to Europe and America
Future Events 2026
29 July
Dr. Livingstone, I Presume - Fran Sandham
Finding Crockham Hill Village Hall
Previous monthly meetings
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