Monthly Meetings
Our next meeting at Crockham Hill Village Hall is on Wednesday 28th May.
This month's speaker is Delia Taylor who will deliver her talk entitled The Life of Coco Chanel.
From Delia's website
Future Events
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28 May
Life of Coco Channel - Delia Taylor
25 June
From a Hard Place to a Rock - Timandra Slade
30 July
Crags, Caves and Cascades - Jane Scothmer
24 September
History of Crystal Palace Exhibition1851 - Michael Gilbert
29 October
A Spy For Love - Melanie Gibson-Barton
26 November
Musicals, Music and Me - Frances Fry
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.