Event Category: Talk
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Talk: If War should come
Philip Macdougall will talk about defence preparations on the South Coast, 1935-1939. Read more
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Talk: The Battle of Lewes 14 May 1264
James Dickinson will talk about this great battle which was fought between the forces of Henry III and the rebel leader Simon de Montfort. Read more
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Talk: West Beach Newhaven, an area of outstanding beauty
James MacCleary MP will talk about the history of this special site and its future. Read more
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Talk: Our Town, a documentary about the Ouse
Chris Conil will continue the story of the River Ouse. Read more
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Talk: An African Odyssey
David Phillips will give a presentation around his various visits to Africa. Read more
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Talk: Seven Sisters Country Park
Clare and the team will give us all the news, including the new wetlands scheme and some fascinating insights into this tourist magnet that has now more visitors than Stonehenge. Read more
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Talk: The International Animal Rescue Centre, Sussex
The talk by Jeanette Campbell, will cover the work of the centre. Around the world wild animals are being pushed to the brink, losing their homes to deforestation and urbanisation, injured by vehicles, attacked by dogs, electrocuted on power lines, or suffering after years of captivity. International Animal Rescue works with dedicated partners to rescue… Read more
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Talk: It'll all be over by Christmas
The talk by Graeme McPherson will cover fact and fiction surrounding the Christmas truce of 1914. Graeme is an accredited member of the International Guild of Battlefield Guides, and also a volunteer with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Read more
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Annual General Meeting and talk
The AGM will be followed by a talk Gongoozling by Neil Sadler. Gongoozling is the leisurely, often idle, act of observing life on British waterways, specifically watching boats, locks and activities on canals. This is a light-hearted journey around some of the 2000 miles of navigable waterways in a canal narrow boat. Read more