EVENTS
ur monthly meetings are held in the Camden Centre, Market Square usually starting at 2.30pm, but members need to arrive before then. The Camden Centre has a hearing loop for the benefit of members who wear hearing aids. For a location map and satellite view of Market Square click Market Square Map. Members have an opportunity to socialise over refreshments following the speaker.
We have an active Outings Committee that runs about 10 outings per year. Details of forthcoming events are featured in our monthly newsletter and application forms for the outings can usually be found at the end of the newsletter.
We have an active Outings Committee that runs about 10 outings per year. Details of forthcoming events are featured in our monthly newsletter and application forms for the outings can usually be found at the end of the newsletter.
July 2020
Please note that due to the Government's Advice on the Coronavirus outbreak, no Monthly Meetings are currently taking place at the Camden Centre. Please see here for latest news on Keeping in Touch.
Virtual talks and walks have been arranged and are shown below. They are on Zoom and are free. If you haven't yet joined the groups, please email Sue Brimlow to join. Talks start at 2.30pm whilst walks/tours vary between morning and afternoon.
August 2020
6th (Thurs) - Jenny Maslin's virtual talk is 'A grandmother's legacy'. Jenny's family have lived in India since 1798. This talk covers the journey as author of her ancestor's memoir cookbook and its many coincidences.
13th (Thurs) - Virtual walking tour of the East End including Shoreditch and Spitalfields and the street art that is found there.
20th (Thurs) - Ian Keable’s virtual talk is the ‘History of Cartoons – From Hogarth to Private Eye’. Ian tracks the early stages of cartoons (in the form of satirical prints) and how, through the works of Hogarth and James Gillray, they gradually evolved into the familiar format of today’s newspapers and magazines. The talk includes copious illustrations from famous cartoonists.
24th (Mon) - Virtual Tour Medieval and Renaissance Art and Design at the V&A. Discover the influence of the Gothic on medieval European churches and learn how rich European royals decorated their palaces, then enter the Renaissance world of the Medici family of Florence.
September 2020
3rd (Thurs)- John Arkell’s virtual talk is ‘Industry and Utilities in Tunbridge Wells’. Most people's view of Tunbridge Wells is that of the Pantiles, Decimus Burton and retired Indian Army Colonels but a lot of effort was needed to support this affluent life. This talk uses many photographs from the archives at Tunbridge Wells Museum to illustrate the water, gas and electric utilities that developed over the Victorian period and up to WW2. Major Industries in the town are also covered such as Baltic Saw Mills, Photochrom and Gibson & Brown.
8th (Tues) - London on Film Virtual Walking Tour In this virtual walking tour we will explore London as a film set, visiting the places where some of the most iconic British films and TV series were filmed including; James Bond, Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Who, Mary Poppins, The Crown and Rom-Coms.
17th (Thurs) - Virtual talk Fools Gold will provide a Live Music show, performing well known songs and explaining some of the little known stories behind them. A unique mixture of live music and photographs.
23rd (Wed) - An Exploration of Sculpture at the V&A In this virtual tour we will take a mini European Grand Tour, like 18th century aristocrats, around the great sculpture and architecture of Europe in the V&A’s unique Cast Courts. We will learn about the casting process and then appreciate the Renaissance originals they are taken from, exploring the different techniques used to sculpt in stone and bronze and the development of artistic styles in the late Medieval and Renaissance periods.
Forthcoming Events for Your Diary - All Subject to Confirmation and Government Guidance
(Dates for the 2020 Outings are now listed on the Outing News page. Also see the Short Breaks & Holidays page.
To be Rescheduled - BBQ at the Nevill Golf Club
26th September - Afternoon Tea and Board Games
17th October - Quiz Night
31st October - Barn Dance
12th November - Hop Picking in Kent Seminar
Friday 11th December - Christmas Lunch by ticket
Please note that due to the Government's Advice on the Coronavirus outbreak, no Monthly Meetings are currently taking place at the Camden Centre. Please see here for latest news on Keeping in Touch.
Virtual talks and walks have been arranged and are shown below. They are on Zoom and are free. If you haven't yet joined the groups, please email Sue Brimlow to join. Talks start at 2.30pm whilst walks/tours vary between morning and afternoon.
August 2020
6th (Thurs) - Jenny Maslin's virtual talk is 'A grandmother's legacy'. Jenny's family have lived in India since 1798. This talk covers the journey as author of her ancestor's memoir cookbook and its many coincidences.
13th (Thurs) - Virtual walking tour of the East End including Shoreditch and Spitalfields and the street art that is found there.
20th (Thurs) - Ian Keable’s virtual talk is the ‘History of Cartoons – From Hogarth to Private Eye’. Ian tracks the early stages of cartoons (in the form of satirical prints) and how, through the works of Hogarth and James Gillray, they gradually evolved into the familiar format of today’s newspapers and magazines. The talk includes copious illustrations from famous cartoonists.
24th (Mon) - Virtual Tour Medieval and Renaissance Art and Design at the V&A. Discover the influence of the Gothic on medieval European churches and learn how rich European royals decorated their palaces, then enter the Renaissance world of the Medici family of Florence.
September 2020
3rd (Thurs)- John Arkell’s virtual talk is ‘Industry and Utilities in Tunbridge Wells’. Most people's view of Tunbridge Wells is that of the Pantiles, Decimus Burton and retired Indian Army Colonels but a lot of effort was needed to support this affluent life. This talk uses many photographs from the archives at Tunbridge Wells Museum to illustrate the water, gas and electric utilities that developed over the Victorian period and up to WW2. Major Industries in the town are also covered such as Baltic Saw Mills, Photochrom and Gibson & Brown.
8th (Tues) - London on Film Virtual Walking Tour In this virtual walking tour we will explore London as a film set, visiting the places where some of the most iconic British films and TV series were filmed including; James Bond, Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Who, Mary Poppins, The Crown and Rom-Coms.
17th (Thurs) - Virtual talk Fools Gold will provide a Live Music show, performing well known songs and explaining some of the little known stories behind them. A unique mixture of live music and photographs.
23rd (Wed) - An Exploration of Sculpture at the V&A In this virtual tour we will take a mini European Grand Tour, like 18th century aristocrats, around the great sculpture and architecture of Europe in the V&A’s unique Cast Courts. We will learn about the casting process and then appreciate the Renaissance originals they are taken from, exploring the different techniques used to sculpt in stone and bronze and the development of artistic styles in the late Medieval and Renaissance periods.
Forthcoming Events for Your Diary - All Subject to Confirmation and Government Guidance
(Dates for the 2020 Outings are now listed on the Outing News page. Also see the Short Breaks & Holidays page.
To be Rescheduled - BBQ at the Nevill Golf Club
26th September - Afternoon Tea and Board Games
17th October - Quiz Night
31st October - Barn Dance
12th November - Hop Picking in Kent Seminar
Friday 11th December - Christmas Lunch by ticket