EVENTS DIARY
Our 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.
Please note that due to the Government's Advice on the Coronavirus outbreak, no Monthly Meetings are currently taking place at the Camden Centre.
Virtual talks and walks have been arranged and are shown below. They are on Zoom. The talks are free and the walks cost £5 each. 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.
December 2020
3rd (Thurs) Virtual talk - Anna Spender, Collections and Assets Manager at Tunbridge Wells Museum, will give the fascinating history of the ‘Georgian Court Dress’. We are raising funds to go towards its conservation.
8th (Tues) Virtual walk - National Gallery Highlights Paintings by British Masters at 2.30pm. Cost £5.
11th (Friday) Virtual Coffee Morning on Zoom at 10am. To receive an invitation please email Eryll
17th (Thurs) Virtual talk by Pete Allen ‘Oh No It Isn’t: A History of Pantomime’ What is it about Pantomime that attracts us to this strange concoction of fairy tales, dance, jokes, songs and cross-dressing? And what is it really like to play the back end of a Pantomime Cow? All this, and the answer to whether something really is behind you will be answered in this festive talk about what has become one of the great British Christmas traditions.
22nd (Tues) Free to those who have attended one of the virtual walks - The London Quiz at 2.30pm.
26th (Boxing Day) - Zoom Quiz at 11am. Contact Sandra for you invitation.
Forthcoming Talks for Your Diary - More details nearer the time
7th January John Griffiths-Colby: Staff Nurse Emily Connell’s Autograph Book
21st January Gilly Halcrow: The Shetland Bus – WW11
4th February James Taylor: Brilliant British Humour in the forgotten art of the Picture Postcard
18th February Diana Small: - Roman Londinium to London in Modern Times
4th March Delia Taylor: The Pre-Raphaelites – Their Lives, Lovers & Legacy
18th March Guide Dogs for the Blind
1st April - Melanie Gibson-Barton: Bruges – More than just chocolate
Please Note - Owing to the pandemic, other events have been cancelled for the time being. They will resume as soon they can be arranged safely within government guidelines.
Virtual talks and walks have been arranged and are shown below. They are on Zoom. The talks are free and the walks cost £5 each. 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.
December 2020
3rd (Thurs) Virtual talk - Anna Spender, Collections and Assets Manager at Tunbridge Wells Museum, will give the fascinating history of the ‘Georgian Court Dress’. We are raising funds to go towards its conservation.
8th (Tues) Virtual walk - National Gallery Highlights Paintings by British Masters at 2.30pm. Cost £5.
11th (Friday) Virtual Coffee Morning on Zoom at 10am. To receive an invitation please email Eryll
17th (Thurs) Virtual talk by Pete Allen ‘Oh No It Isn’t: A History of Pantomime’ What is it about Pantomime that attracts us to this strange concoction of fairy tales, dance, jokes, songs and cross-dressing? And what is it really like to play the back end of a Pantomime Cow? All this, and the answer to whether something really is behind you will be answered in this festive talk about what has become one of the great British Christmas traditions.
22nd (Tues) Free to those who have attended one of the virtual walks - The London Quiz at 2.30pm.
26th (Boxing Day) - Zoom Quiz at 11am. Contact Sandra for you invitation.
Forthcoming Talks for Your Diary - More details nearer the time
7th January John Griffiths-Colby: Staff Nurse Emily Connell’s Autograph Book
21st January Gilly Halcrow: The Shetland Bus – WW11
4th February James Taylor: Brilliant British Humour in the forgotten art of the Picture Postcard
18th February Diana Small: - Roman Londinium to London in Modern Times
4th March Delia Taylor: The Pre-Raphaelites – Their Lives, Lovers & Legacy
18th March Guide Dogs for the Blind
1st April - Melanie Gibson-Barton: Bruges – More than just chocolate
Please Note - Owing to the pandemic, other events have been cancelled for the time being. They will resume as soon they can be arranged safely within government guidelines.