There is a charge of £1 for members and £3 for non-members, sorry cash only!
Some venues have still to finalised but the Agenda for 2025 is as follows. Members will also receive a programme when renewal takes place.
Wednesday, 15th January 2025 at 10.30am – Coffee & Quiz Morning – there is no charge for this event simply pay for refreshments with the funds going to the British Legion.
Royal British Legion, 4 St Mary’s Road, East Molesey, KT8 0ST
The first event of this year’s programme is a coffee morning and Molesey history quiz at the Royal British Legion. Come along for a good chat and a chance to show off your local history knowledge. We’ll arrange the teams. The questions will be entertaining as well as informative!
Tuesday, 25th February 2025 at 8.0 pm – David Garrick, Hampton and the Temple to Shakespeare – A Talk by John Davis
David Garrick and his Wife by his temple to Shakespeare at Hampton c.1762
David Garrick was the best-known British actor of the eighteenth century. He was also a
playwright, theatre manager, director, and many other things besides. Garrick was a leading
member of British intellectual and cultural circles in the period. He was also a significant
player in the artistic and architectural history of the River Thames. Garrick lived in his villa at Hampton with his gifted and intriguing Austrian wife, Eva Maria.
Together, the Garrick’s left an important heritage of local, national and international significance. This talk will consider the Garrick’s and their legacy.
Professor John Davis is Programme Director of Heritage Management at Historic Royal Palaces and Honorary Professor at Queen Mary, University of London.
St. Lawrence School, Church Road
Wednesday, 26th March 2025 at 8.0pm – AGM followed by ‘Oatlands Park and Grotto’ a Talk by Nick Pollard
Looking at the fascinating story of the famous grotto built at Oatlands in the 1760s to 70 for the Earl of Lincoln.
The estate at Oatlands, the house built high on a ridge above the site of the former Tudor Palace, and its famous owners are also covered in this fully illustrated talk. Nick is the Curator of Spelthorne Museum in Staines and Chairman of Sunbury and Shepperton Local History Society.
St. Lawrence School, Church Road
Friday and Saturday, 11th & 12th April 2025 – Exhibition in the Refresh Centre as part of Love Molesey
Thursday, 15th May 2025 at 8.0pm – Elizabeth and Jacobean Theatre at Hampton Court Palace – A Talk by Jo Cooper –
Clore Centre Talk for members only – booking details to be announced
Tuesday, 17th June 2025 at 8.0pm – Bushy Park in WWII and its role in the preparation for D-Day – A Talk by David Ivison –
St. Lawrence School, Church Road
Friday, 18th July 2025 at 11.0am – Theft Mystery Stroll –
Details to be announced
Thursday, 4th September 2025 at 8.0pm – Chertsey Abbey – A Talk by Emma Warren –
Venue to be confirmed
Wednesday, 15th October 2025 at 8.0pm – John Wilson Croker: A Molesey Celebrity Remembered –
St. Peter’s Church. West Molesey
Tuesday, 2nd December 2025 at 8.0 pm– A Royal Christmas – A Talk by Siobhan Clarke –
St. Lawrence School, Church Road
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Tuesday, 16th January 2024 – Indian Army Camps at Hampton Court Palace – A talk by Ian Franklin.
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Wednesday, 21st February 2024 – Dream Factories and Picture Palaces: Hollywood on Thames in History and Memory – A talk by Simon Brown
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Thursday, 18th April 2024 – Our AGM followed by The Gill Family of Apps Court – A talk by Amy Swainston of Elmbridge Museum.
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Tuesday, 14th May 2024 – The Palace: 500 years of British History at Hampton Court – A talk by Gareth Russell (Author of The Palace)
Our annual Clore Centre meeting –Booking details to be announced to members only.
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Saturday 8th June 2024 – Carnival Stall
Wednesday 12th June 2024 – Terence Cuneo – A talk by Terry Johnson
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Monday, 15th July 2024 – Our Summer ‘Towpath’ Stroll – Richard McHardy will be leading us.
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Thursday, 5th September 2024 – Sir Barnes Wallis: The man and the Myth – A talk by Vivien White
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Thursday, 10th October 2024 – Victorian and Edwardian Gypsies in Surrey – A talk by Alan Wright
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Friday, 15th November 2024 – St. Paul’s Church, Inside and Out – Our research project for 2023
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