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 – Garrick’s Temple – A Talk by John Davis –
St. Lawrence School, Church Road
Wednesday, 26th March 2025 at 8.0pm – AGM followed by ‘Oatlands Park and Grotto’ a Talk by Nick Pollard –
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
Monday, 15th July 2025 at 11.0am – Murder 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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