Gillian is an archeologist with a love of historic buildings. She is  the Collections Manager for Bishops Waltham Museum and combines these two loves with talks about history and buildings with examples from our local area. Gillian will talk about the huge upheavals of the Tudor and Stuart Period and how housing changed hugely at… Read more

Gillian is a forager who has many related interests including nettle fibre . Gillian has a  Post Grad  degree into nettle fibre extractions for commercial purposes. Gillian will give her personal explanation into how fibre can be extracted from nettles, some of her discoveries and how this-has lead to  research into its history and a… Read more

Penelope is a Valuer and Auctioneer.  She is also a Fellow and Diamond Graduate of the Gemological Association of Great Britain. Penelope will talk about how an object is priced for auction and  the difference the history of an object can make to its value. .If there is time after her presentation,  Penelope will be… Read more

An entertaining  talk on Jane Austen's friendship with Martha  which was an  important but often overlooked influence in Janes world. Read more

The first part of Andrew`s worldwide travel adventures takes us on a journey by train on the Trans Siberian Express .  We will share Andrews .exciting  and memorable experiences as he travels this iconic railway through Europe  and Russia  to  China. Andrew Negus. Read more

Julian spent 40 years working in London West End Theatres. He was a director of the Andrew Lloyd Weber Theatre Company. He will use all his vast experience of the theatre scene to speak about the process, and the challenges, of producing a successful and popular live theatre production Read more

Louise Morrish is an author, bookseller, creative writing tutor, and historical speaker from Hampshire. She writes stories inspired by the lives of women in the past, who achieved extraordinary things, but whom history has forgotten. This talk focuses on the true stories of the 39 female secret agents recruited by the S.O.E. during World War… Read more

Exciting news – one of our members would like to start a Euchre group. He would like to hold the meetings at 10:00 am on the second Wednesday of each month. Contact David for further information. Read more

Dawn gives a fascinating insight into the historical events surrounding the sinking of the Mary Rose during the Battle of the Solent with the French in 1545, to the early attempts to raise the ship through to the incredible engineering feat that finally raised the ship from the seabed on the 11th October 1982, watched… Read more

A profile of some of the most notorious outlaws & gangsters in History, and why we treat these people as Folk Hero's. Read more