Society Quiz Night – Friday 10th November 2023 in the Village Hall at 7pm
Come and join a fun filled evening with friends and family by reserving your place or table for our Society[…]
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Author: Jackie Bearman
The History of Opera by Jamie Hayes – Thursday 7 September
A fascinating lecture of how opera began, developed and spread worldwide; from 1600 to the present day. Illustrated with musical[…]
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Visit to the V & A Museum and the Donatello Exhibition on 27 April
What a pleasure it was to be back at the V. & A. again; whilst a few of our members[…]
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The Colossal Art & Architecture of Egypt’s Boldest Pharaoh by Lucia Gahlin – Lecture – 4th May 2023
For our May lecture we were transported to Ancient Egypt by Egyptologist Lucia Gahlin who gave a fascinating talk about[…]
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The Art and Craft of John Piper – by Jo Walton – Thursday 2nd February 2023
At our February meeting we had an enthralling lecture from Jo Walton, an expert on Art and Architecture of 15th[…]
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Fund Raising Bridge Drive – 7 June 2023 at 1.45 pm
Our Annual Bridge Drive will now take place on Wednesday June 7th play starting promptly at 1.45 p.m. and ending[…]
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Visit to Hever Castle, Edenbridge, Kent – Tuesday 13 June 2023
The childhood home of Anne Boleyn, Hever Castle dates back to the 13C. Panelled rooms house fine furniture, tapestries and[…]
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Visit to the V & A Museum and Donatello Exhibition – Thursday 27th April 2023 BOOKING NOW CLOSED
We will have timed tickets during the morning to the Exhibition, ‘Donatello: Sculpting the Renaissance’, being transferred directly from the[…]
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The Final Journey of the Unknown Warrior – A virtual tour by Ruth Polling
The first Virtual Tour of the season was both fascinating and extremely moving. Lecturer and Blue Badge Guide Ruth Polling[…]
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‘The Borgias: The Most Infamous Family in History’ – a talk by Sarah Dunant on November 3rd.
In November, writer, journalist and broadcaster Sarah Dunant gave the most interesting and exciting lecture on The Borgias: The Most[…]
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A Musical Tour of Westminster Abbey with the Purcell Club – Saturday 22nd October
After 6 years in the organising, 53 members of our Society finally made their way to Westminster Abbey for a[…]
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Ways to Look at Painting by Alice White – Thursday 2nd March 2023
Alice provides a painter’s perspective on famous artworks from the 17th to the 21st centuries. Rembrandt and Turner are revealed[…]
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The Culture of Ukraine by Rosamund Bartlett- Thursday 2nd November 2023
This lecture tells Ukraine’s story through the shared culture which binds its proud people together. We will explore the sacred[…]
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The World’s Most Expensive Art – Where Leonardo Meets Picasso by Ian Swankie – Thursday 6th April 2023
In the last few years the top end of the art market has flourished and collectors have been prepared to[…]
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Britain as Workshop of the World. The Founding of the Victoria and Albert Museum by Anna Warrillow – Thursday March 6 2025
This lecture focuses on the design impact of the Great Exhibition and the need for a ‘legacy institution’ in the[…]
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Selfies, Self – Expression, Celebrity and Victorian Carte De Visite by Mark Hill – Thursday 1st June 2023
From the late 1850s to the mid-1870s a new craze gripped the world. Photography had just begun to be popularised[…]
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The Art and Craft of John Piper by Jo Walton – Thursday 2nd February 2023
An abstract painter in the 1930’s, John Piper was also a writer, critic and typographer and his love of[…]
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When the MGM Lion Roared: The Hollywood Studios by Colin Shindler – Thursday 5th January 2023
There were eight studios in Hollywood during its Golden Age and this lecture provides a helpful history from their early, tentative[…]
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