History of the Royal Parks by Paul Rabbitts – Thursday 9th January 2025
For our first lecture of 2025, which is also the 40th Anniversary year of the founding of the Arts Society[…]
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Tour to Glasgow and Edinburgh – Sunday 21 to Thursday 25 September 2025
Our 2025 UK Tour will take us to Scotland to visit the wonderful Cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. Glasgow is[…]
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All Members Coffee Morning – Wednesday 9 April – 10am
We are inviting ALL members to come for a relaxing “get together” of coffee and cake at our Coffee morning[…]
Read moreNew members Coffee Morning – Wednesday 19th March
Have you joined the society in the last eighteen months or so? Then do come to our New Members Coffee[…]
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Dingley Dell to “A Christmas Carol” By Vicky Bailey – Thursday 5th December
Author, lecturer and London Blue Badge guide Vicky Bailey gave a lively lecture describing how Christmas used to be just[…]
Read moreThe Medici – Bankrolling the Renaissance by Douglas Skeggs – Monday 25th November 2024
We were delighted to welcome back lecturer, author and artist Douglas Skeggs for this Special Interest Day on the rise[…]
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Society Quiz Night – Friday 7 November 2025
Back by popular demand, the Society Quiz will take place on Friday 7th November 2025. More Details to follow.
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Special Interest Day – Wednesday 12 March 2025 – Istanbul: City of Faith, Power and Beauty presented by Antonia Gatward Cevizli
During the day there will be three lectures beginning with the conquest of Constantinople by Mehmed II in 1453, the[…]
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Special Interest Day – Wednesday 12 November – Aspects of Medieval World presented by Nicole Mezey
Golden altarpieces and sumptuous embroideries; women perched precariously on a dragon or holding a tooth in pincers ; cats, dogs[…]
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Visit to Brighton Pavilion- June 2025 (date tbd)
We shall spend the morning visiting the Royal Pavilion & Garden. The Pavilion was constructed as the seaside pleasure palace[…]
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Visit to Stratfield Saye House and Gardens, Hampshire – April/May 2025 date tbc
Stratfield Saye House is a large stately home at Stratfield Saye set in the grounds of Wellington Country Park near[…]
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Curtains, Copies and Ways of Looking by Chantal Brotherton-Ratcliffe – Thursday 7th November 2024
How do we look at paintings? Nowadays most of us gaze upon Old Masters in Museums and Art Galleries. We[…]
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Fund Raising Bridge Drive Thursday 27 February 2025 at 1.45pm
Our Annual Bridge Drive will take place on Thursday 27th February 2025, play starting promptly at 1.45 p.m. and ending[…]
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London Bridged : 3,500 years of Crossing the Thames by Charlie Forman – Thursday 5 September 2024
London Bridged: 3,500 years of Crossing the Thames by Charlie Forman. Lecturer and London Walking Guide Charlie Forman gave us[…]
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Photos of Waddesdon
Waddesdon House and Gardens
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Photos of Quebec House and Titsey Place
Titsey Place Quebec House and Gardens […]
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Visit to Waddesdon Manor Aylesbury, Bucks – Wednesday 12th June 2024
Forty one members of the Society enjoyed an outing to Waddesdon Manor in Aylesbury, the family seat of the English[…]
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Visit to Quebec House and Titsey Place – Wednesday 15th May 2024
Our outing to Quebec House and Titsey Place happened to fall on an unexpectedly sunny day. Twenty six members of[…]
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Grace Darling and the Fine Art of Saving Lives at Sea by James Taylor – Thursday 2nd May 2024
There will be few who have not seen Thomas Brooke’s famous picture of RNLI’s poster girl, Grace Darling. Former curator[…]
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