Local History Group
Time - 14:30
Week - Second
Day - Monday
Group Leader(s) - Hilary McDermott
Venue - Royal British Legion Hall
Attendance Fee - £2.00
Vacancies - 17

 Group Leader: Hilary McDermott

 

The activities of this group include talks and trips to local places of interest. The talk, at The British Legion Hall, begins at 2:30pm and is followed by refreshments. We finish at 4 pm. usually. We ask all members to contribute £2.00 a head for expenses. Limited parking is available in front of and behind the Hall. It's a fun and informative way to spend an afternoon once a month, and we are a friendly bunch! The  talks are very varied and suit a wide range of interests. The hall is large and we are not at capacity! Do come along for a taster and see if you would like to become involved!

Here are all the dates for 2025 and the talks we have already arranged. More to follow- do keep revisiting the page ! 

January 13th

Speaker : Sarah Kerrison, Learning and Access Officer, Heritage Services, Herts.County Council 

Talk : Tudor Hertfordshire 

February 10th 

Speaker : Geoff Wicken, author

Talk: A History of Vicarage Road in 60 images 

March 10th

Speaker : Adrian Waddingham 

Talk : Nicholas Breakspear : The Pope from Abbots Langley 

April 14th 

Speaker : Kate Harwood, Hertfordshire Gardens Trust, Conservation and Planning 

Talk : 5 acre Chartists in Chorleywood 

May 12th : 

Speaker : Chris Hillier 

Talk: Salters Brewery 

June 9th 

Speaker : Sarah Kerrison

Talk: Remarkable Women of Hertfordshire 

July 14th: 

Speaker : Mike Payne 

Talk: Downton Abbey's Connections with Berks., Bucks. and Oxon 

August 11th: TBA 

September 8th:

Speaker : Susan Bennett 

Talk: The RSA : The Society That Pokes Its Nose Into Everything

October 13th: 

Speaker : Fabian Hiscock 

Talk : The Diaries of John White 

November 10th: 

Speaker : Chris Hillier 

Talk : Lord Ebury's Railway

December 8th: 

Speaker : Mike Payne 

Talk: Christmas Remembered