Date: Saturday 6 August 2022 Time: 14:00 Place: MEET AT 14:00 AT THE CRICKETERS, 107 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON CR0 6SG. Find out what Napoleon has to do with East Croydon and where D.H. Lawrence lived when he published his first novels. Combining historical research with personal reminiscences. Led by Tony Skrzypczyk and Angela Vanegas.
Category: Events
CNHSS walk: The Woodside and South Croydon Railway
Date: Saturday 30 July 2022 Time: 14:00 Place: MEET AT WOODSIDE TRAM STOP A ramble by tram and on foot to discover what remains of this short line which opened in 1885 and closed in 1983. Led by Edward Hart. Please note that a tram pass will be required.
CNHSS TALK OF 18th JULY POSTPONED
Please note that tomorrow night’s talk “Henry Keatley Moore……Mayor of Croydon 1906-1908 …. and Moore” is POSTPONED. It will be rearranged for a date early in the next Programme.
CNHSS talk: The Saintly Landscape in Croydon and its Region
Date: Monday 27 June 2022 Time: 19:45 Place: THE HALL, ST MATTHEW’S CHURCH, CHICHESTER ROAD, CROYDON CR0 5NQ The saintly landscape surrounds us. It is comprised of church dedications, place names, inn names, street names and traditional associations. This talk by Dr. Trevor James looks at the saintly landscape in Croydon and its region.
CNHSS Zoom talk: From the Museum
Date: Wednesday 8 June 2022 Time: 19:45 A talk by member Chris Taylor on the fascinating geology and archaeology of artefacts in our collection from a 20,000-year-old site in south west France. To book: email cnhss.info@gmail.com with subject ZOOM MUSEUM by 16:00 Wednesday 8 June. Non-members please add VISITOR to the subject.
CNHSS Zoom talk: Birding around the Kent Coast: a quick tour of the birding hotspots around south east Kent and what you might see there
Date: Wednesday 25 May 2022 Time: 19:45 By Nick Smith. After early retirement I started spending my leisure time photographing the bird life of SE Kent. I am a member of the nearby Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, which is a great place to learn and practice my new hobby. To book: email cnhss.info@gmail.com with subject…
CNHSS ornithology walk: Birds in Selsdon Wood
Date: Sunday 15th May 2022Time: 10:00 A local field trip to Selsdon Wood listening out for bird song as an aid to identification. All welcome, including those new to ornithology or field trips. Place: MEET AT 10:00 IN THE CAR PARK IN OLD FARLEIGH ROAD CR2 8QF, just beyond Sandpiper Road, on the left if…
CNHSS talk: An Introduction to Bird-watching
Date: Monday 25 April 2022 Time: Starting at 19:45 Place: THE HALL, SHIRLEY METHODIST CHURCH, 2 ELDON AVENUE, SHIRLEY CR0 8SD. Hints and tips for people new (or returning) to birdwatching. With a display ahead of CNHSS ornithology field events in May.
THE CNHSS 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS ARE HERE
Starting this Saturday 9th April 2022 See our new programme for the events we have been waiting for THIS SATURDAY 9TH APRIL IS OUR OPENING EVENT AT THE OLD PALACE CROYDON. SEE HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO BOOK
Notice regarding our events
As a result of the Government announcement of 16th March 2020 on coronavirus (COVID-19) our programme of events is currently suspended. This will be reviewed in mid-June taking account of Government advice at that time and updates will be posted at http://www.cnhss.co.uk.
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