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.
Category: Talks
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
TALK AT THE MUSEUM OF CROYDON: Croydon in postcards from the past
Saturday 14th March 2020 Starting 2.00pm Research Room, Museum of Croydon, Croydon Clocktower A talk by John Hickman and Carole Roberts, to accompany the exhibition now in the Croydon Clocktower Croydon through the lens of Charles Harrison Price which will run until 2nd May. In this exhibition sponsored by Croydon Council, CNHSS and the Bourne…
TALK: My Pound Shop Pot Garden
Monday 2nd March, starting 19:45 at the Small Hall, East Croydon United Reformed Church. A talk by Penny Frith, which is a sequel to Penny’s previous talk on the insect life of a Peckham park.
TALK: The History of Croydon’s Sewage Treatment 1852 – 1969
Monday 24th February, Small Hall, East Croydon United Reformed Church, starting at 19:45. This talk by Robin Ashford considers the pioneering work to deal with the pollution arising from an increasing population density and industrial activities in the Croydon area. It looks at the need for and evolution of drainage systems and the development of…
TALK AT THE MUSEUM OF CROYDON: The postcards of Charles Harrison Price
Saturday 8th February Starting 2.00pm Research Room, Museum of Croydon, Croydon Clocktower A talk by John Hickman and Carole Roberts, to accompany the exhibition now in the Croydon Clocktower Croydon through the lens of Charles Harrison Price which will run until 2nd May. In this exhibition sponsored by Croydon Council, CNHSS and the Bourne Society…
TALK: Building Stone Castles in NW Wales: Medieval Construction and Regional Geology
Monday 3rd February, starting 19:45 at the Small Hall, East Croydon United Reformed Church. A talk by Dr Ruth Siddall. The construction of Edward I’s castles at Caernarfon, Harlech, Conwy and Beaumaris primarily used the varied local stone of Anglesey and the north-west Welsh mainland. This talk will illustrate how these castles were built in…
TALK: What’s in a Name?
Monday 27th January, 7.45pm, Small Hall, East Croydon United Reformed Church. A talk by Ian Payne. Based on my personal researches, we discover the origin of ‘Ian Garryk’. Then we look at my father, the perfect English gentleman, but documents in the loft prove otherwise. Why was the name changed to Payne? DNA reveals a…
TALK: The Croydon Ponds Project
Wednesday 8th January, Small Hall, East Croydon United Reformed Church. A talk by Adam Asquith. In this Heritage Lottery Funded project, The Conservation Volunteers have been working with local volunteers to research the ecology and history of Croydon’s ponds.
TALK: The biology of Christmas
Monday 2 December, starting 19:45 at the Small Hall, East Croydon United Reformed Church. A seasonal illustrated talk by Jane McLauchlin.
CROYDON NATURAL HISTORY & SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY 