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.
Category: Talks
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 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
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…
CROYDON NATURAL HISTORY & SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY 