Sunday 23rd February. Meet at 10:00 at the junction of Woodland Way and Copse Avenue, TQ378649. Led by Jane McLauchlin and Malcolm Jennings.
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…
NEW EXHIBITION: Croydon through the lens of Charles Harrison Price
This Saturday 1st February a new exhibition of historical photographs Croydon through the lens of Charles Harrison Price will open in the foyer of Croydon Clocktower. This is part of Museum of Croydon’s year long ‘What’s Your Croydon?’ temporary exhibition programme led by local artists, organisations and communities to stage their own creative exhibitions 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.
WALK: The last walk of the year – around Central Croydon
Sunday 29 December. To consider (mostly) buildings older than us! Meet at Croydon Town Hall Clocktower entrance at 14:00. Led by Paul Sowan.
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.
WALK: The Great North Wood
Sunday 1st December. Following the Focus meeting on 30 November on Trees and Woods, a walk through some fragments of the Great North Wood, from Crystal Palace to the Horniman Museum, where there is a café. Meet at 10:00 at the junction of Farquhar Road and Crystal Palace Parade. Led by Jane McLauchlin and Celia…
FOCUS EVENT: Trees and woods
Saturday 30th November, at the David Sweet Hall East Croydon United Reformed Church starting at 14.30. Our annual Focus Meeting will this year concentrate on Trees and Woods. There will be talks by Aljos Farjon on Ancient Oaks in the English landscape and Sam Bentley-Toon on the Great North Wood Project. As usual tea will…
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