Newington History Group Upcoming Talks
October:
Tracing the Lives of Newington's Fallen: On Thursday, October 22, Dean Coles will give details about his decades researching the village's war dead and why some names were omitted from the war memorial.
Visitors £4 at door (members free), which includes free refreshments. Everyone is welcome. Parking at the hall (free) and in Callaways Lane.
The group has monthly speakers (except Jan and Aug) on the fourth Thursday. Membership is available £18pa. Nov. 26: Monks Behaving Badly (Steve O'Hanlon).
November:
Monks Behaving Badly: Thursday, November 26, 7.30pm, in the Village Hall. Steve O'Hanlon will tell the extraordinary story of Peter de Dene, the strangest monk at St Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury.
Visitors £4 at door (members free), which includes free refreshments. Everyone is welcome. Parking at the hall (free) and in Callaways Lane.
The group has monthly speakers (except Jan and Aug) on the fourth Thursday. Membership is available £18pa. Dec 17: Christmas in Kent's Workhouses (Deborah Collins).
December:
Christman in Kent's Workhouses: Thursday, December 17, 7.30pm, in the Village Hall. As you prepare for Christmas, Deborah Collins can tell you what the festivities were like for workhouse inmates in Victorian days.
All welcome; visitors £4 at the door inc. free light refreshments and Christmas quiz. NHG members free. There's free parking at the hall and opposite in Callaways Lane.
There's no meeting in January but the speaker on February 25 is Sue Flipping who will be asking: Did the Norman's Conquer Kent? Membership is £18pa. For more details about the group: Call: 07506 239970, Email: newingtonhistorygroup@outlook.com, Facebook: Newington History Group.
Timeless and repeatable:
History in the Village: Find out more about your village - there are history group displays at the railway station (a different subject each month) and in the Lady Chapel of St Mary's Church, along with an interpretation board at Watling Place Temple and four boards along public footpaths in the area of Cranbrook Woods and Wormdale Farm.
Suggested walking routes through the village can be found on the group's website: newingtonhistory.uk.
For more details about the group: Call: 07506 239970, Email: newingtonhistorygroup@outlook.com, Facebook: Newington History Group.
https://www.newington-pc.gov.uk/community/newington-parish-council-15445/newington-history-group/
Contact Information
Newington Clerk
- 07522 778334