Meetings 2024-25

All meetings are held in St Lawrence's Community Hall, Hamilton Road, Sidcup, starting at 7.30pm. Please note the change in start time (no longer 7.15pm) from January 2024 onwards.

There is a public car park opposite the church, off Main Road. Please note parking charges now apply after 6pm. 

For visitors there is a fee of £5.00 which includes a drink and a biscuit.

We are pleased to welcome members, prospective new members and visitors to our monthly meetings.

2024

3 September: History of the City of London, by Stuart Robinson

1 October: AGM, followed by Chaucer's Medieval Pilgrims, by Martin Crowther

5 November: The Great Thames Disaster of 1878, by Ken Chamberlain

3 December: Traditional Kent Christmas, by Dr Geoff Doel

2025

7 January: Lesnes Abbey, by Chris Hawkins

4 February: Lewisham in World War Two, by Dr John Price

4 March: When Sidcup Got The Blues, by Malcolm Barr-Hamilton

1 April: Refugees in Chislehurst during World War Two, by Joanna Friel

6 May: The Blitz in Bexley, by Peter Daniel

3 June: Tithe War in England and Wales 1891-1936, by Dr John Bulaitis

1 July: Eynsford Castle, by Laurie Johnson

2 September: Title to be confirmed, by Christoph Bull

7 October: AGM, followed by Commonwealth War Graves Commission, by Julie Chandler

The Great War resulted in the loss of millions of lives, many of whom were buried where they fell. Discover the history of those famous white headstones which sadly adorn many a churchyard and cemetery, both in the UK and abroad, and the man behind them. Originally founded as the Imperial War Graves Commission, the work of the CWGC continues today to remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice. This talk will also include a few CWGC graves and casualties in the Sidcup area. 

4 November: Greenwich Women, by Lyn Dixon

2 December: Christmas Social