John Field entertained us with a talk entitled “The Amazing World of Magic” John has been performing magic for over 40 years and during that time has honed his skills to the highest level. He was elevated to the exclusive degree of Associate Member of The Inner Magic Circle with Silver Star in 2005, in... Continue Reading →
The Quiz was held on Friday 16 November at St. John’s Church Hall, Stoneleigh. There were 68 participants and the 8 sets of questions were in 2 halves, interrupted by a fish and chip supper washed down with wine and soft drinks brought by the participants. There were 8 teams full of knowledgeable experts, some... Continue Reading →
We all met at the entrance and Roger handed out the wrist bands in case we got lost. The group photo The delivery vehicles and Phone box (press button B) from yester years King Edward 8th and a rare mail box The Tube Map of the Underground Railway The trains that were driverless when... Continue Reading →
Half a Century in the Media - Nicholas Owen. Nicholas began by talking about his early childhood in Kingswood, Surrey. He was raised there and later moved to the Redhill and Reigate area. He finished his local education at what was then West Ewell secondary modern, on Danetree Road in Ewell with five O-levels so he... Continue Reading →
Ruin, Wren and Renewal by Stephen Chater Stephen holds an MA in Modern History from the University of Oxford and has pursued a career as a solicitor in the City of London, including almost 25 years at the international law firm of Allen & Overy. Although he is still engaged in legal practice in the... Continue Reading →
On Thursday 20th September 25 members and partners took a coach trip leaving at 9.30am from Ewell and returning. at 4pm. The journey took about an hour. Eltham is an unique marriage between the medieval and Tudor Palace and a 1930's millionaires mansion. The 1086 Doomsday survey records the manor of Eltham as belonging too... Continue Reading →
Secret Classrooms- a Window on the Cold War a talk by John Lyon. John was an Intelligence Corps officer who learned Russian in the Army before going up to Oxford and the talk covered this period in our history when there was a real fear that the Cold War would develop into a new... Continue Reading →
We all met at the Albury Sports Ground at 10:30. It was a generally easy walk across gently undulating countryside, but with one short ascent (a bit steep). We passed through Albury and then followed the picturesque Tilling Bourne valley. We passed the lakes and restored Albury Mill. We crossed fields... Continue Reading →
A talk by Ian Whittle entitled – “Genesis of the Jet”. Ian began flying through the Government Flying Scholarship scheme in 1952 when still a schoolboy. After qualifying for his Private Pilot’s Licence, he joined the Royal Air Force and flew the Meteor and Hunter jet-fighters. On leaving the RAF,... Continue Reading →
