{"id":352,"date":"2017-12-20T19:33:23","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T19:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mardensociety.org.uk\/?page_id=352"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:12:38","slug":"previous-years-programmes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mardensociety.org.uk\/index.php\/previous-years-programmes\/","title":{"rendered":"Previous years Programmes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are the programmes of talks from previous years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2023 our programme was:
\n22nd<\/sup> February: \u201cFlags in Britain\u201d<\/strong> by Commander Bruce Nicolls OBE.
\n22nd<\/sup> March: \u201cThirty<\/strong> Years of Bother on the Hover\u201d<\/strong> by Brian Lavercroft-Smith.<\/strong>
\n26th<\/sup> April: \u201cThe Bayeaux Tapestry\u201d<\/strong> by Imogen Corrigan.
\n24th<\/sup> May: \u201cThe Titanic\u201d<\/strong> by Eddie Asquith.
\n21st<\/sup> June: Summer Outing to the Wildwood Trust near Herne<\/em><\/strong>.
\n<\/em>27th<\/sup> September: \u201cHampton-on-Sea, For the Want of Five Shillings a Village was Lost\u201d<\/strong> by Geoff Turner.
\n25th<\/sup> October: \u201cThe Old Vicarage\u201d <\/strong>by Toby Spanier.
\n22nd<\/sup> November: \u201cTom Crean, unsung hero of Antarctic Exploration\u201d<\/strong> by Michael Smith.In 2022 we were able to run a full programme:
\n23rd<\/sup> February: \u201c50 Days in a Red T Shirt\u201d, by Jon Hill
\n<\/strong>23rd<\/sup> March: \u201cAnti-terrorism at Scotland Yard\u201d, by Geoff Lewry
\n<\/strong>27th<\/sup> April: \u201cA Policeman\u2019s Lot can be an Interesting One\u201d, by Neil Sadler
\n<\/strong>25th<\/sup> May: \u201cMedical Detection Dogs\u201d by Bridget Wood and Millie Harries
\n<\/strong>22nd<\/sup> June: Summer Outing to Provender house.
\n<\/strong>28th<\/sup> September: \u201cHopping in Kent and the Hartlake Disaster\u201d, by Geoff Doel.
\n<\/strong>26th<\/sup> October: \u201c<\/strong>A<\/strong>ll about orangutans and why they are endangered<\/strong>\u201d by Alison Bristo.
\n<\/strong>23rd November:\u00a0\u201cSentinels of the Sea, the Amazing History of\u00a0Lighthouses\u201d, by Mark Lewis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2021 Programme was limited by COVID and did not start till September:
\nWed 22nd September: <\/span>“The story of Captain Oates”<\/strong> by Michael Smith
\n<\/span>Wed 27th October: should have been “Punch and Judy” by Jacqui Sparks but she was unable to make it as the A21 was closed.
\n<\/span>Wed 24th November: <\/span>“Marden Wildlife”<\/strong> by Ray Morris<\/span><\/p>\n

The Programme for 2020 was very limited due to the COVID lockdown and there were only two meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Wed 22nd<\/sup> Jan: AGM and Social<\/li>\n
  • Wed 26th<\/sup> Feb: “Back to their Rootes”<\/strong> by Steve McArragher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The Programme for 2019 was:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • Wed 23rd<\/sup> January:\u00a0AGM and Social<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Wed 27th<\/sup> February: “English Sparkling Wine” <\/strong>by Nick Hall<\/li>\n
    • Wed 27th<\/sup> March: “The Darker Side of Dickens” <\/strong>by Geoff Doel<\/li>\n
    • Wed 24th<\/sup> April: “<\/span>A Schoolgirls War”\u00a0 <\/strong>by Mary Smith<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Wed 22nd<\/sup> May: “History of the Red Arrows” <\/strong>by Guy Bartlett<\/li>\n
    • Tues 25th June:\u00a0Medway river trip with afternoon tea and tour of Allington Castle. <\/strong>cost \u00a330<\/em><\/li>\n
    • Wed 25th<\/sup> September:\u00a0“History of Canals” <\/strong>by Chris Woodward.<\/li>\n
    • Wed 23rd<\/sup> October: “The Four Minute Warning – What would have happened”<\/strong> by Guy Bartlett covers the post-war threat of Nuclear war.<\/li>\n
    • Wed 27th<\/sup> Nov: “Don’t Sneeze at the microphone” by Wilf Lower <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      <\/b>The Programme for 2018 was:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      • Wednesday\u00a0 24th January: Annual General Meeting.<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • Wednesday 28th February: Cancelled due to bad weather<\/b><\/li>\n
      • Wednesday 28th March: ENSA<\/strong>\u00a0or “Every night Something Awful”
        \nby Delia Taylor<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Wednesday 25th April: “Walking the Saxon Shore Way<\/strong>” by Ian Balmer.<\/li>\n
      • 23rd May: “The Bits that Don’t Fit”<\/strong> by Steve Hopkins, a miscellany of items.<\/li>\n
      • Wednesday 27th June: Summer Outing. <\/strong>A\u00a045 minute afternoon trip on the Bewl Belle, followed by a cream tea.<\/li>\n
      • Wednesday 26th September: “The Life of Edith Cavell”<\/strong> by Melanie Gibson-Barton.<\/li>\n
      • Wednesday 24th October: “Handbells Talk and Demonstration”<\/strong> by Mary Douglas.<\/li>\n
      • Wednesday 28th November: “The History of Mote Park”<\/strong> by Simon Ginnaw,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        The Programme for 2017 was:<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        • Wednesday 22nd February – at the Village Club<\/span> – <\/em><\/strong> My Life as a Tillergirl<\/strong> by\u00a0Jackie Simmonds<\/li>\n
        • Wednesday 22nd March – at the Village Club<\/span> –<\/em><\/strong> The Wars of the Roses<\/strong> by\u00a0Keith Beckford<\/li>\n
        • Wednesday 26th April – at the Village Club – <\/em><\/strong><\/span> A Walk in the Clouds<\/strong> by\u00a0Kevin Reynolds<\/li>\n
        • Wednesday 24th May – in the Vestry Hall<\/em><\/strong><\/span> – <\/em><\/strong><\/span> The Wealden Iron Industry from the Iron Age to the Early 19th Century<\/strong> by\u00a0Jeremy Hodgkinson<\/li>\n
        • Wednesday 28th June – Summer Outing<\/span> – <\/em><\/strong> Little Mill Farm; Afternoon Wildlife walk and cream tea<\/strong> with Peter Hall<\/li>\n
        • Wednesday 27th September – in the Vestry Hall <\/span>– <\/em><\/strong> Teston and the Anti Slavery Movement<\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0Dawn Page<\/li>\n
        • Wednesday 25th October – in the Vestry Hall <\/span>– <\/em><\/strong> Ordnance Survey Ancient and Modern<\/strong> by\u00a0Colin Brown<\/li>\n
        • Wednesday 22nd November – in the Vestry Hall <\/span>– <\/em><\/strong>Why is Shale Gas Different – and will we see drilling rigs in Marden?<\/strong> by\u00a0Peter Kershaw<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
            \n
          • The programme for 2016 was:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
              \n
            • Wednesday 24th January – Annual General Meeting\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
            • Wednesday 24th February – Finding a Family \u2013 Tony Farnham<\/strong> Tony was adopted as a child and this is the story of tracing his birth parents.<\/li>\n
            • Wednesday 30th March – The Vikings are Coming \u2013 Imogen Corrigan<\/strong> Their conquest, art, culture and much more about these feared warriors.<\/li>\n
            • Wednesday 27th April – The Coal Mining Industry in Kent \u2013 Jim Davies<\/strong> Jim was a miner in the East Kent coalfields.<\/li>\n
            • Wednesday 25th May – The Huguenot Museum \u2013 Amy Dimmock<\/strong> A brief history of the Huguenots in Kent, why they came, where they settled and what they did.<\/li>\n
            • Wednesday 22nd June – Summer Outing<\/strong> – visit to Lullingstone Castle and the World Garden<\/li>\n
            • Wednesday 28th September – Medway: Tales from the Dividing River <\/strong> Wilf Lower returns with tales of ordinary people doing extraordinary things on the River Medway<\/li>\n
            • Wednesday 26th October – Gavelkind \u2013 Imogen Wedd<\/strong> Imogen is a local speaker talking about the medieval practice of inheritance.<\/li>\n
            • Wednesday 23rd November – Our County Regiment \u2013 Col. Peter Cook<\/strong> Peter is another local speaker reviewing the history of Kent\u2019s Regiments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              The programme for 2015 was:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              • \u00a0ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015 WEDNESDAY 25 JANUARY<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY – Wilf Lower – \u201cLost Empires\u201d\u00a0 The last days of Music Hall & Variety<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH – Simon Ginnaw – \u201cWildlife of Mote Park\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL – Chris McCooey – \u201cDespatches from the Home Front WW2\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • WEDNESDAY 27 MAY- Tom Whittle – \u201cThe PLUTO Pipeline\u201d <\/strong>A section of this passes through Marden<\/li>\n
              • THURSDAY 25th June – Summer Outing<\/strong> \u2013 3 hour Medway Cruise on Kentish Lady<\/li>\n
              • WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER – Victoria Golding \u201c Kent\u2019s Coronation Meadow\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • OCTOBER – Brian Rance – –\u201cWalking Through Kent and East Sussex\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • \u00a0WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER – Steve McArragher – \u201cSeashells in Bearsted\u201d The life of Sir Marcus Samuel<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • \u00a0ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2016 WEDNESDAY 25 JANUARY<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                The\u00a0programme for 2014 was:<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                • 26 FEBRUARY – Mike Apps – \u201cFingerprinting\u201d <\/strong>Its development and uses<\/li>\n
                • 26 MARCH – John & Peggy Scott – \u201cPearly Kings & Queens\u201d <\/strong>All there is to know about the traditions!<\/li>\n
                • \u00a023 APRIL – Dr Ann Knief – \u201cThe Bevin Boys\u201d <\/strong>How they were enlisted for war service in the mines<\/li>\n
                • 28 MAY – Kevin Reynolds – \u201cBest of Kent\u201d <\/strong>A talk on our historic County of Kent<\/li>\n
                • 25 JUNE – \u201cOuting to a local place of interest\u201d <\/strong><\/li>\n
                • 24 SEPTEMBER – Gillian Ellen – \u201cA Talk about the MEDWAY QUEEN\u201d <\/strong><\/li>\n
                • 22 OCTOBER – Angela & Mike Cartwright – \u201cBeing an Olympics Volunteer\u201d <\/strong>A talk on their experiences as Volunteers<\/li>\n
                • \u00a028 November – Edith Davis – \u201cIn the steps of the Ancient Greeks\u201d – A Cruise <\/strong><\/li>\n
                • 28 JANUARY 2015 – Annual General Meeting <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  The\u00a0programme for 2013 was:<\/strong><\/p>\n