Monthly Meeting
Experiences of a UK Immigration Judge by Judge Christopher Buckwell
Immigration is currently an enormously important topic. Who do we let in and how do we decide? We are privileged to welcome a Judge who makes those decisions. He will tell us how he assesses the evidence and give examples of cases he has dealt with – some of them unusual to say the least!
Mudlarking in the Thames by Monika Buttling-Smith
Roman settlers first occupied the land around the Thames, that is now London, in about 43AD. Objects have been abandoned or thrown into the river ever since! That has led to a fascinating hobby, called mudlarking, of exploring, excavating, and trying to date objects found in or on the river banks.
The Story of Knole Park by Bob Ogley
Bob, local journalist and author, will be well known to many of our members and has often given entertaining talks to the Society.
His latest book “The Story of Knole Park” covers the whole fascinating history of the Park from the Bronze Age to the Beatles!
We welcome him to talk about it.
From Buffs to Tigers by David Simons
This talk is about the amalgamation of Kent’s Regiments.
The Normans in Kent by Sue Flipping
A topical subject in view of the recent Bayeux Tapestry loan, and also the thousand-year anniversary of William the Conqueror’s birth in 1027!
Sue will talk about how Kent was the first area to feel the full impact of the invasion, why it succumbed and what it still means to the County today.