Events

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Bob is well known to many in Westerham with his regular columns in the Sevenoaks Chronicle and previous lectures to the Society. Being such a good speaker it is a great privilege to arrange for Bob to speak to us again. Bob is a well known local historian and WW2 expert with a fund of […]

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This unique Dog Unit are primarily used in the search for missing persons. Dog Teams are used to search routes, pharmacy paths and/or large areas quickly and this talk should give us an insight into the special capabilities of both dogs and handlers who will be at the talk.

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CLICK HERE TO BOOK TICKETS The weekend after this year’s particularly poignant centenary Remembrance Sunday, the magnificent voices of The London Welsh Male Voice Choir will be heard in concert at St Mary’s Church, Westerham. The Westerham Society is proud to present this concert that will include many of the choir’s firm favourites from their […]

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Our special guest is Ben Macintyre, visit this The Times accredited journalist, who has written eight non-fiction works such as Agent Zigzag and Operation Mincemeat. Ben’s latest book, “A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal”, is also bound to be a best seller. See the October, 2014 newsletter for booking forms.

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The development of the Squerryes Vineyard is a fascinating story from concept in 2004 to the release of the 2010 first vintage in 2014. The south facing North Down and their unique combination of chalks has made for an ideal home for Squerryes’ venture into wine production. Henry Warde had a very successful release of […]

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On January 30th, the 50th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill’s state funeral, Rodney Croft was invited by The Corporation of London to open Tower Bridge to allow MV “Havengore”, (the launch which carried Churchill’s body up the Thames) to pass through in order to commemorate the momentous day and to salute Sir Winston Churchill, the […]

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The exciting, new £27 million Mary Rose Museum opened its doors to visitors last year. Located just metres from Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory and the ships of the modern Royal Navy, the new museum provides one of the most significant insights into Tudor life in the world and creates the new centrepiece to Portsmouth Historic […]

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Come along and join our 9th St. George’s Day Breakfast! Members, approved children and guests are invited to sit down to a celebratory feast of Bucks Fizz, buy more about a full cooked English breakfast followed by some lively dancing outdoors from the Rampant Roosters, all for the sum of £10 per person. And when […]

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Beating the Bounds is an established and enjoyable annual walking event in Westerham which helps the Westerham Society raise funds for the floral decorations of the town. The tradition of ‘beating the bounds’ of a parish to know its full extent existed before the days of maps. This ancient tradition has been revived in Westerham, […]