Historian Sarah Quail gives the regular BookBox talk at St Mary’s community hall, Church Road, Long Ditton.

She read history at university, later qualifying as an archivist. She finished her working career as Head of Cultural Services at Portsmouth City Council, and has published several books on Portsmouth’s history, including Struggle and Suffrage in Portsmouth. Women’s lives and the Fight for Equality (2018).

She has also served on the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England, and the Church Buildings Council.

8pm. £10 www.stmaryslongditton.org.uk