Why Poetry Matters is the title of a poetry workshop organised by the BookBox literary club at St Mary’s Long Ditton community hall, featuring poets Heather Cook and Linda Huxley.

It’s the agm of the Surbiton Bird Club. After the formal business is concluded, a guest speaker will give a talk. The club meets regularly at 7.30 pm on the

No, it’s nothing to do with mobile phones! It’s the subject of local historian Dr David Kennedy’s talk to the Kingston Society meeting, 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Tolworth’s apple

There’s an aeronautical theme to this month’s Surbiton Probus Club lunch at Glenmore House, where Andy Richardson’s talk is entitled From Spitfire to TSR2 in Just 28 Years. Probus is

Stephen Fielding gives an illustrated talk on the history of Kingston Power Station to Surbiton & District Historical Society. Opened by the King in 1948, it closed in 1980 and

Chris Collins will give a talk to the Surbiton Bird Club about birding overseas. The club meets regularly at 7.30 pm on the third Tuesday of each month in the

The Surbiton Probus Club lunch at Glenmore House will be entertained with a talk on The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. Probus is a lunch club, with membership open to anyone

The Amazing Tradescants and their Gardens is Christine Jarvis’s talk topic at the Long Ditton Gardening Club’s monthly meeting. She’ll explore the remarkable lives of 17th Century father-and-son plant-hunting and

Local historian and author Julian McCarthy, who regularly escorts guided history tours around Surbiton and Kingston, gives a second talk to the Kingston Society entitled More Things You Probably Might

Timed to follow Remembrance Sunday, the BookBox talk at St Mary’s community hall in Long Ditton on Wed Nov 18 is by Stephen Owens from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Sue Rhodes, one of Surbiton Historical Society's most popular speakers, gives a talk at the cornerHOUSE about the History of Toys and Board Games. With so many bought for Christmas,

Sue Rhodes, one of Surbiton Historical Society’s most popular speakers, gives a talk at the cornerHOUSE about the History of Toys and Board Games. With so many bought for Christmas,

By tradition, the December meeting of the Surbiton Bird Club features members’ slides, celebrating their bird-watching successes of the past year. The club meets at 7.30 pm in the hall of St Matthews CofE primary school, Langley Road, KT6 6LW. Non-members and new members always welcome.

Eamonn Mullally is the guest speaker at the regular BookBox talk at St Mary’s, Long Ditton, talking about his love of pilgrimages. He’ll discuss where he’s been, and where he plans to go in future. If you’ve ever considered going on a pilgrimage, his experience could prove invaluable. Books to accompany the talk will be

Orlando Pearson regales Surbiton Historical Society’s members (and visitors) with one of music’s great detective stories. He’ll discuss the remarkable unearthing of long lost musical manuscripts by Antonio Vivaldi, including