Open Meeting
January Meeting: Local and Independent Bookshops – their place in the community
West Side Church Melody Road, London, United KingdomSpeakers Tom Rowley, proprietor of BACKSTORY, a new bookshop in Balham High Road, and Venetia Vyvyan, proprietor of the BARNES BOOKSHOP Door opens at 7.45pm for refreshments and the talk will start at 8pm.
February Meeting: The Wandle Piscators
West Side Church Melody Road, London, United KingdomDavid O’Hanlon from the Wandle Piscators will speak about the history of angling and the process of making the river attractive to fishermen today. Door opens at 7.45pm for refreshments and the talk will start at 8pm.
March Meeting: Society AGM and talk on Madagascar
West Side Church Melody Road, London, United KingdomThe Society AGM will be held from 7.30pm; after the AGM there will be a break for refreshments to be followed by a talk by John Gimlette at around 8.15pm. Non members welcome to attend the talk. John will speak on ‘The Gardens of Mars: Madagascar, an Island story’. taking us on a journey – … Continue reading "March Meeting: Society AGM and talk on Madagascar"
May Meeting: Leonie Cooper
West Side Church Melody Road, London, United KingdomLeonie Cooper, who represents Merton and Wandsworth on the London Assembly and a former Wandsworth Councillor, will speak to the Society on current issues. As well as being Deputy Leader of the Labour group at City Hall she leads for Labour on the Environment and has been Chair & Deputy Chair of the Assembly’s Environment … Continue reading "May Meeting: Leonie Cooper"
June Meeting, Libraries
West Side Church Melody Road, London, United KingdomFrances Craig from Wandsworth Libraries will talk about the library service. especially Putney Library where she is based, as well as the relocation of the Wandsworth Town Library to new premises and what it will offer.
September Meeting
West Side Church Melody Road, London, United KingdomLeonie Cooper, currently representing Merton and Wandsworth on the London Assembly and a former Wandsworth Councillor, will speak to the Society on current issues. As well as being Deputy Leader of the Labour group at City Hall she leads for Labour on the Environment and has been Chair & Deputy Chair of the Assembly’s Environment … Continue reading "September Meeting"
October Meeting
West Side Church Melody Road, London, United KingdomPhilip Bradley from the Wandsworth Museum Action Group will give an illustrated talk on The Lost Museums of Wandsworth.
February Meeting
West Side Church Melody Road, London, United KingdomLifeboats on the River Thames. Wayne Bellamy, Station Manager supporting Teddington and Chiswick stations, will speak about the role of Lifeboats on the tidal stretch of the Thames. RNLI lifeboats have been operating on the Thames since 2 January 2002 from lifeboat stations at Chiswick, Gravesend, Teddington and the Tower. They were established following the … Continue reading "February Meeting"
March Meeting
West Side Church Melody Road, London, United KingdomThere will be a members only AGM at 7.30 to be followed by a 15 minute social & drink. Following the social there will be a showing of the Friends of Wandsworth Common's highly rated film Common Memories which many have not had an opportunity to see. In fact, many of those have seen it … Continue reading "March Meeting"
April Meeting
West Side Church Melody Road, London, United KingdomPanorama of the Thames John Inglis, Director of the Panorama of the Thames project, will speak about this which began in 1999, in response to public concern that familiar river views were rapidly changing as a result of new building developments - changes which have increased significantly since then, and continue as the banks of the … Continue reading "April Meeting"