What's in a Name? Sioned Jones, Director of the Shakespeare in the Squares company will speak to us about her work with the performance of Shakespeare and will entitle her talk “What’s in a name?”. This reflects her fascination with the names Shakespeare chooses, with particular reference to the three shows she has directed for … Continue reading "June Meeting"

We are joining with the Vicar and congregation of St Anne's in their celebration of the 200 year anniversary of this landmark Waterloo Church designed by Sir Robert Smirke. Gill Hedley author of Free Seats for All, a history of the philanthropy behind the boom in church building post-Waterloo will speak on the history of … Continue reading "September Meeting"

Sue Knowles trustee of the Earlsfield Food Btheir role in society and the issues of organisation on the distribution of food and other items to those in need.  

  Fred Ponsonby, who has been a member of the House of Lords both as a hereditary peer and as a Life Peer, will speak about the life and work of the House of Lords.  

Liz Bridge, former Quaker chaplain at Wandsworth Prison and a founding member of the Wandsworth Prison Improvement Campaign, will speak about issues at HMP Wandsworth.

AGM for members only from 7.15pm to 7.45pm followed by a break for complementary refreshments and chat. At around 8.15pm Geoff Simmons will give a talk on the People of Wardley Street, covering the long established  traveller community in Earlsfield. Geoff is well known for his amazing insights into the 20th and 21st century history … Continue reading "March Meeting"