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October 2019
Port of London Study Group
Port of London Study Group first meeting of the new term, kicking off with talks on mudlarker Lara Maiklem and East End Educators. New members very welcome.
Find out more »Mayflower 400 Talk
A talk on the story of the Mayflower by historian Dr. Rita Cruise-O'Brien to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower's historic journey from Rotherhithe to the New World. This is the launch event of The Southwark Civic Society and supported by The Southwark Mayflower 400 Fund. Light refreshments will be provided. The event is free to enter, however registration via Eventbrite is required. Children below 16 years of age are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult. The Hall…
Find out more »Sunday Special Seminar: Bermondsey Lifestyle Medicine with Dr Chidi
By 2020, the World Health Organization predicts that two-thirds of all disease worldwide will be the result of lifestyle choices. In the United States, the primary causes of premature adult deaths are related to unhealthy behaviours, such as tobacco use, poor diet and lack of physical activity. These findings are widely accepted, and well-established chronic disease practice guidelines uniformly call for behaviour change as the first line of prevention and management. However, some physicians often do not follow these recommendations.…
Find out more »November 2019
Geneological Research: A Practical Guide to Researching Your Family in Rotherhithe & Bermondsey
With Kathy Chater
Find out more »January 2020
Rotherhithe Voices 19: Illumination
Brighten up your January: another free and friendly evening of poetry, story and song at Maddalena and Felice's art cafe. The cafe is open all day so do come early for food and drink if you can. If you can only come later on that's fine too - there'll be a break! If you'd like to contribute: do note that the theme of ILLUMINATION can be interpreted in any way you like. And...you are welcome to share non - theme…
Find out more »Childhood Memories of War-Torn Bermondsey
Childhood Memories of War-Torn Bermondsey With Brenda Watkinson Brenda Watkinson has lived in Bermondsey for most of her life. In this not-to-be-missed talk, she will recall some anecdotes from her childhood, when she lived in Bermondsey during the Blitz, as well as what it was like growing up in post-war London.
Find out more »February 2020
Jamestown Brides with Jennifer Potter
Jennifer Potter, author of The Jamestown Brides: The Untold Story of England’s ‘Maids for Virginia’ is this month's speak. She will guide the audience through the lives of the women who, in 1620, were willingly transported to the Virginia Colony and sold, as part of a scheme to stabilise the plantation settlements. It is a wonderful tale of events which occurred at the same time as the preparations for The Mayflower were in progress.
Find out more »September 2020
The Story of the Mayflower
Online talk by local author Rita Cruise O'Brien Click on link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83557093896?pwd=QXZ2Vmk5eTg2TUk2bWNWWmdHa3gyQT09 Or use Meeting ID: 835 5709 3896 and Passcode: 247428
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