Diary
2019
Tuesday 21 May [11.30 am]
The Siren Sea
for the Arts Society, Isle of Man
Manx Museum Theatre, Douglas
Thursday 23 May [7.30 pm]
The Siren Sea
for the Arts Society, Moor Park
Moor Park Mansion, Rickmansworth
Wednesday 29 May [7.45 pm]
The Master Masons
for the Arts Society, East Sussex
The Hove Club, 28 Fourth Avenue, Hove BN3 2PJ
Tuesday 4 June [2 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, West Sussex
Fittlewell Village Hall, School Lane, Fittleworth RH20 1JB
Thursday 6 June [10 am]
‘The Dregs of the People Remain: Black Death and its Aftermath
for U3A Hawkhurst
The RBL Hall, High Street, Hawkhurst TN18 4AG
Wednesday 19 June [8 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Brentwood
Ingatestone Community Centre, CM4 9ED
Tuesday 2 – Friday 5 July
An Appointment with Angels 2
A Study Tour of Norfolk Churches for ACE Cultural Tours
Monday 8 July [2.45 pm]
‘Put That Light Out!’ The Searchlight Girls of WW2 [The 93rd Searchlight Regiment RA]
for STAGES
The Village Hall, 16 The Street, Shorne DA12 3EA
Wednesday 10 July [8 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for Beckenham & Bromley NT
Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley BR1 2UH
Friday 12 July, evening
‘Put That Light Out!’ The Searchlight Girls of WW2 [The 93rd Searchlight Regiment RA]
A fund-raiser for the Chapel of St Thomas Becket, Capel
Church Lane, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge TN12 6SX
Please come along to support this delightful church
Tuesday 16 July [2.30 pm]
The Lindisfarne Gospels
for U3A Heathfield
Thursday 18 – Tuesday 30 July
The Baltic
for Noble Caledonia on MV Serenissima
Copenhagen, Christianso, Bornholm, Gdansk, Klaipeda, Riga, Parnu, Saaremaa, Tallinn, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Stockholm
Tuesday 30 July – Friday 9 August
The Baltic 2
for Noble Caledonia on MV Serenissima
Monday 12 – Friday 23 August
Recce and Research
Monday 2 – Friday 6 September
First-millennium Northumbria
A Study Tour for ACE Cultural Travel
Tuesday 10 September [2.30 & 7 pm]
Fra Filippo Lippi
for AS, Edinburgh
Freemasons Hall, 96 George Street, EH2 3DH
Saturday 14 – Tuesday 17 September
The Age of Bede
A Study Tour for Martin Randall Travel
Monday 23 – Friday 27 September
A Study Tour of Dorset Churches
for Martin Randall Travel
Tuesday 1 October [2 pm]
The Men behind the Pen: the life of the scribe in the Middle Ages
for St Andrew’s Ladies
St Andrew’s Hall (behind the church), West Street, Deal CT14 6DT
Wednesday 2 October [7.30 pm]
The Green Man in English Churches
for Wye Historical Society
Lady Joanna Thornhill School, Bridge Street, Wye TN25 5EA
Tuesday 8 – Monday 21 October
Across Europe by River
Lecturing on board Royal Crown for Noble Caledonia
Vienna to Amsterdam
Tuesday 29 October
Albrecht Durer
for The Art Fund
Danny House, New Way Lane, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9BB
Wednesday 30 October [7.30 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: Pilgrimage and Travel in the Middle Ages
for Headcorn History Society
Methodist Church Hall, High Street, Headcorn TN27 9NL
Wednesday 6 November [11 am]
Stone on Stone: the Men who built the Cathedrals
for Wadhurst Probus
Ticehurst Village Hall, Lower High Street TN5 7BB
Thursday 7 November [10.30 am]
Bede and the times in which he lived
for U3A Beckenham
Wesley Room, Beckenham Methodist Church, Bromley Road BR3 5JE
Monday 11 November [11 am & 2 pm]
The Siren Sea
for AS, Tayside
Birnham Arts Centre, Station Road, Birnham, Dunkeld PH8 0DS
Wednesday 13 November [7.30 pm]
The Goose is getting fat: a history of Christmas traditions
for Mersham History Society
Mountbatten Hall, Church Road, Mersham TN25 6NU
Thursday 14 November [2 pm]
The Goose is getting fat: a history of Christmas traditions
for U3A Westerham
Westerham Hall, Quebec Avenue, London Road, Westerham TN16 1BG
Friday 15 November [7.30 pm]
The Goose is getting fat: a history of Christmas traditions
for Elham Historical Society
The Village Hall, Canterbury Road, Elham CT4 6SX
Saturday 16 November [10 am]
A Joint Study Day for Joint U3As with Dr Judith Shaw
for Tenterden and District U3As
The Sinden Theatre, Homewood School, Ashford Road, Tenterden TN30 6LT
Monday 18 November [2.30 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Betchworth
The Memorial Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey RH3 7DF
Tuesday 19 November [8 pm]
The Powers behind the Throne: the women of the first millennium
for Oxted & District History Society
URC, 21 Bluehouse Lane, Oxted RH8 0AA
Wednesday 20 November [2.30 pm]
The Dregs of the People Remain: Black Death and its aftermath
for the Friends of Kent Churches
Thursday 21 November [2.30 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat: a history of Christmas Traditions
for U3A Tunbridge Wells
Wednesday 27 November [10.30 am]
The Signs of the Times: a Day of Special Interest
for the Arts Society, West Essex
Theydon Bois Village Hall, Coppice Row CM16 7EB
Tuesday 3 December [7.15 pm]
Glad Tidings: the story of the Annunciation
for AS, Derby
Landau Forte College, 1 Fox Street, Derby DE1 2LF
Thursday 5 December [7 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat: A history of Christmas traditions
for Bridge Cottage Heritage
Bridge Cottage, High Street, Uckfield TN22 1AZ
Wednesday 11 December [7.30 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat: A history of Christmas traditions
for Rainham Historical Society
The Millennium Centre, Gatekeeper Chase, Rainham ME8 9BH
2020
Wednesday 8 January [8 pm]
Albrecht Durer
for Westerham Fine Arts Society
Westerham Hall, Quebec Avenue, London Road TN16 1BG
Thursday 9 January [2.30 pm]
The Rus
for Tenterden National Trust Association
St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church Road, Tenterden
Tuesday 14 January [10.40 am]
The Siren Sea
for The Arts Society, Meon Valley
Meon Hall, Pound Lane, Meonstoke, Hants SO32 2NP
Monday 3 February [1.45 pm]
Albrecht Durer
for The Arts Society, Ross-on-Wye
The Larruperz Centre, Grammar School Close, Ross-on-Wye HR9 5TZ
Wednesday 5 February [2 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for East Kent National Trust Association
Canterbury URC, Watling Street, Canterbury CT1 2UA
Thursday 6 February [10.30 am]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral
Thursday 6 February [7.30 pm]
‘Put that light out!’ The Searchlight Girls of WW2
for Folkestone & District FHS
All Souls Church Hall, 73 Cheriton High Street, Cheriton CT19 4HE
Monday 10 February [7.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for Brenzett WI
Wednesday 12 February [10.45 am]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Samlesbury
Samlesbury Hotel, Preston New Road, Samlebury, Lancs PR5 0UL
Thursday 13 February [7.45 pm]
The Siren Sea
for Tonbridge Historical Society
The Angel Centre, Tonbridge TN9 1SF
Monday 17 February [10.45 am]
The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for The Arts Society, Milford-on-Sea
All Saints Church Hall, Greenbanks Close, Milford-on-Sea SO41 0SQ
Wednesday 19 February [7.30 pm]
Michael Sittow: Tallinn’s Hidden Talent
for The Arts Society, Windsor Evening Group
Memorial Hall, Straight Road, Old Windsor SL4 2RN
Thursday 20 February [2 pm]
The First Prize: the glories of Anglo-Saxon England
for Rye & District National Trust Association
The Village Hall, Cackle Street, Brede TN31 6DX
Thursday 20 February [7.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for Bridge & District History Society
The Village Hall, High Street, Bridge CT4 5JZ
Tuesday 25 February [7 pm]
El Greco
for Spithead Antiques & Fine Arts Society
Bay House School, Gomer Lane, Gosport P12 2QP
Thursday 27 February [8 pm]
Here be Dragons … Medieval Monsters
for the National Trust, Orpington
The Methodist Church, 19 Sevenoaks Road, Orpington BR6 9JH
Sunday 1 March [2 pm]
Subject TBC
for New Ash Green Arts Society (NAGArts)
The Youth Centre, North Square, Longfield DA3 8JY
Wednesday 4 March [10.30 am]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for the Arts Society, Chipstead
The Community Hal, Park Road, Banstead, Surrey SM7 3AJ
Friday 6 March [10.30 am]
The Bayeux Tapestry
A Study Day for the Arts Society, Sevenoaks
Kippington Centre, Sevenoaks TN13 2LL
Friday 6 March [8 pm]
The 1st Prize: the glories of Anglo-Saxon England
for Wrotham History Society
The Village Hall, High Street, Wrotham TN15 7AA
Monday 9 March [2 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, North Kent
Crofton Halls, York Rise, Orpington BR6 8PR
Monday 9 March [7.30 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for Barming History Society
The Village Hall, 54 Heath Road, Barming ME16 9JU
Tuesday 10 March [7 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for Hythe Civic Society
Hythe Bay C of E Primary School, Cinque Ports Avenue, Hythe CT21 6HS
Wednesday 11 March [2.30 pm]
The Back Death
for The Arts Society, Cobham & Oxshott
The Village Hall, Holtwood Road, Oxshott KT22 0QJ
Wednesday 11 March [7.30 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for Kemsing WI
St Edith’s Hall, High Street, Kemsing TN15 6NA
Thursday 12 March [7.30 pm]
The Siren Sea; Medieval Mariners
for Rye Castle Museum
3 East Street, Rye TN31 7JY
Monday 16 March [2 pm]
‘Put that light out!’: The Searchlight Girls of WW2
for Rye U3A
The Community Centre, Conduit Hill, Rye TN31 4LE
Tuesday 17 March [7.30 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for the Ladies of St Peter’s, Broadstairs
Wednesday 18 March [8.00 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for Otford & District Historical Society
The Memorial Hal, High Street, Otford TN14 5PQ
Thursday 19 March [pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for CEQ Volunteers Club
Thursday 19 March [7.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for Smarden History Society
Charter Hall, Chessenden Lane, Smarden TN27 8NF
Thursday 26 March [11 am]
Fra Filippo Lippi
for The Arts Society, Faversham
Alexander Centre, Preston Street, Faversham ME13 8NZ
Friday 3 April [11 am]
The Powers behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for Ashford Probus
Sandyacres Sports Pavilion, Sandyhurst Lane, Ashford TN25 4PE
Wednesday 8 April [2.30 pm]
The Powers behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for Winchelsea 2nd Wednesday Club
New Hall, Rectory Lane, Winchelsea TN36 4AA
Wednesday 8 April [8 pm]
Subject TBC
for Beckenham & Bromley National Trust Centre
Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley BR1 2UH
Tuesday 14 April [7 pm]
The Siren Sea
for The Arts Society, Portsea Island
University of Portsmouth, Eldon West Building, Middle Street, Portsmouth PO1 2DJ
Wednesday 15 April [8 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for Wateringbury History Society
The Village Hall, Tonbridge Road, Wateringbury ME18 5DD
Thursday 16 April [8 pm]
Subject TBC
for Brenchley & Matfield History Society
The Village Hall, Village Green, Maidstone Road, Matfield TN12 7JY
Monday 20 April [1.30 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Ayrshire
The Walker Hall, South Beach Road, Troon KA10 6EF
Tuesday 21 April
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Dumfries & Galloway
Easterbrook Hall, The Crichton, Dumfries DG1 4TL
Monday 27 April [7.30 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for Tenterden & District History Society
Zion Baptist Church, High Street, Tenterden TN30 6BB
Wednesday 29 April [noon]
The Men Who Built the Cathedrals
for Wye & District Ladies
Sandyacre Sports Club, Sandyhurst Lane, Ashford TN25 4NT
Tuesday 5 May [11 am]
The Green Man in English Churches
for The Arts Society, Mendip
Strode Theatre, Church Street, Street, Somerset BA16 0AB
Wednesday 6 May [10.30 am]
The Siren Sea; Medieval Mariners
for The Arts Society, Totnes
The Barn Cinema (Dartington Hall), Totnes, TQ9 6EL
Monday 11 May [8 pm]
The Master Masons: the men who built the cathedrals
for Bexley Historical Society
St John Fisher RC Church Hall, Thanet Road, Bexley DA5 1AP
Wednesday 13 May [2.30 pm]
The Signs of the Times: How to read medieval art
for The Arts Society, Uckfield & Lewes
Uckfield Civic Centre, TN22 1AL
Thursday 14 May [7.45 pm]
The Siren Sea; Medieval Mariners
for the Enfield Association of the National Trust
Enfield Grammar School, Wilford Close, Enfield EN2 6LN
19-22 May 2020
An Appointment with Angels; a Study Tour of Norfolk Churches
for ACE Cultural Tours
A second tour will be run from 22-25 September
29-31 May
Grotesques, Gargoyles and Green Men, a Study Weekend
for The Villiers Park Trust
Tuesday 2 June 2020 [10.45 am]
Subject TBC
for The Arts Society, West Suffolk
Blackbourne Community Centre, Elmswell IP30 9UH
13-28 July 2020
The Baltic
Lecturing on board MS Serenissima for Noble Caledonia
Aberdeen, Kragero, Skagen, Fredericia, Wismar, Bornholm, Christianso, Kalmar, Visby, Tallinn, St Petersburg, Kotka, Mariehamn, Stockholm
7-15 August 2020
The Baltic
Lecturing on board MS Hebridean Sky for Noble Caledonia
Stockholm, Visby, Saaremaa, Tallinn, St Petersburg, Kotka, Mariehamn, Stockholm
15 – 31 August 2020
The Baltic
Lecturing on board MS Hebridean Sky for Noble Caledonia
Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Tallinn, Saaremaa, Riga, Klaipeda, Gdansk, Sassnitz, Lubeck, Holtenau, Kiel Canal, Scheveningen, Dover
Thursday 3 September [10.30 am]
Subject TBC
for U3A Beckenham
The Methodist Church (Wesley Room), Bromley Road, Beckenham BR3 5JE
7-11 September 2020
Northumbria in the First Millennium
A study tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Tuesday 15 September
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for The Arts Society, Ashford
The Village Hall, Aldington, Ashford TN25 7DT
Wednesday 16 September [2.30 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey
for Wadhurst U3A
The Commemoration Hall, Wadhurst, East Sussex TN5 6AP
Thursday 17 September [2 pm]
The Politeness of Princes: medieval etiquette and table manners
for MEPARA
The Village Hall, Wrotham Road, Meopham DA13 0AT
Thursday 17 September [8 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for Wingham History Society
The Village Hall, School Lane, Wingham CT3 1BD
Friday 18 September
The Bayeux Tapestry
for Rolveden History Society
Rolveden Church
Tuesday 22 – Friday 25 September
An Appointment with Angels; a Study Tour of Norfolk Churches [2]
for ACE Cultural Tours
A repeat of the May 2020 tour
Tuesday 6 October [1.45 pm]
‘Here be Dragons …’ Medieval Monsters
for The Arts Society, Hambledon
Solberge Hall Hotel, Northallerton DL7 9ER
Tuesday 13 October [7.30 pm]
The Vikings are Coming!
for The Arts Society, Hexham
Function Suite, Tynedale Mart, Hexham NE46 3SG
Thursday 15 October [7.30 pm]
The Master Masons: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Ely
The Bishop’s Palace, Palace Green, Ely CB7 4EW
Thursday 22 October [2.30 pm]
The Topsy-Turvy World of Misericords
for The Arts Society, Blackheath
St Mary’s Church Hall, Creswell Park, Blackheath SE3 9RD
Monday 2 November [7.30 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Helmsley
The Old Meeting House, Helmsley YO62 6DW
Tuesday 3 November [7.30 pm]
The First Prize: the glories of Anglo-Saxon England
for Lyminge History Society
Tayne Centre, Lyminge Methodist Church CT18 8JA
Thursday 5 November [6.45 pm]
Black Death and its Aftermath
for The Arts Society, Dorset County
The Corn Exchange, High East Street, Dorchester DT1 1AF
Monday 9 November [7.30 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat! A history of Christmas traditions
for Birchington WI
Kearns Hall, Grenham Bay Avenue, Birchington CT7 9NN
Wednesday 11 November [2 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat: a history of Christmas Traditions
for Aperfield WI
Aperfield WI Hall, Lebanon Gardens, Biggin Hill TM16 3HA
Thursday 12 November [7.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for Sandwich History Society
The Grand Jury Room in the Guildhall, Sandwich
Monday 16 November [1.30 pm]
Medieval Mariners
for The Arts Society, Harrogate
The Cairn Hotel, Ripon Road, Harrogate HG1 2JD
Tuesday 17 November
The Politeness of Princes: the reality of medieval etiquette and table manners
for The Arts Society, Medway
Masonic Centre, Franklin Road, Gillingham ME7 4DG
Thursday 19 November [2 pm]
Subject TBC
for U3A Mayfield
The Memorial Hall, Tunbridge Wells Road, Mayfield TN20 6PJ
Tuesday 24 November [2 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat! A history of Christmas traditions
for Bexley Ladies
URC Hall, 500 Hurst Road, Bexley DA5 3JN
Tuesday 8 December [2.30 pm]
Glad Tidings! The Story of the Annunciation
for The Arts Society, Brecknock
Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon LD3 7EW
Thursday 10 December [7.30 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat! A history of Christmas traditions
for Margate Civic Society
Walpole Bay Hotel, Fifth Avenue, Cliftonville CT9 2JJ
Tuesday 15 December [11.30 am]
The Goose is Getting Fat! A history of Christmas traditions
for The Arts Society, Mid Kent
Wednesday 16 December [10.30 am]
Glad Tidings! The Story of the Annunciation
for The Arts Society, Hungerford
Herongate Leisure Centre, Charnham Park, Hungerford RG17 0YU