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Next in the LCA Series of Friday Talks
Friday 7th January 2.30pm'
'Romany Life - Geoff Burch and David Rose' - a look at gypsies, travellers and itinerant workers in the Surrey area in days gone by. The places they made their camps, the work they did - harvesting on farms and market gardens, hop picking and their ways and traditions. Lots of vintage pictures from David Rose’s collection and personal family details from Geoff Burch whose mother was born into a Gypsy family. 2.30 pm in the Abraham Dixon Hall at Leatherhead Institute. £3 per person booked in advance via the LCA Office, £5 per person paid on the door (includes tea/coffee and biscuits after the talk).
Recycle your Christmas tree with Princess Alice Hospice
Saturday 8th January to Sunday 9th January
All you need to do is book a collection now and make sure the tree is visible from the front of your property by 8am on Saturday 8th January 2022. Then our amazing Volunteer Team of elves will come along on either the 8th or 9th January and take it away for recycling! Register now and book in your collection. https://just-helping.org.uk/collections/princess-alice-hospice/. They will be collecting from the following postcodes during the 8 to 9 January 2022: KT10 Esher/Claygate, KT11 Cobham, KT12 Walton on Thames, KT13 Weybridge and KT8 Molesey.
Onslow Village Residents’
Association
Tuesday 11th January
In the Village Hall, Wilderness Road, Onslow Village, Guildford GU2 7QR
when there will be a digital presentation by Roger Price. His subject will be 'Ada
Lovelace – Her Life and Afterlife'. Ada was the only legitimate daughter of
the poet Lord Byron. She was kept in total ignorance of her famous father
until she came of age to be introduced to London Society. There she met
Charles Babbage, designer of the first computer and that set her on the path as
a computer programmer. Certainly ahead of her time. They will be serving
complimentary tea and coffee, served from 7.15pm. Entry fee is free to OVRA
members. £5 to non-members.
The Arts Society Horsley Lovelace
Wednesday 19th January 10.30am
Attend a wide ranging programme of lectures on the arts. Lectures are held at the East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, KT24 6QT. Coffee is served beforehand from 9.45am.The next lecture is "Emile Galle: Master of Art Noveau Glass" by Anne Anderson. New members are welcome and visitors pay £5. For more information and a full programme of events please visit: www.theartssocietyhorsleylovelace.org.uk or call Gill on 01483 282244.
Organ Refurbishment Fund in Farnham
Wednesday 19th Jannuary 12.30pm
New Year Lunchtime Recital to be given by Nicola Sharkey, soprano and Brian Cotterill, piano and organ at St Thomas-on-The Bourne. Please come and support Nicola and Brian’s performance , which will be their first Recital at St Thomas-on the Bourne for several years. Homemade soup and bread will be served before and after the performance. A retiring collection will be taken in support of the Organ Refurbishment Fund. www.thebourne.org.uk.
A New Year Concert in Haslemere
Saturday 22nd January 10am
This concert will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Halslemere Methodist Church at Lion Green. It will start at 10am with coffee and cake in the open door cafe followed by the concert at 11am. A sparking celebration of music to uplift the soul and banish the January blues. Viennese operetta, musical theatre favourites and the famous Blue Danube Waltz on the organ, performed by Clive Osgood with Rebecca Moon soprano. Free entry with retiring collection.
Bake Natter and Roll WI Farnham
Thursday 20th January 8pm
They will be dancing off the winter blues during their first meeting of 2022
when “Strictly comes to Bake Natter and Roll” with the help of Natalie from the
Unity Dance Academy who will be teaching the assembled some Latin dance moves!
Come and join in the fun in the Large Hall at the
Spire UR Church, South Street, Farnham. Members old and new will be
warmly welcome and what a fun way to start 2022! Over the next 12 months they have a varied, exciting, and fun program of
events, with topics as diverse as Life Choices & Changes, Gin Tasting,
Solution based Hypnotherapy, “Pugs and Prejudice”, Menopause, plus many more. Bake Natter and Roll meet on the third Thursday of the month at
8pm in the Spire UR Church, Farnham for further information and a full
listing of the forthcoming events please email BNR Farnham WI farnhamwi@gmail.com or follow the link Bake Natter and Roll Facebook.
The Arts Society Farnham Evening
Wednesday 26th January 7.30pm
The next lecture, entitled The Court of the Gonzagas in Matua will be given by Sian Walters. It will be held at Farnham College with the start time of 7.30 pm, doors opening at 6.45 pm. Guests are most welcome, come to a talk as a visitor for £7 or £5 if you are a member of another Arts’ Society group. Free parking and a glass of wine are included! To book a space please email info@theartssocietyfarnhamevening.org.uk. For further information visit www.theartssocietyfarnhamevening.org.uk.
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