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Monday 18 November [2.30 pm]

The Venerable Bede and the Times in which he Lived

for The Arts Society, Westminster
Somewhere in Central London!

Tuesday 19 November [7.30]

The Dregs of the People Remains: Black Death and its Aftermath

for Ulcombe History Society
The Village Hall, Headcorn Road, Ulcombe ME17 1HD

Wednesday 20 November [8 pm]

A Scribe’s Life in the Middle Ages

for Otford & District Historical Society
The Memorial Hall, High Street, TN14 5PQ

Thursday 21 November [2 pm]

Subject to be decided

for Mayfield U3A
Five Ashes Village Hall, TN20 6JA

Thursday 21 November [7.30]

The Goose is Getting Fat

for Smarden History Society
Chater Hall, Chessenden Lane, Smarden TN27 8NF

Thursday 28 November [11 am]

The Glories of Anglo-Saxon England

for The Arts Society, Oakham
Victoria Hall, High Street, Oakham LE15 6AH

Tuesday 3 December [8 pm]

Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals

for The Arts Society, Woodford Green
Bancroft’s Prep School, Woodford Green IG8 0RF

Wednesday 4 December 7 pm]

The Topsy Turvy World of Misericords

for HRGS Sittingbourne
Central Avenue Theatre, Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne ME10 4DN

Thursday 5 December [7.30 pm]

The Goose is getting Fat: a History of Christmas Traditions

for Cranbrook Museum & History Society
The Vestry Hall, High Street, Cranbrook TN17 3HA

Friday 6 December [6 pm]

An Avalanche of Angels

for Rotherfield, St Denys
In the church.

Wednesday 11 December [11 am]

The Goose is Getting Fat

for The Arts Society, Cotswolds
Warwick Hall, Church Green, Burford OX18 4RZ

Friday 13 December [2 pm]

DAC Meeting

Monday 16 December [7.30]

The Goose is Getting Fat

for KFHS Ashford
The Windmill, Mill Lane. Ashford TN24 0QG

Wednesday 18 December [11 am]

The Goose is Getting Fat

for The Arts Society, Mid Sussex
Norfolk Pavilion, South of England Showground, Ardingly RH17 0Tl

2025

Wednesday 15 January [10.30 am]

The Green Man in English Churches

for The Arts Society,  Welwyn Garden
The Hawthorne Theatre, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6BX

Thursday 16 January [8 pm]

Subject TBC

for Higham Village History Group

Monday 20 January [7.30 pm]

‘Here be Dragons …’

for Ashford Archaeology and History Society
Friends Meeting House, Albert Road, Ashford TN24 8NY

Tuesday 21 January [2 pm]

The Green Man in English Churches

for The Arts Society,  Eastbourne
East Dean Hall, Gilbert’s Drive, East Dean BN20 0DJ

Thursday 23 January [8 pm]

The Siren Sea

for Orpington National Trust
Methodist Church, Sevenoaks Road, Orpington BR6 9JH

Monday 27 January [7 pm UK]

Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals

for The Arts Society,  Berlin via ZOOM.

Monday 10 February [7 pm]

Possibly Cinque Ports Detectors

Tuesday 11 February [7.30 pm]

The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo

for Hythe Civic Society
Hythe Bay Primary School, Cinque Ports Avenue, Hythe CT21 6HS

Thursday 13 February [2 pm]

Subject TBC

for U3A Paddock Wood
St Andrew’s URC, Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood TN12 6DZ

Thursday 13 February [7.30 pm]

The Powers behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium

for Tonbridge Historical Society
The Angel Centre, Angel Lane, Tonbridge TN9 1SF

Monday 17 February [2.15 pm]

The Politeness of Princes

For The Arts Society, Wimborne
Allendale Centre, Wimborne BH21 1AS

Thursday 20 February [7.30 pm]

The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages

for Bridge & District History Society
The village hall, 28 High Street, Bridge CT4 5JZ

Tuesday 25 February [8 pm]

The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages

for Frittenden History Society
The Memorial Hall, Frittenden Road, TN17 2DD

Wednesday 26 February [1.30 pm]

The Politeness of Princes

for The Arts Society, Windsor
Memorial Hall, Straight Road, Old Windsor SL4 2RN

Thursday 27 February [7.30 pm]

Thomas Becket

for Lenham Heritage
The Community Centre, 12 Groom Way, Lenham ME17 2QT

Sunday 2 March [2 m]

Illuminated Manuscripts

for New Ash Green
Youth & Community Centre, Meadow Lane, New Ash Green DA3 8JY

Tuesday 4 March [pm]

The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo

ZOOM lecture for Maidstone Area Archaeological Society

Thursday 6 March [11 am]

The Lindisfarne Gospels

for The Arts Society, North Hertfordshire
Broadway Cinema & Theatre, Eastcheap, Letchworth Garden City SG6 3DD

Monday 10 March [7.30 pm]

Fra Fiippo Lippi

for The Arts Society, Cantab
Long Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge CB2 8PX

Tuesday 11 March [7.30 pm]

Subject TBC

for Alkham WI
Village hall, Short Lane, Alkham CT15 7BZ

Thursday 13 March [10.30 am]

The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages

for The Arts Society, Harrow
Harrow District Masonic Centre, Northwick Circle, Harrow HA3 0EL

Thursday 20 March [10 am]

The Glories of Saxon & Viking Art, a Special Interest Day

for The Arts Society, Pershore & Evesham
Elmley Castle Village Hall WR10 3HW

Wednesday 26 March [2.30 pm]

The Green Man in English Churches

for The Arts Society, Kingsbridge
The Methodist Church, 100 Fore Street, Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 2NR

Thursday 27 March [am]

Green Man hunt in some Devon churches for TAS Kingsbridge

Wednesday 2 April [10.30 am]

Illuminated Manuscript, a Special Interest Day

for The Arts Society, Oundle
Barnwell Village Hall, near Oundle PE8 5QD

Thursday 3 April [7.45 pm]

The Glories of Anglo-Saxon England

for Margate Civic Society
Holy Trinity Church Hall, St Margaret’s Avenue, Margate CT9 3TN

Tuesday 8 April

‘Put That Light Out’: the Searchlight Girls of WW2

for Canterbury Inner Wheel Club

Wednesday 9 April [6.30 pm]

Glad Tidings: the story of the Annunciation

for The Arts Society, Ebor
Shepherd Hall, St Olave’s School, Queen Anne’s Road, York YO30 7AA

Monday 14 April [2 pm]

Sutton Hoo

for U3A Invicta
Beechwood Hall, Marigold Way. Maidstone ME16 0NG

Tuesday 15 April [2 pm]

The Topsy Turvy World of Misericords

for The Arts Society, Wensleydale
Tenants Auctioneers, The Auction Centre, Harmby Road, Leyburn, North Yorks DL8 5SG

Thursday 17 April [8 pm]

The Green Man in English Churches

for Leigh Historical Society
Leigh Village Hall (small)
High Street, Leigh TN11 8RL

Tuesday 22 April [7 pm

The Green Man in English Churches

for Spithead Arts
Bay House School, Alverstoke, Hants PO12 2PQ

Thursday 24 April [7 pm]

The Powers behind the Thrones

for Newington History Society
The Village Hall, Newington ME9 7JJ

Friday 25 – Sunday 27 April

Medieval Canterbury Weekend [Tudors & Stuarts]

CCCU

Monday 28 April – Friday 2 May

The Churches of Romney Marsh

A study tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Based in Folkestone

Tuesday 6 May 98 pm]

The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo

for Crowborough History Society
The Jarvis Brook Guide Hall, 24 Crowborough Hill, Crowborough TN6 2EG

Wednesday 7 May [10.30 am]

Subject TBC

for Lyminge Friends
The Methodist Church, Lyminge, CT18 8JA

Thursday 8 May [10.45 am]

The Bayeux Tapestry

for The Arts Society, Rudgwick
The Village Hall, Bucks Green, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 3JJ

Thursday 8 May [evening]

Jan van Eyck

for the National Trust, Tenterden

Tuesday 13 May [7 pm]

The Green Man in English Churches

for The Arts Society, Norwich
John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH

Wednesday 14 May [7.30 pm]

The Green Man in English Churches

for The Arts Society, Leatherhead
Church Hall, Church Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8BD

Thursday 15 May [7.30 pm]

Subject TBC

for Saltwood Village Society
Lad’s Club, Rectory Lane, Saltwood CT21 4PZ

Friday 23 – Wednesday 28 May

Recce and research Herefordshire & Shropshire

Thursday 29 – Saturday31 May

Ilminster Literary Festival

Monday 2 – Friday 6 June

Churches of Herefordshire and Shropshire

A study tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Based in Ludlow

Tuesday 10 June [11.30 am]

Tales in Tesserae

for The Arts Society, Highland
Nairn Community Arts Centre, IV12 4BQ

Wednesday 11 June [11 am]

El Greco

for The Arts Society, Speyside
The Williamson Hall, Duff Avenue, Elgin IV30 1QS

Tuesday 24 June [7.30 pm]

The Powers behind the Throne: the women of the first millennium

for Ladies Unlimited
RMA Club, 37 The Strand, Walmer CT14 7DX

Friday 27 June

Peasmarsh Festival

ACE Cultural Tours

Monday 30 June – Friday 4 July

Churches of Suffolk

A study tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Based in Bury St Edmund

Monday 4 – Friday 8 August

Northumbria in the First Millennium (first departure)

A study tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Based in Durham

Monday 11 – Friday 15 August

Northumbria in the First Millennium (second departure)

A study tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Based in Durham

Friday 22 August [7.30 pm]

Subject TBC

for Great Yarmouth History and Archaeological Society

Saturday 23 August [7 pm]

Subject TBC

for St Andrew’s Church, Wickhampton
Church Road, Wickhampton, Norfolk NR13 3PB

Tuesday 26 – Friday 29 August

An Appointment with Angels: Churches of Norfolk

A study tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Based in Hethersett

Monday 1 – Friday 5 September

The Age of Bede

A study tour for Martin Randall Travel
Based in Durham

Monday 8 September [2.30 pm]

Jan van Eyck

for The Arts Society, Henfield
The Henfield Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield, West Sussex BN5 9DB

Monday 15 – Friday 19 September

Churches of Herefordshire & Shropshire (second departure)

A study tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Based in Ludlow

Sunday 21 – Sunday 28 September

Passage Along the River Douro

Lecturing on board MS Gil Eanes for Noble Caledonia Cruises

Wednesday 8 October [7.30 pm]

Subject TBC

for Meopham History Society
St John’s Hall, Wrotham Road, Meopham DA13 0AA

Thursday 9 October [2 pm]

The Bayeux Tapestry

for U3A Westerham
Westerham Hall, Quebec Avenue, TN16 1BG

Wednesday 15 – Wednesday 22 October

Treasures of Burgundy & Provence

A river cruise on the Rhone for Noble Caledonia on MS Camargues
Lyons – Macon – Cluny – Vienne – Avignon – Arles – Camargues – Vivier – Tournon – Lyons

Wednesday 5 November [7.30 pm]

The Green Man

for Lynsted with Kingsdown Society
Lynsted Church ME9 0RH

Wednesday 12 November 10.45 am]

The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages

for The Arts Society, Samlesbury
Mercure Samlesbury, Preston New Road, Preston PR5 0UL

Thursday 13 November [3 pm]

The Goose is Getting Fat: a history of Christmas traditions

for The National Trust, Tenterden
St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church Lane, Tenterden TN30 6AT

Wednesday 19 November [10.30 am]

Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals

for The Arts Society, Runnymede
The Hythe Centre, 36 Thorpe Road, Egham TW18 3HD

Thursday 20 November [8 pm]

Thomas Becket

for Brenchley & Matfield Local History Society
The Village Hall, Maidstone Road, Matfield TN12 7JY

Monday 24 November [afternoon]

Thomas Becket

for U3A Hutton
Bishops Hill Adult Learning Centre, Rayleigh Road, Brentwood CM13 1BD

Wednesday 26 November [10.30 am]

The Goose is Getting Fat: a history of Christmas traditions

for Sheppey Senior Fellowship
Sheerness East Working Men’s Club, Queenborough Road ME12 3BZ

Tuesday 9 December [2.30 & 7 pm]

Jan van Eyck

for The Arts Society, Edinburgh
Freemasons’ Hall, 96 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 3DH

Thursday 18 December [2 pm]

Stone on Stone: the Men who built the Cathedrals

for The Arts Society, Knole
Bat & Ball Community Centre, Cramptons Road, Sevenoaks TN14 4DN