To be held at Balcombe Place, the home of Lady Denman, which was the HQ of the Women’s Land Army during World War Two, with the talk by Dr John Godfrey, Sussex historian and academic at 7.00pm.  A ticket only event: £5.00 members, £10.00 non-members.  …

A welcome return for Ian Gledhill, who will put us in a festive mood with his inside knowledge of the art of pantomime. Guests are always welcome (£5 per talk, includes tea, coffee and biscuits), with no charge for students or children.

Julian Bell is a curator at the museum and will focus on the rescue of the Eastwick dairy at Great Bookham, a recent project. Guests are always welcome (£5 per talk, includes tea, coffee and biscuits), with no charge for students or children.

Local teacher Andy Revell invites us into the unlikely story of a vicar’s wife, a Brighton fortune teller and a vast fortune, much of which took place in Cuckfield. Guests are always welcome (£5 per talk, includes tea, coffee and biscuits), with no charge for …

Dr Jonathan Oates, author of 23 best-selling books, will deliver a portrait of the notorious serial killer, John George Haigh, known as the Acid Bath Murderer, noting his connections to Crawley, Horsham and Lewes.  Copies of the book will be available. Guests are always welcome …

Roy Clare CBE DL. is an experienced speaker and retired Rear Admiral.  He will tell us of the naval adventures of Fitzroy, Darwin, and the Beagle. Guests are always welcome (£5 per talk, includes tea, coffee and biscuits), with no charge for students or children.

Steve Duke is a gardener with a passion for local history.  He will draw us in to the dramatic story of local riots that took place in the autumn of 1830 when mechanised farming threatened the livelihoods of rural people. Guests are always welcome (£5 …