Journey to Citizenship
2023-10-04 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Linda Scoles talks about a Journey to Citizenship

Brother Harry and the Shakers
2023-10-11 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
David Eniffer talks about Brother Harry and the Shakers
“This is not a talk about a sixties rock band! It is a Victorian tale of betrayal, a female Messiah, riots, a controversial religious sect, manslaughter charges and much more. This is no melodramatic Victorian novel but a real life story.”

The Taylor Maids
2023-10-18 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Peter Jones talks about The Taylor Maids.
The “Taylor Maids” referred to are Ann & Jane Taylor, authors of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”. They lived in West Stockwell Street, Colchester, in the 1800’s

No meeting
2023-10-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Essex

Recent Excavations in and around Colchester
2023-11-01 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Adam Wightman of the Colchester Archaeological Trust discusses Recent Excavations in and around Colchester

Wartime in Tendring District
2023-11-08 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Hugh Frostick talks about Wartime in Tendring District

Excursion - Brick Lane Music Hall
2023-11-15 | Essex
We’re off to Brick Lane for a Music Hall experience
Book ASAP at a Wednesday meeting

My Life as a Hi De Hi Yellow Coat
2023-11-22 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
David Webb talks about My Life as a “Hi De Hi” Yellow Coat, which was filmed in Dovercourt

Military Tailoring and its Connection with Harwich
2023-11-29 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Lee Dawson talks about Military Tailoring and its Connection with Harwich

Erik’s Pre-Christmas Cracker
2023-12-06 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Erik Punak’s Pre-Christmas Cracker – A Slightly Seasonal Miscellany

Christmas Lunch
2023-12-13 | Waterfront, Lower Marine Parade, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3ST, United Kingdom
Our members Christmas Luncheon is again at the Waterfront.
Bookings are being taken from 18 October 2023 and all payments are due by 8 November. Book at a Wednesday meeting.

The Train Ferry 1918-1987
2024-01-10 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
David Whittle recalls The Train Ferry 1918-1987

A Lake Like No Other
2024-01-17 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Cherry Mullins returns to talk about A Lake Like No Other
“Stunning slides and fascinating stories of the grandest lake in Italy – Lake Garda.”

Josephine Baker, an American in Paris
2024-01-24 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Paula Short discusses Josephine Baker, an American in Paris
Freda Josephine Baker (née McDonald; June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975), naturalised as Joséphine Baker, was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress.

Our Street
2024-01-31 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Brian Carline talks about Our Street, an illustrated, bitter sweet talk about street life in an industrial city in the 50s.

Willow in the Landscape
2024-02-07 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Deborah Hart talks about Willow in the Landscape and Weaving. Her talk includes a demonstration of weaving.

The Realm of the Polar Bear
2024-02-14 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Chris Parfitt discusses The Realm of the Polar Bear

Dad’s Army – the Nation’s Favourite Comedy (Revised date)
2024-02-28 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Charles Garland discusses Dad’s Army – the Nation’s Favourite Comedy

Nature Through the Seasons (Part 1)
2024-03-06 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Roger Hanse presents Nature Through the Seasons
Part 1: Spring and Summer

Excursion - Ely Cathedral & Town
2024-03-13 | Essex
We’re off to Ely for the history (and shopping?)
Book from 10 Jan 2024 at a Wednesday meetings.

Animal Behaviour
2024-03-20 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Andy Moore of Colchester Zoo presents Animal Behaviour

Through the Green Baize Door - A Life in Service
2024-03-27 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Bryan Thurlow presents Through the Green Baize Door – A Life In Service
Bryan Thurlow, an East Anglian historian with a background in professional theatre, presents George Barrington, a retired butler of the Victorian and Edwardian era.

The Rest of Your Natural Life
2024-04-17 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Pip Wright presents The Rest of Your Natural Life
Pip Wright tells stories of Suffolk Convicts, sentenced to transportation to Australia during the period 1787-1867. Find out not only what happened to them, but also to the families they left behind.

Polydactyl Cats and Interesting Facts
2024-04-24 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Peggy Griffin presents Polydactyl Cats and Interesting Facts

The Road to Novichok
2024-05-01 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Neil Dickinson presents The Road to Novichok – Nerve Agents – the deadliest substances known

Holiday - Yorkshire Dales
2024-05-08 - 2024-05-14 | Essex
This year’s holiday is in the Yorkshire Dales, details at a Wednesday meeting. Bookings & Deposits 11 October 2023!

The History of Beth Chatto Gardens
2024-05-15 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Julie Boulton, Chief Executive, presents The History of Beth Chatto Gardens

Excursion - Blickling Hall
2024-05-22 | Essex
A coach trip to Blickling hall, a National Trust house in Norfolk
Blickling Hall is a Jacobean stately home situated in 5,000 acres of parkland in a loop of the River Bure, near the village of Blickling north of Aylsham in Norfolk, England. The mansion was built on the ruins of a Tudor building for Sir Henry Hobart from 1616 and designed by Robert Lyminge.
Book at a Wednesday meeting from 20th March 2024

The Harwich Turnpike Road
2024-06-05 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Philip Cunningham presents The Harwich Turnpike Road

This talk tells the story of the Harwich turnpike road that ran the 72 miles between London and Harwich. This was one of the first turnpike roads and was introduced because of the strategic importance of Harwich both in terms of the military and trade.

Music and Musicians
2024-06-12 10:00 - 12:00 | United Services Club, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3NS, United Kingdom
Hattie Bennett discusses Music and Musicians
