Monthly Meetings
Our next meeting at Crockham Hill Village Hall is on Wednesday 26th February.
This month's speaker is Bob Sinfield who will deliver his talk entitled The Gag Trade. Bob spent 25 years scripting every star on the box, from Lenny Henry and Maureen Lipman to Tracey Ullman and Rory Bremner. Now he tells all about the life of a jobbing jokesmith and the celebs he tried to ‘gag’.
Regular meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month at 2pm in Crockham Hill Village Hall.
Events Diary 2025
26 February
The Gag Trade - Bob Sinfield
26 March
Inn & Out at the Top - Neil Hanson
30 April
The Profumo Affair 60 Years On - Andrew Baker
28 May
Life of Coco Channel - Delia Taylor
25 June
From a Hard Place to a Rock - Timandra Slade
Finding Crockham Hill Village Hall
Monthly meeting reports
Linda talked about her acting roles and subsequent successful career as a Crime writer
Lucy Allen, Stunt Actor
Lucy Allen took us through her exciting life as a Stunt Actor
Paul Robbins and the 1960s
Many memories of the 1960s were stirred up during the talk by Paul Robbins.
Singer, Speaker and Entertainer Ms Katherine Collett took us from the Edwardian era to the 1920s.
Former TV presenter and newsreader Nicholas Owen entertained us with lots of anecdotes from his time on TV and in print.
Chris Lloyd spoke about his book 'Terra Carta' which was written for children to engage them in environmental issues.
Baby Boomer Nostalgia
Alan Haines had everyone entertained at our first meeting for 19 months with anecdotes from the baby boomer years.
Wilf Lower took us through programmes produced during BBC Television's Golden Years, from Cathy Come Home to Monty Python.
Debbie Lewington entertained us not only with stories of the origins of Flamenco but with demonstrations of the rhythms and steps.