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Monthly Meetings and Open Days
Monthly Meetings and Open Days
We meet at 2pm on the first Wednesday of each month (except August and December) in the Angel Centre, Tonbridge (map). We invite interesting speakers and always follow the talk with the chance to chat over a tea or coffee.
Once a year this meeting is dedicated to an Open Day where there is the opportunity to talk to many group leaders. Details of these meetings are given below.
An email is sent to all members before each monthly meeting with details of how to view the meeting via zoom. Please use this facility if you are unable to attend in person.
Do come to the meeting if you are able; you would then hear the speaker live and enjoy meeting other members after the talk over a tea or coffee, there is no charge for attending these meetings.
PROGRAMME FOR MONTHLY MEETING SPEAKERS 2026
Meetings open to all members; First Wednesday of the month 2:00pm to 4.00pm
at The Angel Centre, Tonbridge
Wednesday 2 December
Christmas event, more details to follow.
WEDNESDAY 6 JANUARY 2027
Mr Garrick's Fireside; A Personal History of The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
Starting the New Year 2027, in January we will welcome our speaker Pete Allen, who will be presenting his talk 'Mr Garrick's Fireside; A Personal History of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane".
His talk takes a personal journey through the history of The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane which has provided entertainment for every monarch since Charles II.
It is the most famous theatre in the world with tales of being the body double for the man who wrote ‘My Fair Lady’ and almost being shot by the Queen Mother’s security detail…all because of Ken Dodd.
Pete is the Director of The RC Sherriff Trust, a charity set up through the will of the playwright and author RC Sherriff. Prior to this he was The Arts Development Officer for Elmbridge Borough Council where he was responsible for The Royston Pike Lecture Series. Previous to his work with Elmbridge Borough Council, Pete was co-founder and artistic director of Whirlygig Arts which ran CRYPT (Cranleigh Young People’s Theatre), CMYT (Chequer Mead Youth Theatre) and The Big Picture Young People’s Film Workshop. He co-founded Storm the Stage Young People’s Theatre for Mole Valley District Council and was the Director of The Together in Waddon Community Project. He has also worked extensively as a professional theatre director and film-maker.
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