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TALKS

Welcome to the Hythe Civic Society Talks programme for 2024/25

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The programme is always varied and we try to include  something of interest for everyone. We are always looking for new speakers so please let us know if you know of somebody you could recommend.

All talks are on Tuesdays 

Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Entrance: members £3 non-members £5 - visitors are very welcome. 

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Hythe Bay Church of England Primary School 

Cinque Ports Avenue

Hythe 

CT216HS 

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SEPTEMBER 10th 2024

 

PHILIP OOSTENBRINK

 

Walmer Castle and Gardens

To start our talks programme, we invite you all to join us for a glass of wine before our first talk in September at 6.45pm. A chance to meet up with other members after the summer break and meet and welcome new members. Our speaker will start at the usual time of 7.30pm.

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OCTOBER 8th 2024

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MIKE de la MARE and PAUL NAYLOR
 

The Hortons of Hythe
The life of an important Hythe Family from the late 1800s.

One of whom was a pioneer of amateur photography.

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NOVEMBER 12th 2024

 

WENDY FRASER

 

The Aqueducts and Fountains of Rome

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JANUARY 14th 2025

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GORDON CORRIGAN
 

Putin...the Man

The son of a labourer, baptised secretly as a Christian and the first in his family to attend university.
Where did it all go wrong.

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FEBRUARY 11th 2025

 

IMOGEN CORRIGAN

 

The Burial Ship at Sutton Hoo
Who was this man buried with a hoard of priceless

Treasures discovered in 1939 in a mound in Sutton Hoo

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MARCH 11th 2025

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The Commonwealth War Graves Commission     

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APRIL 8th 2025

 

NEIL NIXON
 

Astounding and Cautionary Tales

Lessons Learned in a Lifetime of UFO Investigation            

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MAY 13th 2025

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LEN HOWELL


Decoding the Mappa Mundi
How these maps help to interpret the medieval understanding

of the world.

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JUNE 10th 2025

 

THE KENT SURRY AND SUSSEX AIR AMBULANCE

The history of the charity, the services provided,

its operational fleet, the costs involved and its importance

in saving lives.

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