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Bearsted & District

Event Category: New Year

  • Paul Whittle – The Malta Story

    A firm favourite and much in demand (taking bookings into 2027 at May 2025!), it’s a big welcome back to Paul.This time he will be telling the story of this small island that has so much heritage and history, including the Ottoman siege of 1565 and the much longer siege by the Axis in World War Read more

  • Jane Scotchmer – New York City Gardens

    Jane is not a botanist but gives talks about parks and gardens around the world.In this talk, she looks at, for instance, Central Park, The High Line Park (built on the historic freight rail line above the streets of Manhattan and is 1.5 miles long) and Little Island (built entirely on stilts), how they came Read more

  • Guy Bartlett – The History of the Red Arrows

    Following two brilliant presentations on Concorde, aviation historian Guy Bartlett is back for his third talk.Red Arrows pilots are amongst the most highly-qualified and experienced within the Royal Air Force and during the display season the Red Arrows perform between 75-85 air displays and more than 100 fly-pasts.Each pilot is hand-picked and only a very Read more