ICOMOS-UK hold an annual Christmas Lecture each year in December, bringing together our membership and others interested in cultural heritage for a festive evening of wine, mince pies and a talk from an expert speaker. This year, they are pleased to be celebrating the 2016 inscription of the UK’s latest World Heritage Site, Gorham’s Cave Complex, the Neanderthal cave site in Gibraltar, with a talk from Professor Clive Finlayson, Director of the Gibraltar Museum and of Gorham’s Cave Complex.

Discover what happened when Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Probably in March 1605, the conspirators hired a cellar beneath Parliament.

Send and Ripley History Society have arranged a day dedicated to researching the history of your house with talks and displays. Ripley Museum will be open to visit as well.

Please pre-book for the day and lunch at: www.sendandripleyhistorysociety.co.uk/register

Free to members and £3 to non-members.

A pdf with details is attached

Discover the worst jobs for children during the Victorian period!   Many Victorian children were poor and worked to help their families. Few people thought this strange or cruel. Families got no money unless they worked, and most people thought work was good for children.

Horrible Halloween

Ewell Walk On the Dark Side

Thursday 27 October 2pm to 3.30pm

Monday 31 October 7.30pm - 9pm

Tuesday 1 November 7.30pm - 9pm

Discover Ewell’s dark past and remember the tales that some would rather forget.  Learn about the terrible exploding gunpowder mills and visit the graveyard of St Mary’s where the victims rest in peace. 

The Surrey Hills Wood Fair returns for the 7th year. Each year it gets bigger and better yet retains the traditional charm of a rural day out. Discover interesting stalls and great local produce. There is a big focus on family activities and children under 12 go free. A discounted rate of £7.50 is available if booked in advance (£10 at the gate). Dogs on leads are welcome and parking is free.

Check all details on: www.surreyhillswoodfair.co.uk

Discover history on your doorstep. This is a day of free activities and exhibitions for all the family.

A pdf with full details is attached or view www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/showcase2016

Cobham Remembers is a project run by The Cobham Conservation & Heritage Trust in conjunction with the Surrey History Centre, and is showing the digitally remastered film of original 1916 The Battle of the Somme which was shown in the former Cobham Village Hall in November 1916 .

This event will take place on 11th November 2016 at the present Cobham Village Hall at 7.45pm – tickets £5 each 

CBA-SE 2016 Annual Conference and AGM

Sevenoaks School, Recital Room, Sevenoaks, Kent

Speakers include Andrew Mayfield, Andy Margetts, Richard Savage, Mike Brace, Nathalie Cohen, Anne Bone and the keynote speaker is Amanda Richardson.

Ticket prices; £20/£16(members only). More information is available on the CBA SE website: www.cbasouth-east.org while programme details and a booking form are attached below.

The Roman Roads Research Association is proud to host two conferences to mark the 40^th anniversary of the death of Ivan D. Margary, whose name, through his work “Roman Roads in Britain”, has become synonymous with the study of Roman roads. Perhaps his best known legacy is the numbering system he devised for Roman roads which is still in general use today. In all, his contribution to British archaeology has been profound, and, we feel, not given the national recognition which it deserves.