Monthly Meetings
Our monthly meeting is held on the third Monday of the month, in the Theydon Bois Village Hall.
The doors open at 9.30 am with refreshments available before the meeting starts. This gives you the opportunity to meet up with members, join groups and book outings and social activities.
The meeting itself starts at 10.00am with announcements followed by a guest speaker.
For details of speakers and dates, just clink in this link: Talks or look at the list of all our events below
Concerts
The Sunday afternoon concerts are listed below
For more details just click on this link Concerts - Sunday Afternoon at the Royal Festival Hall or look at the list of all our events below
Outings & Walks
We also organise a range of outings throughout the year.
More details can be found on these links Outings and Walking Group or look at the list of all our events below
Theatre
During the year we organise numerous trips to the theatre
More details about trips to the theatre can be found on this link Theatre or look at the list of all our events below
Forthcoming events
Speaker - Alistair Hodgson. The talk will look at the role of the de Havilland Aircraft Company during World War II. The speaker will cover the company’s many achievements in […]
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Nicola Benedetti Jakub Hrůša – Conductor Nicola Benedetti – Violin Programme:Smetana Overture - The Two WidowsMendelssohn - Violin ConcertoSchumann - Symphony No. 3, 'Rhenish'
Venue: Royal Festival Hall
Cost: Rear balcony tickets £15 and further forward £30.
Booking Required
Speaker - Gary Powell. The iconic London square is much-loved by Londoners and visitors alike. However, unsavoury residents and shocking incidents add a colourful tone to their history. The talk […]
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members
A German Requiem: Diana Damrau and Gerald Finley Simone Young – Conductor Diana Damrau – SopranoGerald Finley – Bass-BaritonePhilharmonia Chorus Programme:Strauß - Mondscheinmusik from CapriccioStrauß - Das Rosenband Strauß - StändchenStrauß […]
Venue: Royal Festival Hall
Cost: Side balcony tickets £18.75 and more central tickets £26.25
Booking Required
Speaker - Alan Haines. This is an amusing celebration of being born between 1946 and 1964. Memories of the 1950s, 60s and 70s are dredged up in this hilarious reminiscence. […]
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members
Speaker - Chris Truran. From the development of fingerprints to the first crime solved using DNA. Cases include the Brighton bombing, Lockerbie, the tsunami, James Hanratty and a 30-year-old murder […]
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members
Speaker - Dr George Grimble. An Emeritus Professor of Medicine at UCL, George explains Britain's unprecedented attempt to sustain the whole population on a healthy, balanced - if basic - […]
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members
Speaker - John Whiting. A lively look at the principles and oddities of the UK's tax system. It is not a guide to reducing your tax bill, but you may […]
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members
Speaker - Doreen Golding. Doreen Golding, Pearly Queen of Old Kent Road and Bow Bells, shares her story of resilience, charitable service and the history and significance of the Pearly […]
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members
Speaker - Martin Orkin. Explore the duo's remarkable career and timeless music, including The Sound of Silence, Homeward Bound, Scarborough Fair and Bridge over Troubled Water. Martin tells their story […]
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members
Speaker - Ray Clark. The amazing story of the world's most famous offshore radio station. Ray is a current Radio Caroline presenter, spent time with the station during its days […]
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members
Speaker - Joanne Larner. Interest in Richard III soared after his remains were found beneath a Leicester car park. Was he Shakespeare's ruthless tyrant? Did he murder the Princes in […]
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members
Speaker - Andrew Summers. Based on Marian Pearce's book, this is the story of Southend's nearly 200-year-old, world-famous pier - reputed to be the longest pleasure pier in the world […]
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members
Speaker - Neil Dickinson. How late 19th-century Japan transformed from an inward-looking feudal society into a world player. Neil explores why it happened, the role of Japan's emperors, and how […]
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members
Speaker - Lindsay Whitehouse. A journey into the hidden investigative world of prison staff, following a drugs case and the consequences that unfold. Lindsay asks the audience to join in […]
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members
Speaker - Lucy Lewis. Lucy reveals the hidden world of bomb-disposal training and how she became the UK's first female bomb-disposal expert with the Royal Engineers. She later served with […]
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members
Speaker - Danielle Barnett. A fun look at the weird, wonderful and wonderfully wacky Christmas traditions found all over the world.
Venue: Theydon Bois Village Hall
Cost: Free to members