Welcome to theFarningham & Eynsford
Local History Society
Farningham & Eynsford Local History Society
Diary Saturday, 20 October 2018
| 1918 OUR VILLAGES & THE PEACE | Friday, 2 November 2018 at 19:30 (7:30pm) |
| 7.30 for 8.00pm, Farningham Village Hall. Powerpoint presentation by Susan Pittman showing aspects of Crockenhill, Eynsford and Farningham after the First World War ended. Artefacts from FELHS collection will be on display. | |
| Contact | Helen Smith 01322 864234 |
| FARNINGHAM SHOPS EXHIBITION | Saturday, 3 November 2018 at 11:00 |
| SHAND HALL, FARNINGHAM CHURCHYARD: SATURDAY 11 am - 4 pm. Learn about shops and shopping in Farningham down the years,from the days when the village shops catered for most of villagers' needs to today, when only a few shops survive. | |
| Contact | Vikki Saunders 01322 861931 |
| HISTORY & ORIGINS OF NURSERY RHYMES | Friday, 15 February 2019 at 19:30 (7:30pm) |
| 7.30pm for 8.00pm,Eynsford Village Hall. Talk with short quiz by Dr John Reuter. John will cover counting songs, nonsense rhymes, historical lampoons and lullabies from the rich legacy of nursery rhymes. Items new to FELHS collection will be on display. Light refreshments | |
| Contact | Helen Smith 01322 864234 |
| WATER MILLS OF THE DARENT VALLEY | Friday, 22 March 2019 at 19:30 (7:30pm) |
| Friday,7:30pm for 8.00pm, Eynsford Village Hall. Illustrated talk by Dr Lionel Parks. A brief look at the origins of water mills. Then a guided trip along the Darent from its sources around Westerham and onwards downstream, highlighting where there were, and indeed, in some case, still are surviving Water Mills. Items new to FELHS collection to be displayed. | |
| Contact | Contact Helen Smith 01322 864234 |
| SOME KENT GHOSTS: their haunts & stories | Friday, 26 April 2019 at 19:30 (7:30pm) |
| 7.30pm for 8.00pm, Farningham Village Hall. Talk by Dennis Chambers. Kent is at the top of the league of 'most haunted' and John will tap into this enigmatic world. Items new to FELHS collection will be on display. Light refreshments. | |
| Contact | Helen Smith 01322 864234 |
| ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | Friday, 31 May 2019 at 19:30 (7:30pm) |
| 7.30pm for 8.00pm, Eynsford Village Hall. Theme yet to be chosen. FELHS items will be on display. Light refreshments. | |
| Contact | Helen Smith 01322 864234 |
| DIRTY DARTFORD | Friday, 20 September 2019 at 19:30 (7:30pm) |
| 7.30pm for 8pm, Farningham Village Hall. Illustrated talk by Christoph Bull, showing how Dartford has shaped the very world in which we live. Items new to FELHS collection will be on display. Light refreshments | |
| Contact | Helen Smith 01322 864234 |
| SOME SHORT LOCAL FILMS | Saturday, 5 October 2019 at 19:30 (7:30pm) |
| Farningham Village Hall Date to be announced (system wouldn't allow only month!)Friday,7:30pm for 8.00pm, a selection from our collection of short films taken locally will be shown. Items new to FELHS collection to be displayed. | |
| Contact | Helen Smith 01322 864234 |
| CREEP, PULL, PUSH - workers on the move | Friday, 8 November 2019 at 19:30 (7:30pm) |
| 7.30pm for 8.00pm, Eynsford Village Hall. Dr Jean Stirk will show what motives drove workers to leave their homes to find new lives elsewhere, and how to trace moving families. Items new to FELHS collection will be on display. Light refreshments | |
| Contact | Helen Smith 01322 864234 |