Welcome to theFarningham & Eynsford
Local History Society
Farningham & Eynsford Local History Society
Diary Thursday, 16 August 2018
| OUR VILLAGES ON FILM. | Friday, 21 September 2018 at 19:30 (7:30pm) |
| 7.30pm for 8.00pm, Eynsford Village Hall. Mrs Norah Penwarden's film of Eynsford with some footage of Farningham) 1939-1945. Items new to FELHS collection to be displayed. | |
| Contact | Helen Smith 01322 864234 |
| 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. | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Saturday, 1 June 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 |
| 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 |