Diary @ The Farningham & Eynsford Local History Society

Diary Thursday, 17 January 2019

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

FARNINGHAM SHOPS EXHIBITION	Saturday, 16 February 2019 at 11:00
11am - 3pm Farningham Village Hall - entry free, but donations welcomed. Another chance to enjoy this popular exhibition in more spacious surrounds. The Farningham Scrapbooks can be browsed through in a seated area. Refreshments available.
Contact	Vikki Saunders 01322 861931

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 from the Anthony Roper School collection will be on display. Light refreshments. Visitors welcome, but will have no vote at the AGM.
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

SOME SHORT LOCAL FILMS	Friday, 6 December 2019 at 19:30 (7:30pm)
Farningham Village Hall 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