Diary @ The Farningham & Eynsford Local History Society

Diary Sunday, 24 June 2018

OUR VILLAGES ON FILM.	Friday, 21 September 2018 at 19:30 (7:30pm)
7.30pm for 8.00pm, Eynsford Village Hall. Mr Penwarden's film of Eynsford (with some Farningham) 1939-1945; 1971 The Hunt at The Lion, Farningham; 1969 Darent floods, Shoreham to Farningham. 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. Display compiled by Jan Wilkes and Barbara Cannell following the lives of some of Eynsford's ex-servicemen after they returned home.
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