TALKS PROGRAMME
The Society holds ten talks a year on a range of historical topics. All meetings except the AGM are in the afternoon. There are no talks in June or August. All talks take place in Goring Village Hall.
21 September 2026 2.30pm
Karen and Bret Wiles The Women's Institute
19 October 2026 2.30pm
Katrina Cooper For God and the Cause: Soldiery in the Civil War and how the Sealed Knot re-enactment society can shed light on history
16 November 2026 2.30pm
Melvin Seaborne Black Wantage
21 December 2026 2.30pm
Malcolm Summers Signs of the Times: Some of Reading's Memorials
18 January 2027 2.30pm
Roy Larkin The Invisible Corps
15 February 2027 2.30pm
Nick Millea Maps as Art
15 March 2027 2.30pm
Aldon Ferguson The lady pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary in WW2
19 April 2027 2.30pm
Debbie Hall Adventures in maps
17 May 2027 2.30pm
Mike Tickner A headache and a heartache: The Indian Army at partition
Karen and Bret Wiles The Women's Institute
19 October 2026 2.30pm
Katrina Cooper For God and the Cause: Soldiery in the Civil War and how the Sealed Knot re-enactment society can shed light on history
16 November 2026 2.30pm
Melvin Seaborne Black Wantage
21 December 2026 2.30pm
Malcolm Summers Signs of the Times: Some of Reading's Memorials
18 January 2027 2.30pm
Roy Larkin The Invisible Corps
15 February 2027 2.30pm
Nick Millea Maps as Art
15 March 2027 2.30pm
Aldon Ferguson The lady pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary in WW2
19 April 2027 2.30pm
Debbie Hall Adventures in maps
17 May 2027 2.30pm
Mike Tickner A headache and a heartache: The Indian Army at partition