The Greenwich Society

 

Greenwich Society Events

Future Events

  • 6:00 pm on Wednesday 13th July
    Annual Cricket Match
    The annual cricket match between the Blackheath and Greenwich Societies will take place in Greenwich Park. Do join us as a spectator and bring a picnic! If you fancy joining the Greenwich Society team, do get in touch: events@greenwichsociety.org.uk.
    We are also having a short cricket game for children aged 6 to 15 before the match starts. So, if you have children who would like to take part, bring them along at 5.30 and we will host a game for them, before the match proper starts at 6pm.

    FREE

  • 11:00 am on Sunday 6th November
    Annual Lecture
    Top Ten Churches
    Rachel Morley - the Director of The Friends of Friendless Churches and a guest speaker on the popular podcast "The Rest is History" - will talk about her favourite churches in Britain, with an emphasis on their history and the remarkable stories that they tell (including Greenwich).
    £10 - tickets will be available later in the year

  • Local resident and Society member, Stephen Challacombe, has kindly agreed to give an autumn talk on a little known topic which he encountered in his medical career and has further researched. This is about the deployment of a group of British medical students to assist survivors in Auschwitz after its liberation.

    We have more Zoom talks in the pipeline and, once finalised, will announce these on the website, in the Newsletter and by email. If you have any suggestions for more we would love to hear from you by email to events@ greenwichsociety.org.uk

 

PAST EVENTS 

Tuesday 8th March ON-line via ZOOM
Greenwich Society Lecture
The Slave Owners of Greenwich

Watch the recorded lecture HERE

New Year Supper - 20 January 2022 

A highly enjoyable supper club evening at the Sail Loft


Sail Loft

Thanks to Trudi Lawrence for the slideshow  

Annual Lecture - 7th November 2021

 

Ray Barron Woolford is from Deptford and has written a book about Kath Duncan. Kath was born in Argyllshire in 1888 and was arguably one of the first most important civil rights leaders in the UK.  She laid the groundwork for the National Council of Civil Liberties (now Liberty) and was a pioneering LGBTQ activist.  She lived in Deptford and stood, unsuccessfully, for the parliamentary seat of Greenwich at the 1931 general election.  She was a truly amazing woman the talk by Mr Woolford was informative and entertaining as well.

Mr Woolford himself is a political activist being involved in one of Britain’s biggest food banks in Deptford and in LGBTQ rights. He is the author of a play called Liberty about Kath Duncan which was performed in London and which will soon be made into a film.  Copies of his book were available and sold like 'hot cakes'.

Members' Post-lockdown Get Together

 

The West Greenwich Library - a popular venue and delightful building - played host to Society members on the evening of Thursday 16th September.

Tim Barnes, Acting Chairman, welcomed members - new and old - and, in his role as trustee of the Philip Harris Trust, congratulated the winners of the photography competition, whose images were on display, and presented them with their prizes

Calendars and postcards of favourite images from the competition were on sale and they are now available to buy from this website.

Buy calendars and/or cards

 

Annual Cricket Match

Greenwich Society v Blackheath Society

Played on 20th July 2021

Played under threatening skies

- and the result was a tie (95 runs each)!