Don't Miss the Christmas Miscellany

You would be hard put to find two more contrasting characters than the subjects of 2017's last presentation. After the massive success of our November talk at Leatherhead Theatre, when the audience filled every seat to hear TV presenter Bamber Gascoigne, our final talk this year will be back in the Abraham Dixon Hall of the Letherhead Institute on Friday, 8 December.

Two local historic figures will be featured. One man, one woman. One poor, one rich. One who spent almost his entire life in the village of Bookham, near Leatherhead. One who lived in not one but two of the great local houses and whose legacy changed the lives of millions.

Tony Matthews will present the life of Turville Kille, the gardener who came to head local government and worked to preserve and enhance our precious allotments. And Fred Meynen will talk about Marie Stopes who lived in both Givons Grove and Norbury Park and revolutionised British attitudes towards birth control.

Completing the line-up and acting as Master of Ceremonies for our Christmas Miscellany, will be Brian Hennegan, lifelong Leatherhead resident and author of several works on our local history. He will talk about A Street with Colourful Characters

The evening starts at 7.30pm with the usual welcoming coffee, followed at 8pm by the presentations and at 9pm wine, soft drinks, nibbles and mince pies. Don't miss it.