July Book Club

July Book Club

This month a full turnout discussed Capital by John Lanchester. The story focuses on Pepys Road, an imaginary street in South London of late Victorian houses built for the lower middle classes but now only affordable by the very rich. By including residents and those...
Pimms by the Pond!

Pimms by the Pond!

Our first face to face get together of this year was just fabulous. We had a social on Barnes Green, near Barnes Pond.  There was so much news to catch up on and, best of all, was just seeing people for real – not on a Zoom. Congratulations and thanks to...
Mother’s Ruin

Mother’s Ruin

What a fascinating talk this was! Mildred Freeman, aka The Lady Historian and dressed in full Victorian costume walked us through the history of gin. Starting in the early 1100s and traveling through to our modern gin revolution she regaled us with tales of bravery,...