RAFA Guildford Programme 2008
last updated 15 Nov 2008
meetings take place on Wednesdays unless otherwise stated

9 Jan talk - John Glanfield - Bravest of the Brave - the story of the VC 9 Jul talk - Peter Brayne – Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA - The work of the YMCA
13 Feb talk - Trevor Kennea – Weather sayings and signs 13 Aug talk - Glen Armstrong - The life of a Sapper Officer in Hong Kong 1955-58
12 Mar 72nd Annual AGM followed by a talk - Jim Phillips - The Wey and Arun Canal 10 Sep John Aspinall - The work of the Highways Agency
9 Apr talk - Bob Webb - Jazz Evening, with instruments 8 Oct talk - Don Franklin - Indo China today
14 May Cheese & Wine Evening 12 Nov talk - Rev Chris Luckraft - Come and find out what my talk is about!
11 Jun talk - Neville Lyons - The Joe Lyons Story 10 Dec Christmas Cheese & Wine plus quiz


2009 programme


what we enjoyed in 2007 ...
Roald Dahl’s Most Interesting War, Spies and Petticoats - SOE, Police Forensic Photography, Police Community Support Officer, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Backroom Boy at RAE, More of the same from the former Principal Doorman, House of Lords, Travels in Bhutan, From Bank Manager to Train Driver, The Restoration of the Brooklands Museum's Hurricane from Russia, Flying to the USA via Greenland, in a Flying Boat

what we enjoyed in 2006 ...
The Importance of Photography in WWII, The Concorde Story, Life's like that, Behind the Scenes of BBC TV, The Work of the Samaritans, War Photography WWI to date, Britain's Cold War Superweapons, Guildford 1913 Fighter Command’s Black Saturday - 26 Sep 1942, Principal Doorman at the House of Lords

and in 2005 ...
talks on Lawnmower racing, English Heritage, Gems from the Journal of the RAF Historical Society, What Made Concorde Special, Blue Badge Guide - follow me I think I know where I am going, The Life of a Press Photographer, The Air Training Corps, How I became an Artist, Rural Life Centre at Tilford, A Holiday in Cuba, The lighter side of being a military policeman!

and in 2004 ...
The Looting of the Wanborough Hoard, The History of Brooklands Race Track, Stirling Crew Memorial at Windlesham, History of Air Traffic Control, The Blue Plaque Scheme (English Heritage), Amusing excerpts from Audio Tapes, The History of Playing Cards, Losing all four engines of a 747, Surrey Ambulance Service & St John's, Cessna over Australia, The Shuttleworth Trust