RAFA Guildford Programme 2010
last updated 1 Sep 2010
meetings now take place on the second Wednesdays of the month
at the Y Centre on Guildford, 2.30-4.30pm unless otherwise stated
* a member of the branch

Wed 14 Jan talk - bad weather - talk postponed until 14 Jul Wed 14 Jul Sheila Kennedy - High Times at Heathrow
Wed 10 Feb talk - Eric Marsh - My Life as a Photographer Wed 11 Aug Bring Along - we bring an item to talk about for 5 minutes
Wed 10 Mar 74th Annual AGM followed by a short talk - Rev Bill Elliott* - My Calling as a Minister Wed 8 Sep new afternoon informal meeting
Wed 14 Apr talk - Derek Fulford - A Day in the Life of a GP Wed 13 Oct new afternoon informal meeting
Wed 12 May talk - Mike Hall - The Witness Service in the Crown Court Wed 10 Nov new afternoon informal meeting
Wed 9 Jun talk - Nick Hinchcliffe* - Wine Production Wed 8 Dec Cheese & Wine and Quiz

what we enjoyed in 2009 ...
The Work of the Surrey Air Ambulance, A History of Cab Driving in London, An unofficial penny for your thoughts (pre-money tokens), Pub Signs and their Stories, POW Camp 57 & the Secrets of Tyting Farm, Godalming Past & Present, History & Humour of Fleet Street, Lucky Lady in Air Force Blue

what we enjoyed in 2008 ...
Bravest of the Brave - the story of the VC, Weather sayings and signs, The Wey and Arun Canal, Jazz Evening, with instruments, The Joe Lyons Story, The work of the YMCA, The life of a Sapper Officer in Hong Kong 1955-58, The work of the Highways Agency, Indo China today, Come and find out what my talk is about! (Naval career & Naval Chaplaincy)

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