RAFA Guildford Programme 2009
last updated 15 Nov 2008
meetings take place on Wednesdays unless otherwise stated

14 Jan talk - Larry Culuur - The Work of the Surrey Air Ambulance 13 Aug tba
11 Feb talk - Graham Gates - A History of Cab Driving in London 9 Sep tba
11 Mar 73rd Annual AGM followed by a talk - John Theobold - An unofficial penny for your thoughts (pre-money tokens) 7 Oct tba
8 Apr talk - David Roe - Pub Signs and their Stories 11 Nov tba
13 May Cheese & Wine Evening 9 Dec Cheese & Wine and Quiz
10 Jun talk - John Glanfield - POW Camp 57 & the Secrets of Tyting Farm    

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