At the Friends' Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AF
Telephone: 01273 770258 email; [email protected]
Tuesday afternoon talks for anyone, of any age
Time: 2:30 – 3:30 Admission £2.50. No need to book – just turn up. Tea and biscuits on sale afterwards. There is an induction loop for the hard of hearing.
PROGRAMME – SUMMER SERIES OF TALKS
April 29th - Dr Geoffrey Mead – 'Hearth & Home: Sussex traditional buildings'
The story of our rich Sussex heritage.
May 6th - AIan Gledhill – ‘Transport of the Masses’
A history of the tramcar, which transformed our cities in the early 20th Century.
May 13th - Trevor Povey - ‘Aldrington - The Bit Between Hove and Portslade’
Much more than a train station on the way to Worthing.
May 20th - Dr Sue Berry – ‘The Stanford family of Preston Manor’s development of Preston and
Hove 1870-1914: a short introduction’
May 27th - Sarah-Helen Snow – ‘Lady Explorers of the Eighteenth & Nineteenth Centuries'
A fascinating journey with intrepid women.
June 3rd - Mike Laslett - 'Rockstars to Smugglers '
A talk about the occupants of Rottingdean Church Yard.
June 10th - Paul Green - ‘Sussex Murders and Misdemeanours’
Be part of the jury looking at real life 19th Century cases.
June 17th - Andy Garth - 'More Brighton and Hove Stuff'
from the Argus Photo Archive
June 24th - Martin Jones – 'Neo-Imperial America? Trying to Understand Trump's Foreign
Policy'
A new venture for Tuesday at Friends; a look at current issues.
July 1st - Dr Geoffrey Mead – 'Bond Street, Brighton: a street over time'
The story of one of our busiest & popular thoroughfares.
July 8th - Jackie Marsh-Hobbs – 'The Decorative Arts and Seaside Resorts'.
How local communities are preserving their rich heritage.
July 15th - Sue Jones – Trilogy of Exhibitions (Personal Journeys with Textiles)
Sue is creating handmade textiles for her final trilogy exhibition at the Grange Gallery in
Oct/ Nov 2025 and shares how these have been inspired by world textiles she saw during
her consultancy career together with the art as craft heritage of Rottingdean.
July 22nd – Tilo Flache – 'Alphabet Tales: where did our 26 letters come from?'
If you would like to put forward yourself as a potential speaker, or know someone you would recommend, please let the organisers know on 01273 770258, via [email protected]. or via the 'Contact' page on this website.
And please recommend our programme of talks to your friends!
www.tuesdayatfriends.org.uk Organisers - Brighton Quakers
Telephone: 01273 770258 email; [email protected]
Tuesday afternoon talks for anyone, of any age
Time: 2:30 – 3:30 Admission £2.50. No need to book – just turn up. Tea and biscuits on sale afterwards. There is an induction loop for the hard of hearing.
PROGRAMME – SUMMER SERIES OF TALKS
April 29th - Dr Geoffrey Mead – 'Hearth & Home: Sussex traditional buildings'
The story of our rich Sussex heritage.
May 6th - AIan Gledhill – ‘Transport of the Masses’
A history of the tramcar, which transformed our cities in the early 20th Century.
May 13th - Trevor Povey - ‘Aldrington - The Bit Between Hove and Portslade’
Much more than a train station on the way to Worthing.
May 20th - Dr Sue Berry – ‘The Stanford family of Preston Manor’s development of Preston and
Hove 1870-1914: a short introduction’
May 27th - Sarah-Helen Snow – ‘Lady Explorers of the Eighteenth & Nineteenth Centuries'
A fascinating journey with intrepid women.
June 3rd - Mike Laslett - 'Rockstars to Smugglers '
A talk about the occupants of Rottingdean Church Yard.
June 10th - Paul Green - ‘Sussex Murders and Misdemeanours’
Be part of the jury looking at real life 19th Century cases.
June 17th - Andy Garth - 'More Brighton and Hove Stuff'
from the Argus Photo Archive
June 24th - Martin Jones – 'Neo-Imperial America? Trying to Understand Trump's Foreign
Policy'
A new venture for Tuesday at Friends; a look at current issues.
July 1st - Dr Geoffrey Mead – 'Bond Street, Brighton: a street over time'
The story of one of our busiest & popular thoroughfares.
July 8th - Jackie Marsh-Hobbs – 'The Decorative Arts and Seaside Resorts'.
How local communities are preserving their rich heritage.
July 15th - Sue Jones – Trilogy of Exhibitions (Personal Journeys with Textiles)
Sue is creating handmade textiles for her final trilogy exhibition at the Grange Gallery in
Oct/ Nov 2025 and shares how these have been inspired by world textiles she saw during
her consultancy career together with the art as craft heritage of Rottingdean.
July 22nd – Tilo Flache – 'Alphabet Tales: where did our 26 letters come from?'
If you would like to put forward yourself as a potential speaker, or know someone you would recommend, please let the organisers know on 01273 770258, via [email protected]. or via the 'Contact' page on this website.
And please recommend our programme of talks to your friends!
www.tuesdayatfriends.org.uk Organisers - Brighton Quakers