centreTalks
centreTalks have been running since 2014 and are held on the 3rd Thursday each month (except August and December). We have a varied program of subjects with some very entertaining and imformative speakers.
The talks are open to everyone. Tickets cost £5 with a £1 discount for Community Association members and a further £1 discount if tickets are purchased in advance either from the Community Centre office or online.
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Sorry you have missed this centreTalk. 'Death from Above' - Zeppelin raids in the 1st World War is a talk by Harvey Watson. When the 1st World War began in 1914 for the first time warfare spread to a new dimension as both sides used aeroplanes and airships to spy on the enemy.
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Sorry you have missed this centreTalk. Ralph Durbridge's life and expedition experience from the Brecon Beacons to British Guyana, from the heat and humidity of the jungle to the frozen Arctic.
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Sorry you have missed this centreTalk. Pinewood studios are where James Bond and Harry Potter were filmed but this was also where Genevieve, The Red Shoes, The Da Vinci Code and many Carry On films were made. Hear Mike Payne tell about the history of these world famous studios.
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Sorry you have missed this centreTalk. During WW2 we captured every single German spy that was sent to Britain. This completely brilliant true story can now be told. But you will have to disengage your disbelief.
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Sorry you have missed this centreTalk. Luis Bleriot lived in Bourne End, Wycombe’s furniture makers switched to aircraft manufacture in WW2. David Scott talks about the area’s contribution to aviation documented in his book.
