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.
centreTalks-Eccentric London-Jul 2020
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- Written by Myra Hurley
For our July centreTalk Alan Copland will tell us about some of the eccentric things to be seen in London.
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- Written by Dave Foster
November's centreTalk is about the local craft of chairmaking. Hear about the heritage of the making of the world famous Windsor Chair
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- Written by Dave Foster
October's centreTalk by Keith Parry is about the millionaires who have lived along the River Thames from Temple to Taplow.
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- Written by Dave Foster
Victorian Pharmacists and Quack Doctors: Graham Harrison talks about the development of chemical medicine from medieval-style alchemy to modern pharmacy during the reign of Queen Victoria.
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- Written by Dave Foster
The Vulcan Bomber; What, Why and How was it involved in the Cold War of the 1960s. A personal view from someone who flew the aircraft for 6 years.
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- Written by Dave Foster
June's centreTalk by Anton Boon is all about the history of chocolate and will include some chocolate tasting.
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- Written by Dave Foster
May's centreTalk by Nigel Smales is a history of Skindles Hotel which stood on Taplow's riverbank by Maidenhead Bridge. For generations, it was THE place to be and to be seen.
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- Written by Dave Foster
Aprils centreTalk by Keith Baldwin who takes a light hearted look at how we laugh,why we laugh and, most importantly what we laugh at!
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- Written by Dave Foster
March's centreTalk by Colin Oakes is a study of Womens suffrage from 1865-1928 looking at the various groups fighting for women's votes. The focus is on the " Suffragettes " and the suffragists.