Bourne Society Forum Meetings
All meetings are now held in the Soper Hall, doors open at 7.15 pm for a 7.45 start. The Soper Hall is located in Harestone Valley Road, just around the corner from the main Caterham Valley shopping centre. To cover costs a charge of £2 is payable at the door.
Indoor Meetings
Wednesday, 7 October 2026: From Parish to Union: A Window into Poor Relief in nineteenth-century Croydon. A presentation by Lizzie Mould.
Wednesday, 4 November 2026: Remembering the Great War in Croydon and district. A photographic record by Roger Packham.
Wednesday, 2 December 2026: Treasures of the East Surrey Museum. A talk by Peter Connelly, the museum’s curator.
Wednesday, 6 January 2027: tbc
Wednesday, 3 February 2027: tbc
Landscape History Walks
The programme of Landscape History walks has been temporarily suspended. Please watch this space for a resumption of activity. In the meantime, if you would like to volunteer to conduct a walk, please phone Chris Stanton on 07980 669223.
Pub & Brewery History Group
Thursday, 1 October 2026: The Hope, 48 West Street, Carshalton. SM5 2PR.
Saturday, 7 November 2026: The Fox, Old Coulsdon, CR3 5QS. The number 466 bus from Croydon and Purley to Caterham on the Hill stops within sight of the pub.
Please see Local History Records, volume 119, summer 2026, for details of how to join the meetings.
Sanderstead Local History Group
Meetings of the Sanderstead group take place in All Saints’ Church Hall on the last Wednesday in the month, doors open at 1.45 pm, meeting at 2.00 pm. For further details please go to the group’s website where there is a contact page for enquiries.
Wednesday, 30 September 2026: The history of St Lawrence’s Hospital, Caterham. A talk by Vanessa Hosford.
Wednesday, 28 October 2026: Woodside Court, Addiscombe. A talk by Phil Swallow.
Wednesday, 25 November 2026: Painters in South East England. A talk by Dee Palmer.
Wednesday, 27 January 2027: Sanderstead in old postcards. Presented by Roger Packham.
Wednesday, 24 February 2027: Sir Walter Raleigh’s local connections. A talk by Joyce Hoad.
Bourne Society Coach day tours
For details see ‘Coach Day Tours’ in the side menu.
Chaldon History Group
Saturday, 3 October 2026: Beneath Our Feet: railway tunnels, medieval manors, stone quarries and more. By Richard Payne. Chaldon Village Hall 2-4 p.m.
Sunday, 11 October 2026: 2.45 p.m., Autumn footpath walks.
Saturday, 7 November 2026: The Rise of the ‘Big Houses’ of Stanstead Road. A talk by Liz Bonsall, exploring the history of the road from Caterham to Chaldon. Chaldon Village Hall 2-4 p.m.
Chaldon Church, with its 12th-century mural, is open every day for visitors, usually between 10am and 4pm (3pm in winter). Church Teas are available on Sundays in British summertime, 3.00 to 4.30 pm in the Hazell Room at the Church.
For more on the Chaldon group please follow this link.