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Join us for our next Social Gathering at the Woodman Pub on Monday 21st October from 7.00pm. We look forward to seeing you and telling you about our car sharing visit to Hardelot, Dunkirk and Gravelines in September. We shall also be able to start discussing the next visit of our French friends to Otford.

7pm for 7.30 in the Memorial Hall.  The evening will start with a wine Reception.

Come along and hear our latest news and plans.

There will also be an unusual presentation by Rod Shelton entitled "Well I never knew THAT!" A light-hearted and surprising trip down the villages of the Darent.

A talk by Julie Summers.

Alec Guinness won an Oscar for his portrayal of Colonel Nicholson in ‘The Bridge on the River KwaiÕ but, as Julie Summers reveals, his role bore scant resemblance to historical fact.

The real officer in charge of the malnourished, diseased and brutalised slave-labour force that built the bridge was her grandfather Philip Toosey. In Julie's talk she draws upon those who knew and fought alongside him to create a remarkable tribute to a forgotten British hero. 

The meeting will be in Otford Village Memorial Hall (OVMH). Doors open at 7pm and the talk will be at 7.30pm. Admission £5, (cash only please). Refreshments will be available.