The Register was taken in September 1939, prior to the issuing of identity cards. Nigel will tell us about some of the interesting (and surprising!) people who were registered in Ewhurst at the beginning of the Second World War, including the first public showing for nearly eighty years, of a home-movie showing evacuees arriving at Ewhurst School.

The mother of Henry VII and grandmother of Henry VIII, Margaret Beaufort is known as the mother of the Tudor dynasty. James will tell us about her life and influence.

Henry will tell us about the extraordinary life and death of Whitaker Wright and his extravagant estate at Witley, which includes an underwater smoking room.

We welcome Joy for a return visit. This time she will be telling us about James Puttock who ran the smithy at Lucks Green (near Dobbe’s florist)

Followed by mulled wine and mince pies.

Isabel, an archivist from the Surrey History Centre, will be telling us about the life and work of John Evelyn and his Surrey connections.