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Talk: Famous Quakers of West Ham

2nd April 2026, 13:30

04/02/2026 13:30 04/02/2026 00:00 Europe/London Talk: Famous Quakers of West Ham MONTHLY MEETING AND TALK Famous Quakers of West Ham   Thursday 2 April 2026 We are delighted to welcome Dr Mark Gorman, author of Saving the People’s Forest, together with Peter Williams MA (Cantab), author of dozens of articles on local history topics and West Ham and its Fire Brigade: An Illustrated History Together they will bring to life the stories of some of West Ham’s notable Quakers and their place in our local history It promises to be a fascinating and richly illustrated talk, with plenty to discover Join us from 1 30pm for tea, coffee and a catch up Please bring a cup if you can We will start promptly at 2 00pm

MONTHLY MEETING AND TALK

Famous Quakers of West Ham 

 Thursday 2 April 2026

We are delighted to welcome Dr Mark Gorman, author of Saving the People’s Forest, together with Peter Williams MA (Cantab), author of dozens of articles on local history topics and West Ham and its Fire Brigade: An Illustrated History.

Together they will bring to life the stories of some of West Ham’s notable Quakers and their place in our local history. It promises to be a fascinating and richly illustrated talk, with plenty to discover.

Join us from 1.30pm for tea, coffee and a catch up. Please bring a cup if you can. We will start promptly at 2.00pm.


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Walks and Visits Programme

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Here is the programme of walks and gallery visits for June

There are some spaces still for some sessions:
David Lloyd's NPG visit 9th June
Freda Dahl-Nielson Georgian heroine 25th June
Richard Pusey's Whitehall walk 29th June
Elena Paolini Guildhall Art Gallery 30th June

 All events are £10, no refunds. The sessions from June will launch on Thursday 21st May 2026

The next full programme of walks for July can be found here and on the events page of the website.
The sessions for July will launch on Sun 28th June '26 from 10.00

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