We have created this page to notify website readers of other events that we have been asked to publicise.
Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend 2025 – CONFERENCE April 25-27. Augustine House, Canterbury. For further details see https://ckhh.org.uk/tudors-stuarts.
SPRA Cello and Piano Recital at 3pm Sunday April 27th at The Old Synagogue, 33 – 34 King Street, CT1 2AJ. (We don’t usually inform CHAS members and website visitors of non-history events, but have made an exception here, as this affords an opportunity to enter a historic building not normally open to the public.). Tickets are £15 and can be obtained by emailing spracanterbury@gmail.com or calling 07798 645141. Further details can be obtained by clicking here.
“Almost as cruel as the enemy was the sea” The Royal Navy and Victory in Europe, 8th May 7:00pm at the Historic Dockyard Chatham. The speaker is Andrew Choong Han Lin from Royal Museums Greenwich, and the event is to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Attendance is free but you are asked to book a place in advance. You can find more details by clicking here.
Kit, Kitty, Canterbury, Controversy & The Dracula Connection. 9th May, 7:15pm at St. Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Watling Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2UA. The speaker is Ian Osterloh. The talk is organised by the Canterbury Branch of the Kent Family History Society. Venue opens at 6:30pm for 7:15pm start. Guests are welcome to attend at £2 per head. Refreshments will be available. For further details click here.
Kit, Kitty, Canterbury, Controversy & The Dracula Connection. 12th May, 7:00pm at St. Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Watling Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2UA. The speaker is Ian Osterloh. Yes, this is the same talk as the one above but this one is organised by the Canterbury Branch of the ArtsSociety. Venue opens at 6:30pm for 7:00pm start. Guests are welcome to attend at £10 per head. Refreshments will be available.
Cathedral Gardens: Thursday 15th May 7:30pm Bridge Village Hall. A talk by Thomas Goodall, head gardener, about the history of some of the Cathedral’s ancient gardens.. Admission £4 on the door. For Further details please click here.
The Becket Lecture will be on Tuesday 27 May at 7pm, wine reception from 6.30pm, in the Michael Berry Lecture Theatre, Old Sessions House and is a free public lecture – all welcome. The speaker is Rachel Koopmans and her lecture is entitled ‘Murder, Miracles, Liturgy, and Stained Glass: Thomas Becket and Benedict of Peterborough’.
Michael Nightingale Memorial Lecture is a joint undertaking between Brook Rural Museum and CKHH. This will be on Tuesday 23 September at 7pm, again with a wine reception from 6.30pm and is an open public lecture. The speaker is Victoria Stevens and the title of her lecture is ‘Conserving Intangibility: the significance of change in heritage collections’
Saturday, 8th November 11am – 4pm Canterbury Society Heritage Expo Event at Westgate Hall. This is expected to be a similar event to last year when there was a series of small talks and over 30 stalls (including CHAS).
More local events of possible interest are advertised on the Centre for Kent History and Heritage webpage.