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Discover the worst jobs for children during the Victorian period! Many Victorian children were poor and worked to help their families. Few people thought this strange or cruel. Families got no money unless they worked, and most people thought work was good for children.
Horrible Halloween
Ewell Walk On the Dark Side
Thursday 27 October 2pm to 3.30pm
Monday 31 October 7.30pm - 9pm
Tuesday 1 November 7.30pm - 9pm
Discover Ewell’s dark past and remember the tales that some would rather forget. Learn about the terrible exploding gunpowder mills and visit the graveyard of St Mary’s where the victims rest in peace.
The Surrey Hills Wood Fair returns for the 7th year. Each year it gets bigger and better yet retains the traditional charm of a rural day out. Discover interesting stalls and great local produce. There is a big focus on family activities and children under 12 go free. A discounted rate of £7.50 is available if booked in advance (£10 at the gate). Dogs on leads are welcome and parking is free.
Check all details on: www.surreyhillswoodfair.co.uk
Discover history on your doorstep. This is a day of free activities and exhibitions for all the family.
A pdf with full details is attached or view www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/showcase2016
Cobham Remembers is a project run by The Cobham Conservation & Heritage Trust in conjunction with the Surrey History Centre, and is showing the digitally remastered film of original 1916 The Battle of the Somme which was shown in the former Cobham Village Hall in November 1916 .
This event will take place on 11th November 2016 at the present Cobham Village Hall at 7.45pm – tickets £5 each
CBA-SE 2016 Annual Conference and AGM
Sevenoaks School, Recital Room, Sevenoaks, Kent
Speakers include Andrew Mayfield, Andy Margetts, Richard Savage, Mike Brace, Nathalie Cohen, Anne Bone and the keynote speaker is Amanda Richardson.
Ticket prices; £20/£16(members only). More information is available on the CBA SE website: www.cbasouth-east.org while programme details and a booking form are attached below.
The Roman Roads Research Association is proud to host two conferences to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of Ivan D. Margary, whose name, through his work “Roman Roads in Britain”, has become synonymous with the study of Roman roads. Perhaps his best known legacy is the numbering system he devised for Roman roads which is still in general use today. In all, his contribution to British archaeology has been profound, and, we feel, not given the national recognition which it deserves.
The Battle of The Somme 100 years on
Friday the 1st of July 2016
At 7am a service of remembrance will be held at the Commonwealth War Graves section of Ashley Road cemetery in Epsom.
The next Museum kids Club is Metal Detecting!
Towards the end of the 1960s a new technology appeared that would change the finding of objects from the past to the mainstream public. The hobby of metal detecting had been born.
Early metal detectors were quite rudimentary. Their basic design gave them the appearance of a simple transistor radio attached to a stick with a small coil on the end.
The first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, claimed 57,540 British and Commonwealth casualties; 2 for every yard of the battle front. Just 141 days later, when the offensive ended, a huge total of 420,000 Allied men had been killed or wounded, including 70 men from Epsom and Ewell.
Learn about one of the darkest days for the British Army and discover why the human cost was so high. See the weapons and equipment that the troops used to live and fight .
A pdf with full information is attached.
