Puttenham and Wanborough History Society hold regular monthly meetings either in the
Marwick Hall in
Puttenham or
Wanborough Village Hall in
Wanborough and twice a year visits to places of interest.
PROGRAMME for 2010 - 2011
Fri. Sat & Sun 10th-12th September 2010
Heritage Weekend - Wanborough Barn Open 10am - 5pm
Friday 22nd October 2010 Annual General Meeting followed by a talk by Marion May - "The Story of the Cokelers."
Marwick Hall, Puttenham. 8.00 p.m.
Friday 26th November 2010 "Industries of West Surrey" a talk, with slides, by Dr. Trevor Kennea. Marwick Hall, Puttenham. 8.00 p.m.
Friday 21st January 2011 "Woodland Crafts and Industries." A talk, with slides, by Tim Winter. Marwick Hall, Puttenham. 8.00 p.m.
Friday 25th February 2011A talk by Charles Bone, on the life and work of his late wife, Sheila Mitchell
Marwick Hall, Puttenham. 8.00 p.m.
Friday 25th March 2011 A talk by Roger Nicholas on "The Life of Eric Parker" a naturalist and
writer with a particular love of Guildford and Surrey. Marwick Hall, Puttenham. 8.00 p.m.
June/July 2011 Outing to be arranged
ABOUT THE SOCIETY
Puttenham and Wanborough History Society was formed in 1967 by a group of local people. At their first meeting on 7th July 1967 Jock Vevers proposed that the objectives of the Society should be "To promote and encourage the study, the preservation and the recording of the past and present history of the parishes of Puttenham and Wanborough." The Society grew, meetings and exhibitions were held in the Marwick Hall, Puttenham and outings were arranged. The society regularly published papers on local research and in 1972 Ruth Dugmore's book 'Puttenham under the Hog's Back' was published. Residents of the two villages began a collection of documents, photographs and pictures, which quickly grew, and were stored for several years in the village school. Books by members of the society include Gillian Drew's Wanborough, and Patrick Yarnold's 'Wanborough Manor - School for Secret Agents' published (2009). Margaret Saunders used material from the archives in iPuttenham and Wanborough. The Past in Pictures' (2000).