The Invention of Essex: The making of an English county
LeytonstoneE11 1HH
Speaker: Tim Burrows. Born & still living in Southend, Tim's book, to quote reviews, is ‘a love letter to a county whose variety & richness is so often overlooked.’ He’s written ‘the most insightful, thorough, hilarious & poignant investigation of place, of people, of history. Come & hear about utopians, rebels, travellers, gangsters, eccentrics – and you can buy the book, signed by Tim.
7.30pm Buffet (please bring an item if you can: vegetarian or vegan only) . No entry before 7.30pm please (unless specified). 8.00pm Talk and discussion till about 10pm.
You can email to confirm the talk will be as shown
Open to all; no booking, just turn up
Email: roskane@btinternet.com
The Brighton, Hove and District Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom hold regular monthly meetings from 10.30am till 12.00 on the first Tuesday of the month.
We also have a zoom meeting at 7pm on the same evening of the same day for those unable to get to the morning meeting.
Jubilee Library, Brighton
WILPF
Contact brightonwib@11qp.co.uk
This is a regular event
Tue, 07/10/2025 (All day)
Christian CND Webinar
Online
In the year marking the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, CCND is offering a series of monthly short webinars. Members of the Exec, and invited guest speakers, will present a topic related to nuclear disarmament from a Christian perspective.
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4EKignTfSbe1Bhl1LkY_Fg
Christian CND
This is a regular event
Wed, 08/10/2025 - 00:00
Women in Black vigil
London
WiB - London meets every Wednesday, around the statue of Edith Cavell in St Martin’s Place 6-7. We are very happy to welcome new women to the vigils – even if they can only come once in a while.
Edith Cavell statue in St Martin’s Place
This is a regular event
Fri, 10/10/2025 - 00:00
Women in Black vigil
Brighton
Women in Black vigils take place at the War Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton.
War Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton
brightonwib@11qp.co.uk
This is a regular event
Sat, 11/10/2025 - 00:00
Women in Black Peace Vigil
Oxford
Oxford Women in Black hold a silent vigil for Peace and Justice every Saturday from 2pm to 3pm at the Martyrs Memorial, bottom of St Giles, Oxford.
Contact oxfordwib@gmail.com to go on our WhatsApp group for up to date information about forthcoming vigils.
This is a regular event
Tue, 14/10/2025 - 19:00
The Mistake
London
THE MISTAKE by Michael Mears at the Arcola Theatre, Dalston, London, E8 3DL
Last chance to see this award-winning play about Hiroshima and events leading up to the first atomic bomb.
Direct from tours to the USA and Japan. Performed by Riko Nakazono and Michael Mears.
Arcola Theatre, Dalston, London, E8 3DL
This is not a regular event
Wed, 15/10/2025 - 00:00
Women in Black vigil
London
WiB - London meets every Wednesday, around the statue of Edith Cavell in St Martin’s Place 6-7. We are very happy to welcome new women to the vigils – even if they can only come once in a while.
Edith Cavell statue in St Martin’s Place
This is a regular event
Fri, 17/10/2025 - 00:00
Women in Black vigil
Brighton
Women in Black vigils take place at the War Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton.
War Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton
brightonwib@11qp.co.uk
This is a regular event
Sat, 18/10/2025 - 00:00
Women in Black Peace Vigil
Oxford
Oxford Women in Black hold a silent vigil for Peace and Justice every Saturday from 2pm to 3pm at the Martyrs Memorial, bottom of St Giles, Oxford.
Contact oxfordwib@gmail.com to go on our WhatsApp group for up to date information about forthcoming vigils.
MICHAEL MEARS ESSENTIAL THEATRE:
four dramatic online perspectives on war and nuclear weapons are still available -
THE PRIEST’S TALE https://vimeo.com/438259377
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