Our public
meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the last Thursday of every month in the Trinity Church Hall, Pier Avenue. Talks usually last for about an hour, then we have a short break for refreshments followed
by announcements regarding upcoming events, e.g., local exhibitions, and Society business.
Members are admitted free of charge to all meetings; visitors for £2. Membership runs from January to December and costs £12.50 for the year. Renewals and new membership will be
taken at our first meeting, see below.
Programme of Meetings for 2024
25 April: Pier Gap; natural or created by Roger Kennell.
30 May: Frontline Walton; Napoleon to 1956 by Peter Appleton.
27 June: Essex Smugglers part two by Brian Billis.
25 July: Members’ Evening; three 20 minute talks by members.
29 August: From demolition to discovery; the lost mansion of Marks Hall by John Mallinson.
26 September: Plants that changed the world by Frances Boardman.
31 October: R.N.L.I. life at Clacton lifeboat by Dennis Hoad.
28 November: Shopping in Clacton through the ages by George Hardwick.
26 December: No meeting.
All meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Hall, Trinity Methodist Church, Pier Avenue. There is a small car park next to the Hall. On-road parking in Pier Avenue and Rosemary Road is also available as well as the Council Car Park a short distance away.
No charge for members. £2 for non-members.
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