Contact us by post at  

c/o The Literary Institute, High Street, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9EW or on ebrhistsoc@gmail.com

Website link

To learn more about the Society why not visit a podcast by Jill Williams talking about the origins and interests. To do this Google Max Communications & click on the podcast tab. Then select podcast & choose.

Talks are held in the United Church of Egham and we have a full programme arranged for 2025/2026.

Talks held at the United Church of Egham, High Street, Egham TW20 9EX at 7.30pm

Level access into church, car parking in High Street (limited) or Hummer Road car park     TW20 9BW (£2 parking fee in the evening) located behind Tesco’s. Non-members £2. Cash only.

2025

31 July. History of Kempton Park Racecourse (Nick Pollard, Curator of Staines Museum)

Opened in 1878, it was the idea of a 19^th century businessman to open a racecourse when he saw Kempton Manor and Park for sale.

No talk in August.

25 September. Life of a Concorde Pilot: From Orphanage to the Edge of Space (John Tye)

John started with nothing but became one of only 134 pilots to fly Concorde for British Airways. Come listen to his story, along with fascinating facts on the world’s only supersonic jet and a virtual flight from Heathrow to New York.  John will have signed copies of his book available for purchase after the talk.

30 October. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (Paul Iverson)

A talk on the history of the War Graves Commission, their work and the opportunity to find out specific information on a war grave associated with your family or friends.

27 November. History of Desborough Sailing Club, Shepperton (Mike Daly)

Located on the River Thames at Shepperton, Desborough’s history includes a strong association with the British Moth class sailing dinghy first built in 1932, with Desborough having the largest fleet in the early days of the class. 

No talk in December.

2026

29 January. Entertaining Troops: Stories From The ‘Theatres’ of War (Peter Allen)

This Talk tells the story of how, during one of the darkest times in history, the show still went on. Whether through the work of the Entertainments National Service Association, better known as ENSA or when, in 1944, a Noel Coward play, inspired by R C Sherriff’s ‘Journey’s End’, premiered, not on the West End stage, but in a prisoner of war camp with a future star of the James Bond movies. …

26 February. The Day Big Ben Stopped (Malcolm Loveday)

A history of the clock and the 1976 failure investigation into the cause of the catastrophic disintegration of the famous clock mechanism undertaken by staff from the National Physical Laboratory, including the author.

26 March. History and Legacy of Runnymede and Ankerwycke (Simon Kenton)

As National Trust Manager for Runnymede and Ankerwycke site, Simon takes us on a 30 minute talk about the history of this most famous site. Talk is open for all. Followed by AGM (strictly members only)

Membership runs from 1st April so please join us Mem Leaflet 2025

We continue to produce a monthly newsletter in order to maintain contact with members.  This will continue in colour for the foreseeable future.

We are now serving refreshments after meetings and holding the monthly raffle   

We look forward to welcoming you to our future meetings.

Yours sincerely, Richard Williams on behalf of the EbRHS Committee

The Society also publishes books, postcards, cards dealing with local history & also have items such as tea towels, mugs, maps, etc for sale in their shop in The Egham Museum. 

If you are wanting to buy items there are details of how to obtain items by post on the Sales page.

Alternatively please contact us via ebrhistsoc@gmail.com