Sidcup Literary and Scientific Society

27/01/2026

Our next meeting this season is "Tugboats and Travel" and our speaker is Brian Biggs. It will be held this Tuesday 27th January 2026 followed by Q&A. This will be held at our usual venue, Sidcup Sports Club, Sydney Road, Sidcup, Kent DA14 6RA. Meetings start at 19.30hrs. Parking and disabled access is available. The society welcomes new members and guests. Members can attend all 11 meetings and guests pay a small fee at the door for each session. There is no need to pre-book, just come along! More information is on our website www.sidcuplit.org.uk. We look forward to seeing you

11/01/2026

Our fifth meeting this season is "Frank Matcham Theatres" and our speaker is Alison Rae. It will be held this Tuesday 13th January 2026 followed by Q&A. This will be held at our usual venue, Sidcup Sports Club, Sydney Road, Sidcup, Kent DA14 6RA. Meetings start at 19.30hrs. Parking and disabled access is available. The society welcomes new members and guests. Members can attend all 11 meetings and guests pay a small fee at the door for each session. There is no need to pre-book, just come along! More information is on our website www.sidcuplit.org.uk. We look forward to seeing you.

09/12/2025

Come along tonight and hear our speaker Julia Elton who will present "John Smeaton" followed by Q&A. This will be held on Tuesday 9th December 2025 at our usual venue, The Sidcup Sports Club, Sydney Road, Sidcup, Kent DA14 6RA. Parking and disabled access is available. The society welcomes new members and guests. There is no need to pre-book, just come along! Guests pay a small fee at the door. Meetings start at 19.30hrs and refreshments will be available.

23/11/2025

Our speaker on Tuesday 25th November 2025 is Chris Harvey who will present "Royal Adventures" We start at 19.30 at our usual venue, Sidcup Sports Club , where there is a bar and coffee available and a warm welcome.

23/11/2025

Our speaker on Tuesday 25th November 2025 is Chris Harvey who will present "Royal Adventures" followed by Q&As. Meetings are held at Sidcup Sports Club, 49 Sydney Rd, Sidcup DA14 6RA, and start at 7.30pm. Sidcup Sports Club is situated near to the centre of Sidcup, less than a ten-minute walk from the High Street. It has car parking and disabled access.
The society welcomes new members and guests. Members can attend all 11 meetings held each season. Guests are very welcome and pay a small fee at the door for each meeting. There is no need to pre-book, just come along! Please refer to our website for more information

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26/10/2025

Come along and hear our speaker Maureen Stiller who will present "Jane Austin" followed by Q&A. This will be held on Tuesday 28th October 2025 at our venue, The Sidcup Sports Club, Sydney Road, Sidcup, Kent DA14 6RA. Parking and disabled access is available. The society welcomes new members and guests. Members can attend all 11 meetings and guests pay a small fee at the door for each session. There is no need to pre-book, just come along! Meetings start at 19.30hrs.

14/10/2025

Our first meeting of the new season is held tonight Tuesday 14th October 2025 . Come along and hear our speakers Daniel Webster and Manjil Gurung who will present "Silvertown Tunnel" followed by Q&A. This will be held at our venue The Sidcup Sports Club, Sydney Road, Sidcup, Kent DA14 6RA. Parking and disabled access is available. The society welcomes new members and guests. Members can attend all 11 meetings and guests pay a small fee at the door for each session. There is no need to pre-book, just come along! Meetings start at 19.30hrs. A short EGM will take place at the beginning of the meeting.

03/10/2025

Here we are already at the end of September - that time of year again when we restart our series of meetings for the season from October (today) to March next year.
As usual, the Society will continue to meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at our venue Sidcup Sports Club in Sydney Road (Crescent Farm, Sydney Road, Sidcup, DA14 6RA).
Our first meeting of the season is Tuesday, 14th October at 7:30pm. The presentation will be “Silvertown Tunnel” - an engineering project which has attracted a lot of interest and concern. For the rest of the season, we have a good variety of lectures across both literature and science, and we plan to have some more outings together in the new year. Have a look at our website for a list of meetings.
On the 14th, please arrive reasonably early because being the first meeting of the year many of you will be wishing to pay your subscriptions.
One more thing - we think that our membership fee of £20 represents excellent value compared to what that sum now buys elsewhere. Members pay no more for 11 meetings. For a single visit, a guest fee is £5 for a meeting.
At our first meeting we hold our EGM at the start of proceedings. Normally lasting less than 10 minutes is to formally receive the accounts for the year to 30th June - our formal end of year.
Please note our website has a lot of information including our programme for the season.
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23/03/2025

Our speaker on Tuesday 25th March 2025 is David Charnick, who will present "Literary Portrayals of Bethnal Green" followed by Q&As. Meetings are held at Sidcup Sports Club, 49 Sydney Rd, Sidcup DA14 6RA, and start at 7.30pm. Sidcup Sports Club is situated near to the centre of Sidcup, less than a ten-minute walk from the High Street. It has car parking and disabled access.
The society welcomes new members and guests. Members can attend all 11 meetings held each season. Guests are very welcome and pay a small fee at the door for each meeting. There is no need to pre-book, just come along! Please refer to our website for more information www.sidcuplit.org.uk

09/03/2025

Come along and hear our speakers Daniel Webster and Manjil Gurung who will present "The Tidewell Tunnel" followed by Q&A. This will be held on Tuesday 11th March 2025 at our venue, The Sidcup Sports Club, Sydney Road, Sidcup, Kent DA14 6RA. Parking and disabled access is available. The society welcomes new members and guests. Members can attend all 11 meetings and guests pay a small fee at the door for each session. There is no need to pre-book, just come along! Meetings start at 19.30hrs.

23/02/2025

Our speakers on Tuesday 25th February 2025 are Nick Gunnell and Major Michael Francis, who together will present "D-Day Analysis using the principles of War and Defence" followed by Q&As. Meetings are held at Sidcup Sports Club, 49 Sydney Rd, Sidcup DA14 6RA, and start at 7.30pm. Sidcup Sports Club is situated near to the centre of Sidcup, less than a ten-minute walk from the High Street. It has car parking and disabled access.
The society welcomes new members and guests. Members can attend all 11 meetings held each season. Guests are very welcome and pay a small fee at the door for each meeting. There is no need to pre-book, just come along! Please refer to our website for more information www.sidcuplit.org.uk

10/02/2025

Our speaker on Tuesday Tuesday 11th February 2025 is David Gillham who will present "Alcock and Brown - Knights of the Air" followed by Q&A. Meetings are held at Sidcup Sports Club, 49 Sydney Rd, Sidcup DA14 6RA, and start at 7.30pm. All are very welcome. Sidcup Sports Club is situated in the centre of Sidcup, less than a ten-minute walk from the High Street and has car parking and disabled access.

The society welcomes new members and guests. Members can attend all 11 meetings. Non-members pay a small fee at the door for each session. There is no need to pre-book, just come along! Please refer to our website for more information www.sidcuplit.org.uk