Evening talks and events – open to all – just turn up
Winter / Spring 2026 programme:
27th February – ‘Wandle: River at Risk’
Bobby Dean MP will introduce to you to a documentary film he made on the history, perils and community engagement that the river Wandle brings to our local area.
27th March – Creating Hampton Court’s Kitchen Garden
Vicki Cooke, a community gardener, is enthusiastic about garden heritage and growing edible plants. Vicki will talk to us about how she recreated an historic walled kitchen garden at Hampton Court Palace.
24th April – Shakespeare and England’s Trees
What trees grew in Shakespeare’s England, and what was happening to them? How do the worlds of Shakespeare’s stage and the English countryside relate? From oak to willow and the magical forests imagined on stage, this talk explores early agroforestry, deforestation and use of trees through Shakespeare’s many references to trees. Our speaker, Hannah Leigh is an ecocritical researcher working at Shakespeare’s Globe with an MA in Shakespeare Studies from King’s College London.
29th May – Plant Swap
Bring along, houseplants, veg seedlings, perennials, annuals and cuttings of shrubs and more! Details to follow.
All meetings are 7.30pm (arrive from 7.15pm) at the ‘Garden Hall, The Lodge, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton SM5 3NX.
Entrance fees
All the remaining meetings in 2025 are free for members of SOGG who paid membership fees earlier this year. Non-members are very welcome – only £4 on the door including tea, coffee and biscuits (cash or card). Please do invite your friends.
We hope you will think this is good value for money and continue to support SOGG.
