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  • 1940s Society

    We are currently updating the website and hope to have it up and running in early 2026

    Our in person meetings take place at Otford Memorial Hall, High Street, Otford, Kent TN14 5PQ

    Admission £5 (cash only) – Doors open at 7pm
    Refreshments will be available.

    Details from Otford@1940.co.uk

    2026 Meetings

    30 January 2026
    Katherine Carter – Churchill’s Citadel –
    Chartwell and the gatherings before the storm

    27 March 2026
    Claire Mulley – Agent Zo – The untold story of fearless
    World War II resistance fighter Elżbieta Zawacka

    29 May 2026
    Melody Foreman – Dad’s Army Goes to War –
    the cast and their real wartime experiences

    31 July 2026
    Terry Crowdy – ‘Formidable’ – Arthur Flint’s
    War against Tirpitz and the Kamikazes

    25 September 2026
    Piers Storie-Pugh – The Chindit Operations of Burma

    27 November 2026
    Nick Fothergill – Admiral Ramsay – Saviour of Dunkirk, Mastermind of D-Day