Otford 1940s Society. Meeting on 27th September

Name: Otford 1940s Society. Meeting on 27th September
Start: 2024-09-27T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Otford Village Memorial Hall

Schedule

Fri Sep 27 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Otford Village Memorial Hall | Sevenoaks, EN

The July '1940s Society' meeting will be on Friday 27th SEPTEMBER 2024 in Otford Village Memorial Hall when author and historian Clare Mulley will give a talk entitled 'Churchill's Favourite Spy'. Countess Krystyna Skarbek - aka Christine Granville - was Britain’s longest-serving female special agent of the Second World War. Christine fled to Britain on the outbreak of war and persuaded MI6 to make her their first female recruit. She took on mission after mission, skiing into occupied Poland, serving in Egypt and later parachuting into occupied France. In a cruel twist, she survived the war but then met an untimely death in a hotel in South Kensington. How? Clare Mulley, the author of ‘The spy who loved’ will tell Christine’s story
The meeting will be in Otford Village Memorial Hall (OVMH). Doors open at 7pm and the talk will be at 7.30pm. Admission £5, (cash only please). Refreshments will be available. Further details will be in the next 1940s Society Magazine (free by email only) which also includes reports of meetings and other articles of interest. We look forward to welcoming you to our friendly, informative and entertaining meetings. You can find out how to subscribe to the (free) magazine, obtain some past copies and more information about the bi-monthly Society talks in Otford Village Memorial Hall (OVMH) by emailing [email protected]. We look forward to welcoming you to our meetings!