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The Roman Empire
The Roman Empire of Augustus and Marcus Aurelius might have collapsed more than fifteen hundred years ago but it has persisted in the imaginations of Europeans around the world as the very archetype of empire. Recently we’re told (who knows on what basis) that the average European or American male thinks about the Roman Empire […]
Whose Wine is it Anyway?
Do you fancy yourself a wine connoisseur? If so then join us for a fun evening of wine tasting coupled with a quiz. Our three experts will tell you all about the wine you are tasting, but which one of them is telling the truth? With 7 to 8 different wines to taste, your guesses […]
Albums Classiques – Spécial Français A talk on Édith Piaf’s Récital 1961 & Serge Gainsbourg’s Histoire De Melody Nelson
In a new edition of our Classic Albums series, a Spécial Français, we take a deep dive into two LPs that neatly bracket the 1960s and illustrate the diversity of French popular music in this most tumultuous of decades. Édith Piaf’s Recital 1961 was a live recording made at the Paris Olympia the previous December […]
The Art of Architecture – 17th Century
Come and explore the history of architecture from its beginnings in the ancient world to the present time. This three lecture overview with James Willis will take you to ancient Egypt and Rome, the French Cathedrals, English Country gardens, modern New York and so much more! The renaissance began an exploration of ideas which influenced […]
Viv Lucas and Friends
A fundraising evening for the Letchworth Settlement. Local singer songwriter Viv Lucas will play material from his albums Edgelands and the recently released, Nowhere in Between. He will be accompanied by Mike Burke on Keyboards and Tony McDermott on Guitar. Viv and Friends will also play songs by Neil Young, The Eagles and other West […]
A Friday Night Literary Q&A evening
The Settlement is pleased to bring together three writers to discuss the writing craft and answer questions about their work. Jane Wilson-Howarth has practised medicine in the most remote places. Her writing has travel at its heart, whether a book offering advice on staying healthy abroad or her children’s fiction set in the Himalayas and […]
Five Remarkable Women – Sylvia Plath
A talk by Margaret Norwich on Sylvia Plath. Sylvia Plath is more famous in popular culture for her life than for her work. The story of the beautiful young American poetess, brilliant but tortured, abandoned by her husband, the future poet laureate Ted Hughes, alone in London with two small children, writing "dawn poems in […]
Settlement Players – The Flint Street Nativity
The Flint Street Nativity by Tim Firth (writer of Calendar Girls, Neville's Island and Kinky Boots) Miss Horrocks' class of seven-year-olds is about to perform their nativity play at Flint Street Junior School for the proud mums and dads - and the occasional social worker. But squabbles arise when Gabriel wants to play Mary, the […]
Five Remarkable Women – Natalie Kalmus
Christopher Budd talks about Natalie Kalmus, the Dynamic Executive Head of the Technicolor Art Department. Natalie Kalmus was credited as ‘Colour Consultant’ of Technicolor films produced from 1934 to 1949.
The Art of Architecture – 20th Century
Come and explore the history of architecture from its beginnings in the ancient world to the present time. This three lecture overview with James Willis will take you to ancient Egypt and Rome, the French Cathedrals, English Country gardens, modern New York and so much more! As the modern world expands through international trade and […]
Five Remarkable Women – Leonora Carrington
Join Louise Lahive for a talk about Leonora Carrington. In May 2024 Leonora Carrington’s work ‘Les Distractions de Dagobert’ was sold for £22.5 million at Sotheby's auction house in New York. At the time, this was a record amount paid for a work by a British-born female artist. But not many people have ever heard […]
Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair
Free Entry to Fair. Events include Raffle, Tombola, Tea, Cakes, Music and Mulled Wine.
The Beertles Saturday 7th December
Join us for some live music by The Beertles.
Five Remarkable Women – Constance Lytton
Hear Craig Angus, Assistant Archivist at Knebworth House, Park & Gardens talk about the life of suffragette, Lady Constance Lytton of Knebworth, using photos, letters and family documents from the Knebworth House Archive, to discuss the part she played in the struggle for women’s suffrage and the life changing effect it had upon her.
Classic Albums: The Elvis Christmas Album & Phil Spector’s A Christmas Gift for You
Join us for the next in our series of talks about the most influential LPs in music history. In a seasonal special, Stephen Barnard and Christopher Budd reveal the stories behind two of the most familiar and top selling Christmas records ever made – Elvis Presley’s Christmas Album (1957) and Phil Spector’s A Christmas Gift […]
Five Remarkable Women – Dusty Springfield
Join Stephen Barnard as he talks about Dusty Springfield, a true pioneer of blue-eyed soul music and arguably the first female pop singer to take control of her own career.
