Loughton & District Historical Society
Membership Application: 2026-2027 Season
Doors open at 7:00pm for the talk on Thursday. At 7:00pm refreshments are available with teas, coffee and biscuits available. The evening meeting talk commences at 7:30pm.
Meeting are held on the second Thursday of the month from October to June with the exception of no meeting in January at
Loughton Methodist Church, 260 High Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 1RB.
Parking is limited behind the church. Free parking is available at the time of our meetings at the Traps Hill Library car park a couple of minutes walk from the church.
The programme for the 2026-2027 season is detailed below
PROGRAMME FOR 2026-2027
Talks are subject to alteration, sometimes at short notice, if, e.g., a speaker is unwell. If you are travelling from a distance for a particular talk, please telephone or e-mail first. Please supply an email address wherever possible, as this is how we notify any last minute changes to talks.
2026
October: Thursday 8
Herbert Tooley – Loughton and
Buckhurst Hill’s Architect
BY LYNN JONES
November: Thursday 5
Loughton’s Blue Plaques
COLIN HUGHES
December: Thursday 1O
Members’ evening
2027
February: Thursday 11
The Hard Life of Railwaymen
NEIL HOUGHTON
March: Thursday 11
The Retreats of Epping Forest
IAN CHANNELL
April: Thursday 8
A Schoolgirl’s War
MARY SMITH
May: Thursday 13
Annual General Meeting
followed by
Photographic Quiz (non-competitive)
LYNN JONES
June: Thursday 10
Sir John Betjeman
TERENCE ATKINS
An Application Form for joining or renewing membership of the society is available below.
APPLICATION FORM DETAILS FOR 2026-2027
We will need to have a signed application form from you to comply with Data Protection procedures.
You may wish to complete the Application Form and bring it with you at the next meeting.
If you pay by cheque complete the Application Form and send it with the appropriate subscription to:
Duncan Creevy
12 Albion Park
Loughton
Essex
IG10 4RB
If you join the Society, please note:-
Information you supply on the application form will not be disclosed to any other member without your consent, and never to any outside party or organisation.
A postal address is needed so that you may receive Newsletters if unable to collect them at a meeting.
If you give an e-mail address, please sign the form to indicate that the Society may use it to:-
Acknowledge your subscription if sent by post; advise you of any changes or additional information regarding meetings or other events.
If you are unable to print the form, please write the information clearly on a piece of paper and sign it as appropriate.
You may withdraw your consent as above at any time.
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LOUGHTON & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
APPLICATION FORM 2026-2027
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Subscriptions : Individual £15; Family £20 (covers two or more people at one address and is primarily intended for those who attend meetings)
Please pay when attending a meeting or please send a cheque for £15 or £20 to the above address.
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