The Charlton Society usually holds talks on matters of local interest, normally on the third Saturday of every month, usually in St. Luke’s Church from 2.30pm. The next meeting is scheduled for Saturday 20 June 2026 at 2.30pm , when Alan Burkitt-Gray will talk about ‘How Charlton helped connect the world’!

The talks start with a local update and are followed by refreshments – please join us!

January’s meeting focussed on Charlton and the Draft Greenwich Local Plan – having your say on shaping our future. The Draft Local Plan by Greenwich Council can be seen here –key issues are around Design and Heritage, Environment and Climate Change, Housing including height and density and Transport.

This year’s schedule:

– 21 February 2026: Dirt and Decoration – How beauty rose out of London’s sewers, with Rob Harris of the Crossness Trust

– 21 March: Parks, People and Pleasure by Candy Blackham

– 18 April 2026: A Short History of Lesnes Abbey with Chris Hawkins

– 16 May 2026: Flats for Poor families? London County Council’s performamce 1890-1930 with Dr. Michael Passmore

– 20 June 2026: How Charlton Helped Connect the World with Alan Burkitt-Gray

– 18 July 2026: Charlton in the 18th. Century – a rediscovered map and what we can learn with Barbara Holland

– 19 September 2026: The everyday heroes of Postman’s Park with Dr. John Price

– 24 October 2026: Charlton Society AGM and Heather Anderson on ‘Women, Football and SE7’

– 21 November 2026: Travels with my Turtle: Slow travel challenges from SE7 with Jo Kibble

– 12 December 2026: Festive special (details to be confirmed)

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Suggestions for future speakers and subject matter are always welcomed, let us know!