WTHSoc October Meeting Details

 Date - 31 Oct 2025  
Time - 20:00 (Doors open 19:30)  
Location - Weston Turville Village Hall  
Title - “Secrets, Scandal & Salacious Gossip of the Royal Court”  
Speaker – Sarah Slater  Entrance - £2 members, £3 visitors


 

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