Newington History Group meets monthly in the Village Hall on the fourth Thursday (7pm-9pm).

There's a booked speaker most months followed by a social get-together over refreshments.  Annual membership is £18; while membership for ages 18-25 is £5 pa, and under-18s can join for free.  It's only £4 for guests and everyone is welcome. Just turn up.

Additional events are held during the year, including the annual Newington Uncovered heritage weekend in September, which is part of the National Trust's Heritage Open Days.

The group actively seeks to unearth, preserve and promote the history and heritage of the village and neighbouring areas. This includes recording the present to leave a record for future generations. 

Contact the group with your local stories, memories and photographs. Items that may seem trivial to you might fill an important hole in our knowledge - for example, old family photos may show long-demolished buildings or changed roads.

Anyone willing to assist with research or collating information would be most welcome.

View the group's website: newingtonhistory.uk/ 

Email: [email protected], or call 07506 239970. Follow on Facebook: Newington History Group, and Twitter: @newingtonhg

Events for 2025

January- no meeting

February 27: The Kemsley Mill – Clare Marshall

March 27: A Kentish Songster – Doug Hudson

April 24: Powers Behind the Throne - Women of the First Millennium – Imogen Corrigan

May 22: Behind the Mic - the Story of Invicta Radio, Kent’s First Independent Radio Station – Sue Flipping (7.30pm)

June 26: Medway and its Jewish Community – Irina Fridman

July 24: The Birthplace of Aviation – Peter West

No talk in August

September 25: Elizabeth Barton, the ‘Maid of Kent’ – Melanie Gibson-Barton

October 23: History of the Caribbean Community in Kent & Medway –  Carol Stewart

November 27: The Maidstone Typhoid Medal – Glen Jones

December 18: Oh No It Isn’t - A History of Pantomime – Pete Allen

[NB: 3rd Thursday]

 

All welcome. Visitors £4 at door. Members free.

Annual membership £18 (U18s: Free; 18-25s: £5)

Contact the group via its website: newingtonhistory.uk or call 07506 239970