Nick Byrne – will be talking about Beatrice Shilling – “the remarkable life of a local girl who helped save Britain in “it’s darkest hour”” 

The story of a determined lady from Waterlooville, who fought against all the odds and discrimination to become one of the country’s foremost mechanical engineers – and on the way helped defeat the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain, worked on rockets in the Cold War era, raced cars and motorbikes at Brooklands and Goodwood, and designed an Olympic bobsleigh!”

As always at Catherington Church Hall.  Time: 19:15 for 19:30 – prompt start.

The entry fee is £2.00 payable at the door or £5.00 to include a glass of red or white. If possible please bring the right amount of cash.

This is a list of planned events – many are still to be confirmed:

• 25th October 2026 – Nick Byrne – 100 Lives talk;
• 27th November 2026 – AGM;
• 13th December 2026 – Carol Service at 17:00 by the Christmas Tree;
• 25th January 2027 – Father Charles – 100 Lives talk;
• 21st February 2027 – Patrick Coyle – 100 Lives talk re 1900s Catherington;
• 18th April 2027 – Mike Harris – 100 Lives talk re the Salvation Army;

On Friday 17th July, several Catherington residents embarked on litter picking along Catherington Lane.

We collected four bags of rubbish as shown in the photo below – more phases of Operation Sparkle to come.