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This year’s AGM is being held in Dedham on Saturday, October 4

This year’s AGM is being held in Dedham on Saturday, October 4

Friday 22 August 2025

Summer is beginning to ease into autumn, meaning one thing: it’s time for the CPRE Essex AGM! This year’s event is being held on the afternoon of Saturday, October 4, at the Assembly Rooms in Dedham. We will be meeting at 2pm for a 2.30pm start. Our guest speaker will be Paul Gallifant, editor of […] Read more >

Conservation – the second part of Robert Erith’s talk

Conservation – the second part of Robert Erith’s talk

Wednesday 12 October 2022

A highlight of our AGM was the talk entitled Conservation by Robert Erith. We presented the first part of his talk, in which he offered observations as a North Essex countryman, here. In this this second part he talks about the Dedham Vale Society, of which he is president, and the work he and his […] Read more >

Watch out! Dedham Vale Society lecture focuses on genius watchmaker George Daniels

Watch out! Dedham Vale Society lecture focuses on genius watchmaker George Daniels

Monday 2 November 2020

George Daniels was Britain’s greatest watchmaker in 200 years, his career culminating in the invention of an entirely new frictionless movement… much to the annoyance of the giant Swiss watch industry. It’s a fascinating story and you can hear it at the Dedham Vale Society’s Winter Lecture, to be held at the end of this […] Read more >

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