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Regular meeting venue: St Dunstan's Church Hall, Canterbury, on the second Tuesday of each month. Most meetings are also live-streamed on Zoom. 
Secretary: John Ingram, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 01227 472589
President: Professor Malcolm Andrews, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
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After a break of some years, the Canterbury Branch was re-founded in 1996 by Dr Frank Fricker with a programme of monthly talks, of a mainly academic nature, and occasional outings. That, with the annual Birthday and Christmas lunches, remains the basic pattern. However, before each talk there is a convivial half-hour for refreshments, news and chat, not always strictly Dickensian. The Branch AGM is held at its December meeting, when business is leavened by a Christmas entertainment accompanied by Dickens Tart and Punch. The Canterbury Branch has twice staged the Fellowship's Annual Conference, in 2005 and 2012, and also assisted with hosting the 2025 conference in the city.

A short introduction to Canterbury

 

08
June
2026

Talk by Professor Carolyn Oulton: 'Not without Prejudice: Drinking with the Stepney Pickwick Club'

Venue: St Dunstan's Church Hall, 80 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8LS  |  City: Canterbury, United Kingdom
14
July
2026

Talk by Dr Marzia Dati: 'Dickens and Italy'

Venue: St Dunstan's Church Hall, 80 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8LS  |  City: Canterbury, United Kingdom
08
September
2026

Talk by Dr Peter Merchant: 'The Artist and the Author: A Sidelight on Great Expectations'

Venue: St Dunstan's Church Hall, 80 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8LS  |  City: Canterbury, United Kingdom
13
October
2026

Talk by Paul Graham: 'Dickens & Sport'

Venue: St Dunstan's Church Hall, 80 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8LS  |  City: Canterbury, United Kingdom
10
November
2026

Talk by Professor Malcolm Andrews: 'Dickens, the Imagination and Sympathy'

Venue: St Dunstan's Church Hall, 80 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8LS  |  City: Canterbury, United Kingdom
15
December
2026

Branch AGM and talk by Stephen Ridgwell: 'From Magwitch to Marley's Ghost: Dickens in the Golden Age of British Cinema, 1946-1951'

Venue: St Dunstan's Church Hall, 80 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8LS  |  City: Canterbury, United Kingdom
31
December
2028
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