Dartford Branch Talk: My Ancestor, the Arctic Explorer  by Clare Walker

Clare began her career as a journalist, went into publishing, and then qualified as a pilot aged 50, excelling at each challenge.

Since retiring she has co-founded the Dockland Sinfonia.

Clare's great-great grandfather was one of the crew on the historic 1875 expedition to search for the North Pole, during which the ships were trapped for months in the ice.

Her talk features more than 70 slides, including the first photographs ever taken on a British expedition.

Doors open 9.45am. The meeting / talk will start at 10.30am and end by 12.30pm. 

The Talk venue has a large, free car park but it is shared with other users and can be busy at times.

No booking, just turn up.

The Society is a registered charity and membership fees and donations are an important part of our income. The Talk is free to members but guests and visitors are asked to make a donation towards hall hire and speaker's fee. There will be a donations box at the venue.

But Society membership only costs £10 a year (£12 joint members) https://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/about/membership/our-membership