Below is our latest events programme (updated September 2026).
Please note that some events are for members only.
Please view further details and book via our Eventbrite page, or click on the individual event names in the list below to visit the Eventbrite booking page for that specific event.
Saturday 12 September, 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. – Open House Festival 2026
The Thorney Island Society Archives, 10 Old Pye Street, SW1P 2DG
The Thorney Island Society Archives, 10 Old Pye Street, SW1P 2DG
An opportunity to drop into our Archives during London Open House Festival.
Tuesday 22 September, 5.30 p.m. – Talk: Life above and below Monck Street after the Gasworks
City of Westminster Archives Centre, 10 St Ann's Street, SW1P 2DF
City of Westminster Archives Centre, 10 St Ann's Street, SW1P 2DF
Join Linda Hantrais, author and local resident, to learn more about the vicissitudes of Monck Street in the 20th century, as she presents the final instalment in her series on the Rises and Falls of Monck Street. (The previous two talks are available as articles on this website.)
Saturday 5 December, 6.30 p.m. – The Thorney Island Society Christmas Party
Blue Orchid Wellington Hotel, 71 Vincent Square, SW1P 2PA
Blue Orchid Wellington Hotel, 71 Vincent Square, SW1P 2PA
The Thorney Island Society warmly invites you to our annual Christmas Party. It has been another incredibly busy and rewarding year for our community in Westminster, and it is time to come together to celebrate our shared achievements, catch up with old friends and make some new ones.
Recordings of many of our previous Zoom talks can be viewed on our YouTube channel.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed at the Society's events are those of the speakers and guides and do not necessarily reflect the stance of The Thorney Island Society.