The Brief Encounter (Croydon)
The Brief Encounter is the name given to the bi-monthly series of open meetings organised by Croydon Area Gay Society. The meetings were originally held in a central Croydon pub called "The Brief", hence the name, but this venue closed down suddently, and the meetings are now held in other Croydon premises.
Past speakers
- October 2008: Brian Paddick
- December 2008; Allan Horsfall and Ray Gosling
- April 2009: Denise Anderson
- June 2009: Peter Tatchell
- August 2009: Sharon Ferguson
- October 2009: Angela Mason
- December 2009: Mark Bunyan
- February 2010: "Hustings" meeting in advance of the General Election.
- April 2010: Justin Varney
- May 2010; Thierry Schaffauser
- June 2010:Colin Coward
- August 2010: Paul Burston
- October 2010: Linda Bellos
- December 2010: Peter Scott-Presland
- February 2011: Darren Ollerton
- April 2011: Rory Goring
- June 2011: "40 years on" - recollections by members of 40 years of CAGS
- August 2011: Lindsay River
- October 2011: Sue Sanders
- December 2011: Tony Walton
- February 2012: Lisa Power
Future speakers
- April 2012: Patrick Strudwick
- June 2012: Ivor C Treby