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'''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",<ref>http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/surrey/croydon_brief.html</ref> hence the name, but this venue closed down suddently, and the meetings are now held in other Croydon premises. | '''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",<ref>http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/surrey/croydon_brief.html</ref> hence the name, but this venue closed down suddently, and the meetings are now held in other Croydon premises. | ||
Revision as of 19:23, 11 May 2013
:This article is about the series of meetings in Croydon. For the bar in the West End, see Brief Encounter
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",[1] 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
- April 2012: Patrick Strudwick
- June 2012: Ivor C Treby
- October 2012: Ted Brown
- December 2012: Stella Duffy
- February 2013: Michael Danvers-Walker
- March 2013: Laura Fox
Future speakers
- May 2013: Ed Connell
External links
http://www.cags.org.uk/brief.shtml
