Monthly Talks Programme

These take place on the last Thursday of each month at 19:30 (No Talks are held in August and December). The price for Talks at the Fleet Air Arm Museum for 2024 is £6.00.  We are continuing to improve the standard of our live Zoom option with the aim of widening the audience for these talks.  The cost for this option is £4.00.

Access for Thursday evening Talks at the Fleet Air Arm Museum is via the ground floor access gate, which is to the left of the main entrance stairs. Ring the bell on the sign to the left of the gate and a staff member will come and let you in.

Guests and non members are very welcome at the Museum or on Zoom.  Tea/Coffee, Wine and Soft Drinks are available for a donation in the FAAM Auditorium before the presentation starts and also in the interval.

These are very popular events and we encourage you to purchase tickets beforehand to ensure entry. Entry is possible on the door of the night of the Talk but only if the maximum capacity has not been reached.  Pre-paid tickets are guaranteed entry as priority will be given to pre-paid ticket holders. Tickets are available online via PayPal. Other payment options are available by BACS and Cheque. Please note: there is a cut off for purchasing advance tickets two days before the Talk date and time when the PayPal links will be disabled. Any payments received after the cut-off will be held over to the following month’s Talk.

NON SoFFAAM MEMBERS
Are very welcome to our Talks both at the Fleet Air Arm Museum and on Zoom. Consider joining SoFFAAM to get the benefits of entry to the Museum and other society privileges.  See our Membership page HERE.

NB. We do not issue physical tickets. Names will be added to the audience attendance list at the Museum Auditorium. You will be asked for your Surname and checked-in on the night. The same is for Zoom where you will be checked as you log-in.  Zoom links are sent out 48 hours before the talk takes place. For further details on any of the monthly talks, please contact us.

Keith Mills – The Battle for South Georgia 1982

Thursday 31 July 2025 at 19.30

Keith Mills was OC of the HMS Endurance detachment of 13 Royal Marines including himself, ‘Reinforced’ with 9 Marines from NP8901 on the Falkland Islands. They were landed on South Georgia to be the Military presence to enforce the Government ‘immigration’ policies on the Argentinian scrap metal dealers that landed on South Georgia. This battle was the opening gambit and prelude to the Falklands War.

Keith will talk about his personal experiences of this battle in 1982. This is a talk from someone who was there and directly involved in the fighting 43 years ago. Keith’s insight and description of what it was like to be a very young Royal Marine officer leading a small group of men against much larger Argentine forces will be a very entertaining evening.

Please see below for Payment options.

July 2025 Talk Payment Information.

Members and guests attending at the FAA Museum is £6.00ea and Zoom £4.00ea. You can also pay on the door on the night to see this Talk, but priority will be given to pre-paid tickets if the hall capacity is reached. 

PLEASE NOTE: there is a cut off  for purchasing advanced tickets on the Tuesday prior to the Talk at 19:30 when the PayPal link will be disabled.  Any BACS or Cheque payments received after this time will be held over to the following months Talk.

PayPal

To attend at the Museum is £6.00

To pay by PayPal please click HERE.

We do not issue physical tickets. PayPal informs us you have paid and your name will be added to the audience attendance list at the Museum Auditorium. You will be asked for your Surname and checked-in on the night.

PayPal Zoom

To attend on Zoom is £4.00

To pay by PayPal please click HERE.

We do not issue physical tickets. PayPal informs us you have paid and your name will be added to the Zoom attendance list and checked-in online on the night.

BACS

BANK: Lloyds Bank plc. Sort Code: 30-99-98 Account No: 00857987

Please reference the payment with your Surname/July so we know which talk you are paying for.

For Zoom, you must email soffaam.joinup@gmail.com requesting your Zoom invite. Please advise your payment is for the July 2025 Talk.

Zoom links will be sent 48 hours ahead of the Talk.  If you have not received one by 24 hours ahead of the Talk, please contact soffaam.joinup@gmail.com

Cheque

Please send a cheque payable to SoFFAAM:

Membership Secretary, Coombe View, 1 Coombe Villas, Coombe Orchard, Chapel Street, Axmouth, Devon, EX12 4AU.

Please reference the payment with your Surname/July so we know which talk you are paying for.

For Zoom, you must email soffaam.joinup@gmail.com requesting your Zoom invite. Please advise your payment is for the July Talk.

Zoom links will be sent 48 hours ahead of the Talk.  If you have not received one by 24 hours ahead of the Talk, please contact soffaam.joinup@gmail.com

Terry Powell – RN Mine Clearance Divers in Gulf War One.

Thursday 25 September 2025 at 19:30

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Payment options for this Talk are below.

September 2025 Talk Payment Information.

Members and guests attending at the FAA Museum is £6.00ea and Zoom £4.00ea. You can also pay on the door on the night to see this Talk, but priority will be given to pre-paid tickets if the hall capacity is reached. 

PLEASE NOTE: there is a cut off  for purchasing advanced tickets on the Tuesday prior to the Talk at 19:30 when the PayPal link will be disabled.  Any BACS or Cheque payments received after this time will be held over to the following months Talk.

PayPal

To attend at the Museum is £6.00

To pay by PayPal please click HERE.

We do not issue physical tickets. PayPal informs us you have paid and your name will be added to the audience attendance list at the Museum Auditorium. You will be asked for your Surname and checked-in on the night.

PayPal Zoom

To attend on Zoom is £4.00

To pay by PayPal please click HERE.

We do not issue physical tickets. PayPal informs us you have paid and your name will be added to the Zoom attendance list and checked-in online on the night.

BACS

BANK: Lloyds Bank plc. Sort Code: 30-99-98 Account No: 00857987

Please reference the payment with your Surname/Sept so we know which talk you are paying for.

For Zoom, you must email soffaam.joinup@gmail.com requesting your Zoom invite. Please advise your payment is for the September2025 Talk.

Zoom links will be sent 48 hours ahead of the Talk.  If you have not received one by 24 hours ahead of the Talk, please contact soffaam.joinup@gmail.com

Cheque

Please send a cheque payable to SoFFAAM:

Membership Secretary, Coombe View, 1 Coombe Villas, Coombe Orchard, Chapel Street, Axmouth, Devon, EX12 4AU.

Please reference the payment with your Surname/September so we know which talk you are paying for.

For Zoom, you must email soffaam.joinup@gmail.com requesting your Zoom invite. Please advise your payment is for the September 2025 Talk.

Zoom links will be sent 48 hours ahead of the Talk.  If you have not received one by 24 hours ahead of the Talk, please contact soffaam.joinup@gmail.com

2025

Terry Powell – RN Mine Clearance Divers in Op Granby (Gulf War I)
Thursday 25 September 2025

Sqn Ldr (retd) Joe Marsden – Canberra Target towing, in the firing line of Royal Naval gunners and Army missile operators
Thursday 30 October 2025

Kevin Morgan – NATS (National Air Traffic Services)
Thursday 27 November 2025