Name: HOD - Over Here: The Lives and legacy of the wartime Canadians in Surrey
Start: 2024-09-12T19:30:00
Location: Green Room Theatre

Dorking Halls

The World’s premier show in celebration of ‘The Velvet Voice’ experience all the hits from his amazing career, culminating over 40 million album sales and eight Grammy awards including many of the greatest dance anthems and love songs ever written, fronted by international Luther Vandross tribute Harry Cambridge and his 10-piece band.

Luther 2026

During the Second World War, 330,000 Canadians passed through Aldershot Camp, training there before taking up the defence of the UK while most of the British soldiers were away. This talk will focus on the Canadians stationed in Surrey. In total, 23,000 Canadians were based in Surrey, often occupying large country houses requisitioned by the military. Headley Court was the headquarters of the Canadian Corps and High Ashurst housed the Royal Canadian Engineers. As part of the Home Defence Programme the Canadians constructed concrete pillboxes across Surrey and later in the war practised their skills on Headley Heath in preparation for D-Day.