Our Speaker: Mark Watson. Dagenham’s Valence House is a treasure trove of local history. Mark has been there for 32 years as interpretation & outreach officer, running the education service for schools in Barking & Dagenham & surrounding boroughs, looking at national history subjects through the lens of local history, using play-acting, role-play, giant room-sized board games, art, music, cooking, old-style object handling & dressing-up to make learning fun & interactive. 7.30pm: Entry. Buffet. Please bring an item if you can: vegetarian or vegan only. No entry before 8pm: Talk & discussion till about 10pm; back to buffet. Open to all. No booking, just turn up.