{"title": "Friends Talks 2026", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Kingston Museum", "address": "Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PS", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GGOH", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history"], "description": "Friends Talks 2026 is a series of talks at Kingston Museum running throughout 2026. The series is organised by Kingston Heritage and begins with a talk by Julian McCarthy. 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