Welcome to Les Amitiés Françaises Godalming

 

 

Culture · Conversation · Friendship

A little piece of France in Godalming

Welcome to Les Amitiés Françaises, a friendly society bringing people together through a shared enthusiasm for France, its language, literature, art and history.

Founded in 1989, we offer an engaging programme of talks, a French Cercle Littéraire and enjoyable opportunities to meet fellow Francophiles. Whether you speak French fluently or simply love French culture, you are warmly welcome.

Latest news

Info’Mail October 2026

Hello everyone, Our October get-together is on Thursday 15 October, and it's a bit of a double bill, because we're holding our AGM before the lecture. Come early for drinks and a chat. The doors open at 6.30 pm, and we'll have drinks and snacks ready before the AGM...

Info’Mail September 2026

The new season of lectures in French begins on 17th September when Maryse Wright will be talking to us about “Bordeaux hier et aujourd’hui “. We are looking forward to welcoming Maryse who will be travelling from Nottingham and it will be her first lecture to our...

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Where we meet

Our lectures take place at the Oglethorpe Hall in the Wilfrid Noyce Centre, close to the Crown Court car park in central Godalming. Members can also join lectures remotely via Zoom. Connection details are sent ahead of each lecture.

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