Our future meetings and social events are listed in the table below. In the case of outings, members are asked to note the guidance in the attached document, which will open in a new window. Organisers will aim to comply with the guidance, but members should, in any case, be aware of it.
Alex Degier takes a look at the history of his house and its ownership and the family histories of some of the people that have lived there. An ordinary house in an ordinary town but with some extraordinary connections. Christmas is coming, and John Butterwick has some timely advice! Eric Songhurst will lead us in a talk/quiz that will test members’ knowledge of the UK Please note that this meeting is on the 2nd Wednesday, since the 1st id New Year’s Day Our very own John Warner, who “May have something to tell us…” Please note that this meeting is on the 4th Wednesday, rather than the usual 3rd Malcolm Brooke, who has visited us before, will be talking about the WW2 German missile (think V2) development site on the Baltic coast Speaker and topic yet to be advised Jim Brettell will be talking about the Probation Service, and important organisation whose function and activities are not understood as well as they might be The 2025 AGM – details will be publicised early in the New Year Joanne Aston will will talk about Ernest Shackleton’s aborted Antarctic crossing expedition of 1914, which is an inspiring story of leadership, courage and endurance in the face of adversity