Future Meetings

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.

Oct
16
Wed
Meeting: “Richard III – Monster or Martyr?” @ Oatlands Club
Oct 16 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
He may not be under a Leicester car park any more, but Maria Leotta will be talking about some of the many remaining questions regarding the reign of Richard III. The President has agreed that members’ wives and/or partners would be very welcome at this meeting.  However, please let the President or Secretary know if you expect to be accompanied.
Nov
6
Wed
Meeting: “History of my House” @ Oatlands Club
Nov 6 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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.

Nov
20
Wed
Meeting: “Ten Ways to Improve your Enjoyment of Wine” @ Oatlands Club
Nov 20 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Christmas is coming, and John Butterwick has some timely advice!

Jan
8
Wed
Meeting: “Where in the UK” @ Oatlands Club
Jan 8 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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

Jan
22
Wed
Meeting: “Don’t Write Me Off” @ Oatlands Club
Jan 22 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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

Feb
5
Wed
Meeting: “Peenemunde” @ Oatlands Club
Feb 5 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Malcolm Brooke, who has visited us before, will be talking about the WW2 German missile (think V2) development site on the Baltic coast

Feb
19
Wed
Meeting: TBA @ Oatlands Club
Feb 19 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Speaker and topic yet to be advised

Mar
5
Wed
Meeting: “The Secret Service” @ Oatlands Club
Mar 5 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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

Mar
19
Wed
2025 Annual General Meeting @ Oatlands Club
Mar 19 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

The 2025 AGM – details will be publicised early in the New Year

Apr
9
Wed
Meeting: “Shackleton’s Expedition to the Antarctic, 1914” @ Oatlands Club
Apr 9 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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