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.
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 David Banks will talk about the Yorkshire coastal secrets of the National Trust. It’s incredible, but true, that the coastline of Yorkshire was the birthplace of England’s first chemical industry using natural materials and human urine, changing the fashion trade in England for ever! No, not that Secret Service: Jim Brettell will be talking about the Probation Service, an 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 Tony Burkitt will talk to us about Robert Adam, the great Georgian architect and designer, whose work and inspiration is still with us today