Monthly Meetings

We hold a meeting with refreshments and a speaker, free for all members, in the Palmer Hall on the first Tuesday of each month except August. The doors open at 2pm and the meeting starts at 2.30pm.

A report on each month’s talk is published in the newsletter.

Members with carers are welcome to be accompanied by their carer at no additional charge.

Guests who attend should bring £1 in cash, as we do not have a cash float or change.

Next Meeting

Tuesday 4 February 2025 Colin Wade – The Joys and Perils of being an Author

Colin is an Oxford based author of crime and murder mystery thrillers. His talk is entitled “The Joys and Perils of being an Author” and he will explain the influences and some of the things he wasn’t expecting when it came to publishing and selling his books.

Forthcoming Meetings (Provisional)

Tuesday 4 March 2025 Wayne Newport. Theatrical Myths, Legends and Superstititions
Tuesday 1 April 2025 Claire and Andrew Woodward. Cotswold Reindeer Herd
Tuesday 6 May 2025 Mike Stone. The Life, Death and Resurrection of Pompeii
Tuesday 3 June 2025 Pamela Holland. A Trip Along the Amalfi Coast
Tuesday 1 July 2025 Peter Gill. Talbot House/Surviving the Great War Poetry and Music
Tuesday 2 September 2025 Al Sylvester. Antartica
Tuesday 7 October 2025 Mike Wardle. Travels in Patagonia and beyond

Previous Meetings

Tuesday 7 January 2025. Nathalie Mignotte on Japan
Tuesday 7 December 2024. Pamela Holland on Curious Christmas Customs.
Tuesday 5 November 2024 Mike Wardle. Travels to Skye and Iceland
Tuesday 1st October 2024 Stewart Linford on the Remarkable Story of the Windsor Chair.
Tuesday 3rd September 2024 Mike Stone. Life, Death and Resurrection of Pompeii
Tuesday 2 July 2024. Patrick Howells. Journey of a Lifetime
Tuesday 4 June 2024. Nathalie Mignotte on Versailles The Gardens of the Sun King
Tuesday 7 May 2024. Alexandra Stanbrook on Hilarious Hats
Tuesday 2 April 2024. Al Sylvester on Antarctica, Southern Reach
Tuesday 5 March 2024. Robin Burton on Traditional Music and Song
Tuesday 5 February 2024. Wayne Newport on Pantomime.
Tuesday 9th January 2024. Ken Brightwell on Growing Up in a Cotswold Town.
Tuesday 5 December 2023. Pete Morris. All I Need is The Air That I Breathe.

Updated 26 January 2025