This page lists all the events that we will plan to undertake. You can select any particular type of event by using the “Categories” pull-down list immediately below.
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.
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