Events
Events shown below as a General Meeting or Outings by Coach are open to all our members.
Unless stated otherwise, the other events are specifically for members of the relevant group and you need to join the group in order to participate. Outings by Coach and some group events require booking.
For more detailed information about a group of events click on the Group link below.
A General Meeting is held usually on the 3rd Wednesday of every month (except December which is 2nd Wednesday) at 2.15pm at Brooklands Residents Association. See the list below for details. New members and visitors are welcome.
Details of future events including Holidays and Days Out can be found on the Latest News Page
| Dates for your Diary | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | ||
| Thu Mar 12th | Old Glory Programme | Talk - Keith Hoffmeister - Local Route of HS2 |
| Wed Mar 18th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Peter Neall - Tales of Old Russia |
| Mon Mar 30th →Fri Apr 3rd | Holiday | Spring in Somerset - Warners Hotel - Cricket St. Thomas |
| April 2020 | ||
| Thu Apr 9th | Old Glory Programme | Talk - Peaker Colin Oakes - Plumbing the Depths - Tales as a Plumber's Mate |
| Wed Apr 15th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Paul Heslop - The Romans and Hadrians Wall |
| Sun Apr 26th →Fri May 1st | Holiday | The Belgian Ardennes - Staying in La Roche en Ardennes |
| May 2020 | ||
| Thu May 14th | Old Glory Programme | Talk - Speaker Tony Earle - On and Off the Map - The Underground that Never Was. |
| Wed May 20th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Howard Slater - East End of London - From the Huguenots to the Bengalis |
| June 2020 | ||
| Mon Jun 8th →Fri Jun 12th | Holiday | Walking Holiday - Peveril of the Peak - Please click Walking Holiday - Dovedale for details |
| Thu Jun 11th | Old Glory Programme | Talk - Speaker Alan Cox - TBA |
| Wed Jun 17th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Mike Beech - China - From Confucius to 21st Century |
| July 2020 | ||
| Thu Jul 9th | Old Glory Programme | Talk - Speaker Steve Bacon - Living History - Grave Robber |
| Wed Jul 15th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Martin Copping - St. Pauls Cathedral |
| August 2020 | ||
| Thu Aug 13th | Old Glory Programme | Talk - Speaker Hugh Granger - Mary Celeste |
| Wed Aug 19th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Chris Stewart - New Zealand - It's History and Natural Wonders |
| September 2020 | ||
| Mon Sep 7th →Fri Sep 11th | Holiday | Delights of Yorkshire - Staying at Rendezvous Hotel in Skipton |
| Thu Sep 10th | Old Glory Programme | Talk - Speaker Andrew Tyrtania - History of Brewing |
| Wed Sep 16th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - David Lusted - How Women Made Classical Hollywood |
| October 2020 | ||
| Wed Oct 21st | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Graham Towse - Bob Brand - The Bomber who wanted to blow up Hitler |
| November 2020 | ||
| Sun Nov 15th →Tue Nov 17th | Holiday | Thursford Spectacular |
| Wed Nov 18th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Damien O'Dell - Adventures of a Ghost Hunter |
| December 2020 | ||
| Wed Dec 9th | Monthly Meeting | Harmony Duo Entertains |
| January 2021 | ||
| Wed Jan 20th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Eugene Mathias - Onwards & Upwards |
| February 2021 | ||
| Wed Feb 17th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - John Flewin - Over Our Dead Bodies (3rd London Airport) |
| March 2021 | ||
| Wed Mar 17th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Paul Ranford - How Victorian England Reacted to Darwins Unsettling News |
| April 2021 | ||
| Wed Apr 21st | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Graham Short - My Life as a Micro Artist |
| May 2021 | ||
| Wed May 19th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Saffron Summerfield - MK to Mississippi - a Brief History of Guitar |
| June 2021 | ||
| Wed Jun 16th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Peter Barratt - Alice Hawkins - Suffragette |
| July 2021 | ||
| Wed Jul 21st | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Dr James Taylor - Brilliant British Humour in the Forgotten Art of the Picture Postcard 1840-1950 |
| August 2021 | ||
| Wed Aug 18th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Mike Long - A Day in the Life of a TV Licence Enquiry Officer |
| September 2021 | ||
| Wed Sep 15th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Bruce Nixon - Climate Change 21st Century |
| October 2021 | ||
| Wed Oct 20th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Andy Smith - Wartime Romance |
| November 2021 | ||
| Wed Nov 17th | Monthly Meeting | Speaker - Mike Payne - Downton Abbey - Connections with Beds, Bucks & Oxon |