EVENTS
Regular monthly meetings with a guest speaker are held on the 3rd Monday of the month at the Larruperz Centre, Grammar School Close, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7QD starting at 2.30pm. Monthly Meeting Programme
After the speaker there is an opportunity to ask questions, take refreshments and catch up with friends.
Apart from the monthly meeting there are frequent outings to places of local interest or historic buildings. Details of these visits are announced at the monthly meetings. There is an additional cost for these outings. Please check our Outings page for information.
There is also a book stall, where books are recycled for a small cost.
| Dates for your Diary | ||
|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | ||
| Mon Sep 16th | Meeting | Larruperz Centre 2.30pm Aternoon Tea |
| Mon Sep 30th | Outing | Berkeley Castle and Dr. Jenner’s House - 30th September Unique, in that it has been lived in by the same family for 900 years, longer than any other fortress in England. Unfortunately there is no wheelchair access although those with walking difficulties can tour the ground floor. There are extensive gardens and a tropical butterfly house to visit as well. Refreshments are available at the café and Yurt restaurant. There is a gate to the adjoining property, Dr Jenner’s House famous for inventing the smallpox vaccine. The plan is to tour the Castle before lunch and then spend a couple of hours in Dr. Jenner’s House and garden in the afternoon. Health and Safety Advice The Castle is a mediaeval building and the following gives an indication of what to expect during the tour. In the gardens there are uneven surfaces, steep terraces, deep water features, steep steps, non-edible plants, low branches, and slippery surfaces in wet weather. Please don't climb on the cannon, they are very old. In the Castle there are steep stone steps, uneven and slippery floors, other steps not immediately obvious, low doorways. Cost £27 per head. Leave Wilton Road Car Park at 9.30am prompt. Payment by September meeting. |
| October 2019 | ||
| Mon Oct 21st | Meeting | Larruperz Centre 2.30pm Speakers Marilyn and Peter Reynolds Talk on "Canada - Ten Provinces, One Country" |
| November 2019 | ||
| Mon Nov 18th | Meeting | Larruperz Centre 2.30pm Speaker Paul Crumpton Rural & Business Crime Officer (Crime Prevention) discusses "Fraud, Scams & Reducing the opportunity for Cyber Crime" |
| December 2019 | ||
| Tue Dec 3rd | Outing | Bath Abbey, Roman Baths and Christmas Markets - 3rd December This is a chance to see the famous Roman Baths and Abbey as well as other attractions. The cost of the coach will be in the region of £13 per head depending on numbers. The tour of the Roman Baths will cost circa £14 per head depending on how many book. Please indicate whether you will be joining the group for the visit to the Roman Baths or prefer to be independent. The annual Christmas markets will also be near to the Abbey and Baths. We will leave Wilton Road Car Park at 9am. Payment by November meeting. |
| Mon Dec 9th | Meeting | Larruperz Centre 2.30pm Speaker Sean J Singer and guitarist "Songs of the 60's and 70's" |
| January 2020 | ||
| Mon Jan 20th | Meeting | Larruperz Centre 2.30pm Speaker Paul Barnett Talk on "Disaster Waiting - The Severn Bridge Disaster" |
| February 2020 | ||
| Mon Feb 17th | Meeting | Larruperz Centre 2.30pm Speaker Bob Skelt Talk on the "People of Bletchley Park" |
| March 2020 | ||
| Mon Mar 16th | Meeting | Larruperz Centre 2.30pm Speaker Dr Graham Cope Talk on "Antibiotics - The Ticking Time Bomb" |
| April 2020 | ||
| Mon Apr 20th | Meeting | Larruperz Centre 2.30pm Speaker Philip Caine Talk on "Barrow to Baghdad and Back Again" |