Events
Monthly Meetings
We hold a general monthly meeting for all members on the first Thursday of each month. It is held in the Ballroom of the Victoria Hall, Oakham. Doors open at 10.00am for a 10.30 start. There is no charge to members for attending the meeting, and coffee and tea are available.
A ramp is provided for access by wheelchair users located at the rear entrance of Victoria Hall in Church Street. A lift within the property provides easy access to the ballroom positioned on the 1st floor.
Toilets are positioned on both floors of Victoria Hall catering for wheelchair users and persons with walking difficulties. There is an induction loop system for those who are hard of hearing. Service dogs are most welcome.
At each meeting we announce the latest notices for members and also have an invited speaker. These talks cover a wide variety of subjects of interest and usually finish between 11.30 and noon.
The monthly meetings provide an opportunity to talk to members of the Committee, group leaders and fellow members, as well as reviewing notices about groups and events on our notice boards.
Speaker Programme
The speaker programme may be subject to change. Please check the latest information on this web site before travelling to hear a particular speaker. The full programme, with additional notes about each talk and the speaker is detailed below.
Visits and Trips
We would normally also organise visits to the theatre, stately homes, national and local museums, and some short holidays. However, at present, there is no
Social Committee in place to arrange these events. Therefore all Visits and Trips are currently suspended.
If you have any queries about events, please contact the organiser or any member of the Committee. You can email the event organiser using their link in the relevant event.
| Dates for your Diary | |
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| Meetings | |
| Thu May 2nd | Barbara Meyer :- Big Cats around the world Many of our members will remember Barbara’s fascinating presentation on wildlife in Sherwood Forest and know that Barbara Meyer is a wildlife photographer, who dedicates her photography to help endangered big cat species in their fight for survival and to raise awareness of British wildlife, the wildlife that lives around us. Through her support of big cat conservation groups and working with zoos and wildlife parks as well as through research for articles and booklets, Barbara has gained an extensive knowledge of big cat species and an insight into the conservation work that is done to help these species. Talk: Big Cats Around The Globe This talk will take us on a journey around the globe, exploring what big cats are, where they live and the situations and problems they experience in their natural habitat. The talk will also cover the ongoing conservation efforts designed to help them in their fight against extinction. We will learn about a wide range of cats from the really big ones like tigers and lions to some medium-sized and smaller wild cats like the clouded leopard and the bob cat. |
| Thu Jun 6th | Bill Devitt - The Orient Express |
| Thu Jul 4th | Chris Lewis - The tale of Tom Otter : a tale of murder dating back to 1805 - but how much is history and how much is folklore? |
| Thu Aug 1st | Wonderful Wicked Wallis Julie Kinnear will be returning to talk to us about Wallis Simpson following her well received 2023 talk on Marilyn Monroe |
| Thu Sep 5th | Hannah Sylvester - People and Plants: how the human body, and nature benefit from working with and having greater awareness of medicinal plants |
| Thu Oct 3rd | Jim Stebbings - The Lusitania: the tragic loss of Cunard’s great transatlantic ship in an act of war |
| Thu Nov 7th | Geoff Harris, who talked to us last year about ‘The London No-one Tells You About’, has agreed to come back and tell us ‘A Toastmaster’s Tales’. |
| Thu Dec 5th | No Speaker ( Christmas meal) |