Meetings
Monthly Meetings are held in the Memorial Hall on the 4th Thursday afternoon of every month. They start promptly at 14.00 and will normally finish by 16.00. For January - November meetings, please arrive by 13:45 to sign in and get seated. Please note: arrangements may differ for the Christmas Party meeting - see below for specific instructions!
The dates, speakers and topics for the coming months are detailed in 'Dates for your Diary' below.
For a small fee, visitors may attend two Thursday meetings at the Memorial Hall (£2.50 per meeting). Visitors (ie: non-members) may not attend the Christmas meeting or participate in the AGM.
| Dates for your Diary | |
|---|---|
| Thu Nov 28th | David Burrell: The Art of Underground Travel |
| Thu Dec 19th | This meeting (for members only) will take the form of a Christmas afternoon tea organised by the Committee. This year we have a "Christmas Around the World" theme. There will be a glass of Prosecco, Gluhwein or none alcoholic something on arrival, followed by tea and some savouries and cakes . There will be crackers, quizzes, a fun game and a little sing song at the end. The aim is for a little light-hearted fun but you may also learn a thing or two about how other countries celebrate Christmas. The time is 2pm as usual but as the Committee need time to prepare the tables/food etc entrance will be via the Hewitt room, where you will collect your welcome drink. Doors to the main hall will be opened at 2pm. |
| Wed Jan 1st 2020 | 2020 - Happy New Year! |
| Thu Jan 23rd 2020 | Ian Keeble: Charles Dickens, Conjuror. Playbill of his most famous shows (and a little bit of magic!) |
| Thu Feb 27th 2020 | Tony Eaton: "Failed to Return" (Aimee Johnson and Leslie Howard |
| Thu Mar 26th 2020 | AGM plus a presentation on Lasting Powers of Attorney by Gayle Isley |
| Thu Apr 23rd 2020 | Saffron Summerfield: "When Birds Sing" |
| Thu May 28th 2020 | Sandy Pilkington: St Albans and Herts Architectural and Archaeological Society 175th Anniversary Presentation |
| Thu Jun 25th 2020 | Fools Gold: Waters of Tyme - folk music and afternoon tea |
| Thu Jul 23rd 2020 | Dr Geoffrey Copeland (one of our members): Climate Change |
| Thu Aug 27th 2020 | Mark Clements: Marie Curie - Scientist, Feminist, Charity |
| Thu Sep 24th 2020 | Meet the Groups: displays and presentations |
| Thu Oct 22nd 2020 | Speaker to be confirmed |
| Thu Nov 26th 2020 | Speaker to be confirmed |
| Thu Dec 10th 2020 | Your Committee presents Christmas! Social event with food, wine and fun organised by the Committee - full details to follow. Members only |