Our main meetings are held at St Teresa’s Parish Hall, Warwick Road in the centre of Beaconsfield New Town.
Date | Topic | Speaker | Highlight? |
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2023 | |||
8 June * | An Update on HS2 and its impact on the Chilterns | Keith Hoffmeister | yes |
22 June | Ban Conkers? That's Bonkers!! | Nick Cook | |
13 July * | Henry Maudslay - Mechanical Engineering Genius | Professor David Perrett | |
27 July | Sense and Insensibility : The History of Chloroform | Graham Harrison | |
10 August * | Every Contact Leaves a Trace | Chris Truran | |
24 August | Restoration of the Houses of Parliament | Amee Ewing | |
14 September * | Slovenia | Nick Brazil | |
28 September | no meeting | Club Holiday to Ljubljana | |
12 October * | Genetic Modification and / or Gene Editing : Food for Thought | Professor Jim Dunwell | |
26 October | Are Computers really smart or do we just make them look smart? | John McCormick | |
9 November * | Why are we running out of fresh water? | David Barker | |
23 November | The History of the Silver Screen | Tony Earle | |
14 December * | The History of Moor Park Mansion | Alison Wall |
Our Club has continued with Zoom online Speaker Meetings during Covid 19 Lockdown.
Since 12 August 2021, we are pleased to announce we are meeting in our new venue, St Teresa’s Parish Hall
(unless the meeting is denoted as Online)
Once per month, on a show of hands, an informal lunch is arranged to follow the meeting at a selected local hostelry. These dates are marked with a * in the programme.
The December meeting is followed by our Christmas Lunch
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Ladies Meetings
Some of our Ladies joined the once a month Zoom online Speaker Meetings during Covid 19 lockdown
From 30 September 2021, our ladies will recommence their own meeting with a speaker, followed by lunch for those who wish to participate.
Date | Topic | Speaker | Highlight? |
2023 | |||
29 June | Bulstrode - Slendour and Scandals of a Buckinghamshire Mansion | Denise Beddows | yes |
31 August | Ladies of the Grand Tour | Jean Yates | |
30 November | Leprosy - a 21st Century Disease | Daisy Mansfield |