Our main meetings are held at Revolution, Maxwell Road in the centre of Beaconsfield New Town.
Date | Topic | Speaker | Highlight? |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | |||
28 January | Tooth, Claw and Mane | Online Presentation by Tom Way | |
25 February | St Pauls Cathedral | Online Presentation by Patricia Gentry | |
25 March | Why is Russia Different? | Online Presentation by Gerald Seaman | |
22 April | History & Restoration of Kent & Avon Canal | Online Presentation by Graham Horn | yes |
27 May | The Great Train Robbery | Online Presentation by Hugh Grainger | |
24 June | Alaska Adventure | Online Presentation by Paul Whittle | |
8 July | From Clapper Boy to National Film Television School | Stuart Harris | |
22 July | The Spy who Solved his own Murder | Paul Barwick | |
12 August | Kindertransport - My Journey | John Fieldsend | |
26 August | The Audit of Industry | Antony Wood | |
9 September | topic to be advised | Colin Oakes | |
23 September | Grest British Poster Artists | Graham Twemlow | |
30 September | speaker to be advised | ||
14 October | Man on the Spot | Bill Hamilton | |
28 October | Royal Flying Doctor Service and the $20 note | Graham Laurie | |
2020 | |||
17 December | The Rise and Fall of Skindles | Online Presentation by Nigel Smales | |
26 November | A Journey through Peru | Online Presentation by Nicholas Brazil | |
22 October | Bagels and Bacon | Online Presentation by Jeff Rozelaar | |
24 September | The National Garden Scheme | Online Presentation by Janice Cross | |
27 August | 30 Years Quit - How Gamblers Anonymous Saved Me | Online Presentation by Paul Isherwood | |
23 July | The Story of English Freedom | Online Presentation by Andy Thomas | |
25 June | Italian Volcanoes | Online Presentation by Dr Jill Eyers | |
28 May | Bullets, Bombs, Tea, Artillery, Explosives | Online Presentation by Dananjaya Silva | |
Meeting Cancelled | Bagels and Bacon | Jeff Rozelaar | |
Meeting Cancelled | A Journey Through Peru | Nick Brazil | |
Meeting Cancelled | TBA | ||
Meeting Cancelled | Cyber, CyberCrime and Cyber Security | David Gresswell | |
12 Mar* | The Schistosomiasis Control Initiative | Prof. Alan Fenwick | |
27 Feb | It must have been something I ate - how customs officers identify drug smugglers | Malcolm Nelson | |
13 Feb* | Shostakovich Versus the State | Gerald Seaman | |
23 Jan | WW2 - The Thai-Burma Railway | Robert Lucas | |
9 Jan* | Winston Churchill's Toyshop | Gordon Rogers |
Our Club has continued with Zoom online Speaker Meetings during Covid 19 Lockdown
Otherwise, 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.
Ladies Meetings
Our Ladies have been joining our once a month Zoom online Speaker Meetings during Covid 19 lockdown
Otherwise, when there is a fifth Thursday in the month, we arrange for our ladies to have their own meeting with a speaker, followed by lunch for those who wish to participate.
Date | Topic | Speaker | Highlight? |
2021 | |||
29 Jul | Gertrude Bell - Greatest English Woman of 20th Century | Antony Wood | yes |
30 Sep | speaker to be advised | ||
2020 | |||
Meeting Cancelled | The Rise and Fall of Skindles | Nigel Smales | |
30 Jan | When Birds Sing | Saffron Summerfield | |
2019 | |||
31 Oct | No Job for a Woman | Denise Beddows | |
29 Aug | Mercy Ships - changing lives and giving hope for the future | Ruth Walne | |
30 July | The National Garden Scheme | Janice Cross |