Programme

Reminder - Please remember that all members need to confirm that they will/will not be attending each meeting, and require a meal, by contacting Lawrence Smith at least 7 days in advance of that meeting.  Failure to turn up for the ordered meal will make you liable for its payment, unless agreed otherwise. Tel 01275 848117  email lsmith705@myyahoo.com

All meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of the month except where indicated

2025 Programme

15th January - Mike Rowland - "Slavery in Bristol"                                                                                                                           

19th February   Sue Ferguson. Chairman of Portishead Porters
19th March   Andy Stowe - “An Auctioneer’s Life”
16th April   Gareth Lloyd - “Technical Side of Fire and Rescue”
21st May   James Willcock. “MetroWest”
18th June   Ladies Lunch Nailsea.   Lottie Dale “Treading the Wards - A Nurse’s Tale”
16th July  Philip Ashford.  “Shipping under Sail in the Bristol Channel, Kings Road & Pill"                                                             

20th August - Bacon Butties with Coffee/Tea but no speaker

2024 Programme

17th January - Birds and Sanctuaries: Ham Wall RSPB Reserve by Bob Buck                                                                               

21st February - Secrets of a Market Trader; All that glitters…. by Rodney Gunner (member)                                                         

20th March - The King and his 14 Wives – Eswatini, Africa by Jenny Bowen                                                                                 

17th April - Memoirs of a TV Cameraman by Geoff Vian                                                                                                                 

15th May - Myths of Climate Change by Barry Hamblin                                                                                                                   

19th June - Summer Ladies Lunch with guests - 'The Wind in the Willows' : Musical Entertainment by Tim Lewis & Sheila Furneaux at Nailsea Masonic Hall 

17th July - Peter Gibbs - Bristol Aerospace Museum talk “The History of Concorde”.

21st August - Confirmed as a return of the ‘Bacon Buttie’ informal meeting for members, partners and friends.

25th September - AGM - Followed by a Talk by Member Lawrence Smith

16th October - Garry Gowans -  'From D-Day to the Reichstag Forest'

20th November - Philip Ashceoft - Air Ambulance Service

TUES 3rd December - Special Lunch with invited Guests at Nailsea Masonic Hall

2023

20th September - From a Boy to a Man in 8 hours by Rodney Gunner (member)

18th October - Recollections of a Methodist minister by Nick Moxon - 50yr Celebration meeting

15th November - Crime Fiction and Science: Spotting the Mistakes by Brian Price

Tues 5th December - Christmas Lunch with guests at Nailsea Masonic Hall 

Reports of these meetings will be found on the Reports page