Programme
Monthly Meetings
Our meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month (except December when we meet on the 2nd Tuesday) at the Knowle Masonic Centre.
We meet from 12 noon for an informal chat and a drink before sitting down to lunch at 12.30 which is followed by a talk from a visiting speaker.
2025 Programme
| DATE | TALK | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 8 January 2025 | Visit to Coventry Transport Museum | |
| Tuesday 21 January 2025 | Singularities of Bodfish Mary Bodfish Mary talks about her family – a prize-fighter, a jailbird, a gold prospector, a multi-millionaire | |
| Tuesday 18 February 2025 | The Year 1816 David Morse A year without summer | |
| Tuesday 18 March 2025 | How the BBC Proms get to your TV screen Mark Kershaw Mark was a member of BBC staff for over thirty years | |
| Tuesday 15 April 2025 | Lost Industries and Businesses of Birmingham Keith Clenton | |
| Tuesday 20 May 2025 | Dog in my Medicine Cabinet Geoff Lambert Geoff will bring a registered Assistance dog | |
| Tuesday 17 June 2025 | Annual General Meeting | |
| Tuesday 15 July 2025 | Summer Lunch: Mary Quant – her life, career and designs Ruth Lowe Ruth will bring original items and memorabilia | |
| Tuesday 19 August 2025 | My years as an artist in Formula One Doug Eyre Painting cars and helmets for Stewart and Hill | |
| Tuesday 16 September 2025 | Albert, Worms, and George. Don’t do that. Jennifer Rigby A ramble through some of the great comedy monologues of days gone by | |
| Tuesday 21 October 2025 | The Sweet Life in Bournville Robert Booth The Cadbury and Bournville story from 1878 | |
| Tuesday 18 November 2025 | Stourbridge Glassmakers – their history and their legacies Kate Round Growth of the glass industry from Medieval Forest Glass to Huguenot glassmakers | |
| Tuesday 9 December 2025 | Christmas Lunch Dr Richard Churchley Christmas songs through the ages from Boar’s Head to Bing Crosby |
Interested in joining us?
Get in touch with our Membership Secretary to find out more.