Ian Morison is Emeritus Gresham Professor of astronomy, the oldest chair of astronomy in the world dating from 1597 and once helped by Sir Christopher Wren. He studied physics, maths and astronomy at Oxford university and became a research student at Jodrell  Bank Observatory in 1965 before he joined the staff. He lectures widely and […]

“Sailing Around the World” Peter Forbes At the age of 8, Peter Forbes was taught to sail by his mother in a felucca at the confluence of the Blue and the White Nile in Khartoum. This early happy experience engendered a lifelong love for sailing and for the sea and led to the nurturing of […]

What is it about a radio programme that is about cricket but which  appeals as much to those who have no interest or knowledge of the game as its aficionados? As one critic said ‘If you want the best of the English and the best English, there is nothing to beat Test Match Special. It […]

Lunch followed by a on the Air Ambulance by Carol Watkinson

Professor Alan Smithers, Director of the Centre for Education and Employment Research, University of Buckingham Alan Smithers is a highly regarded national figure who is frequently consulted for his views on a wide range of current issues.  He will talk about the present day state of England’s education, how it got there, what is functioning […]

Speaker Lady Kenya Tatton-Brown and her daughter Sandra Lowton, decedents of Lord Kitchener.

Talk by Katherine Harborne, “GM Crops and Lady Chatterley” Priory Room, Christchurch College. Afternoon tea.

Tickets have been reserved for this matinee performance by the London Philharmonia Orchestra. The Conductor is Santtu Rouvali, with Nickolai Lugansky on the piano. The concert begins with Stravinsky’s “Fireworks” and is followed by Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and then excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”.

The November meeting will be at the Royal Victoria Hotel on 6th November.  The arrival time will be 12 for 12.30pm. The ticket price will be £15.00.  it will be a pre-Christmas hot and cold buffet lunch.  Louise Denny will be at the piano playing music Hall songs.