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Our Programme

 Our 2024 lunches are as follows:

  • Wednesday 10th January 2024:    Club Lunch, Speaker William Avenell  “ Why did I not concentrate on Geography”.
  • Wednesday 14th February 2024:     Club Lunch, Speaker Gerry Larner  “ Milk“.
  • Wednesday 13th March 2024:    Club Lunch, Speaker James Dickinson  “ Henry III and The Battle of Lewes”​.
  • Wednesday 10th April 2024:    Club Lunch, Richard Ratcliffe  -  Entertainer.
  • Wednesday 8th May 2024:     Club Lunch, Speaker Jacqueline Aviolet  “ History of the Victoria Sponge Cake”.
  • Wednesday 12th June 2024:    Club Lunch, AGM No speaker.


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 Our lunches during 2023 took place on:

  • ​Wednesday 11th January 2023: Club Lunch, Speaker Brian Freeland on  “ View from the Wings“.
  • Wednesday 8th February 2023: Club Lunch, Speaker Gerry Larner on  “ The rise and fall of a Crawley Engineering Company“.
  • Wednesday 8th March 2023:     Club Lunch, Engaging talk given by one of our members, Peter Nilsson, reflecting on his fascinating career.
  • Wednesday 13th April 2023:      Ladies Invitation Lunch,  Richard Ratcliffe - Entertainer.
  • Wednesday 10th May 2023:       Club Lunch, Speaker Michael Smith on “ Tom Crean Unsung Hero”.
  • Wednesday 14th June 2023:      Club Lunch, AGM.
  • Wednesday 9th August 2023:  Club Lunch, Speaker Ian Gledhill “ Trams Transport for the Masses“.
  • Wednesday 13th September 2023:   Club Lunch, Speaker Gavin Jamieson “ Jumbo Edwards“.
  • Wednesday 11th October 2023:    Club Lunch, Speaker Richard Ratcliffe  “ From Hollywood to Cricklewood“.
  • Wednesday 8th November 2023:     Club Lunch, Speaker Neil Sadler  “ Tales from the Clink”.
  • Wednesday 13th December 2023:    Christmas Lunch, Jo Kember  -  Entertainer.​

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  • Our annual 2023 holiday was held at Bembridge, Isle of Wight. Our hotel, set within 23-acre grounds on the Isle of Wight's east coast, offered excellent food, lovely, gentle walks with beautiful sea views and sunset. A most enjoyable holiday.

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