2021
As meetings were only restarted in September 2021, there has been no time for a speakers’ programme to be arranged. However events will be notified on this website as they become available.
2018
The speakers programme for the regular monthly meetings during 2018 is as follows:
15th Jan – Sheila Conchie – “All Things Indian”
21st Feb – Helena Gannon – “Chernobyl”
21st Mar – Sam Hall – “ACWW”
18th Apr – Chris Savage – “Paper Folding”
16th May – AGM and Cake Competition
2017
The speakers programme for the regular monthly meetings during the remainder of 2017 is as follows:
20th Sep – Pat Osborne – “Beatrix Potter”
18th Oct – Wendy Wilkie – “Vintage Clothing”
15th Nov – Jo Griffiths – “Singalong”
20th Dec – Christmas Meeting with games and puzzles
2016
The speakers programme for the regular monthly meetings during 2016 is as follows:
20th Jan – Bishop Libby Lane
17th Feb – Shiela Conchie – “Why I Sew”
16th Mar – Ray Howerty – “Monarchy”
20th Apr – Dave Carter – “How Can We Help Ourselves?”
18th May – A.G.M. and Resolutions Meeting
15th Jun – Queen’s Birthday Party
20th Jul – Zoey – “Chair Exercises”
Aug – Summer Meeting – TBA
21st Sep – Pat Osborne – “Winston Churchill’s Mother”
17th Oct – Steve Goddard – “Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Register”
16th Nov – Sandra Parkin – “Christmas Flowers”
21st Dec – Christmas Meeting & Lunch
2015
The speakers programme for the regular monthly meetings during 2015 is as follows:
21st Jan – Bill Jubb – “Origins of Rock ‘n’ Roll”
18th Feb – John Irvine – “Bee Keeping”
18th Mar – Dr. Emma Griffiths – “Self Publishing Novelist”
15th Apr – Janet Leigh – “Sister Suffragettes”
20th May – Resolutions Meeting
17th Jun – Nicola Graham – “Reuben’s Retreat”
15th Jul – TBA
Aug – Summer Meeting – TBA
16th Sep – Howard Green – “Stockport Staircase House”
21st Oct – Annual General Meeting
18th Nov – Clyde Rain – “Lamplighters and Ukelele Band”
16th Dec – Christmas Meeting & Lunch
2014
The speakers programme for the regular monthly meetings during 2014 was as follows:
15th Jan – Fay Hartley – “A Glossop Apothecary”
19th Feb – Gordon Greenwood – “An Amish Experience”
19th Mar – Ian Cheeseman – “Life as a BBC Sports Reporter”
16th Apr – John Fellowes – “Willow Wood Hospice”
21st May – Resolutions Meeting
18th Jun – Barbara Davenport – “My Life in Music”
16th Jul -Pat Alker – “Silk Road of Uzbekistan”
Aug – Summer Meeting – TBA
17th Sep – Joan Newton – “Art of Pressed Flowers”
15th Oct – Annual General Meeting
19th Nov – Barbara Foster – “Christmas at Dunham Massey”
17th Dec – Christmas Meeting & Lunch
2013
The speakers programme for the regular monthly meetings during 2013 was as follows:
16th Jan – Janis Birchall – “Puffin around Northumberland”
20th Feb – Gordon Gange – “Travels with a Violin”
20th Mar – Pat Alker – “Southern Tribes of Ethiopia”
17th Apr – Keith Vigur – “Secret Shopper”
15th May – Resolutions Meeting / Cake Competition
19th Jun – Cathy Carr – “Glass Art”
17th Jul – Dorothy Croston – “Hearing Dogs for the Deaf”
21st Aug – Summer Meeting
18th Sep – Catherine Jones – “Colour Me Beautiful”
16th Oct – Annual General Meeting
20th Nov – Barbara Thompson – “Tameside Hospital League of Friends”
18th Dec – Christmas Meeting & Lunch
2012
The speakers programme for the regular monthly meetings during 2012 was as follows:
18th Jan – Chernobyl Children’s Project
15th Feb – Vegetarian Cookery
21st Mar – Street names in Manchester
18th Apr – History of Chocolate
16th May – Resolutions Meeting / Cake Competition
20th Jun – Planting Tubs and Containers / Gardening Questions
18th Jul – Housekeeping at Dunham Massey
19th Sep – Grandma’s Toys
17th Oct – General Meeting
21st Nov – Christmas Flowers
19th Dec – Christmas Meeting & Lunch
