Upcoming events

Speaker: Bob Bosley 2.00 pm, 21st September 2026 Following a short Annual General Meeting, our Chairman, Bob, will speak on his experiences as a Police Officer in the last century and the Salt Hill murders.

2.00 pm, 19th October 2026 Speaker: Linda Clark Following her introductory talk at the Member’s Meeting back in January, Linda returns by popular demand to go into much more detail about the local bat population and how important they are to our ecology.

10.00 am, 7th November 2026.   Speakers: Keith Abbott, Jane Burrell, Sue Ellis, David Peacock, Phil Wood.   Programme details have yet to be decided but we can confirm that:           Keith Abbott will talk on Roman Roads around the area and consider where Roman Spinae might have been           Jane Burrell will set the scene and look at […]

The Angel Gabriel from a window in St James, Pangbourne - depicted on a Christmas stamp from 1992

2.00 pm, 21st December 2026 Quizmaster: Ros Clow assisted by David A Club tradition of the festive season, Ros and Dave return with more braintwisting questions – mainly general knowledge but Ros usually manages to test us on how much we remember from our talks in 2026?

2.00 pm, 18th January, 2026 Speaker: Dave Stubbs In taking us through the infamous case of the Reading baby farmer Dave will be calling upon his experience of the Thames Valley Police Museum where he is a keen volunteer.

2.00 pm, 15th February 2027. Speaker: Gareth Martin.    John Porter was famous in his day as a racehorse trainer based in Kingsclere, but his most lasting legacy to Newbury is the racecourse he founded in 1905. Gareth will tell the story of the man and his racecourse.The picture shows him in cartoon form drawn […]