General Meeting: April 2026 Dr Ann Featherstone gave us an entertaining, very well researched talk about the difficult working conditions of waitresses in 1908, a time when the Women’s Suffrage was at its high point. Waitresses at the time were poorly paid for long shifts, fed poor quality meals, had to pay for their uniforms, Read more

General Meeting: March 2026 Jon Fryer and Roger Wakefield gave a very entertaining and informative talk about their work with Blood Bikes a voluntary service which began in 1962 and in Nottingham in 2013 in which there are 161 volunteers, 10 bikes, 9 cars and some mini bikes. Jon is a biker and a driver, Read more

General Meeting: February 2026 Janina spoke clearly and knowledgeably on a topic highly relevant to mostly retired listeners.  However the very nature of the subject meant it was serious and complex. The two main topics centred around Wills and Lasting Power of Attorney. Writing and executing wills was the first topic and Janina went through Read more

General Meeting: January 2026 Bharat Patel talked to us about his time as a journalist travelling the world and now semi-retired he raises funds for Hope Against Cancer. Bharat describes being brought up by a madcap Indian family in Gudjurat and by the time he was eight years old he had lived in three continents, Read more

General Meeting: November 2025 Alec Thomson is an experienced bee keeper and Chair of the Nottingham Bee Keepers Association. He shared his vast knowledge and passion with us, concentrating on the female honey bee, the hardest working bee in the hive. He listed her jobs under headings such as water collector, cleaner, pest controller, interior Read more